Just because live music is mostly shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic doesn’t mean the music stops. Vermont musicians in 2021 have been releasing or will soon be issuing new music, from singles to mini-albums to full-length recordings. Here’s a look at some of that music ready to hit your ears. Out now: Longtime Vermont musician Peg Tassey released the single “Winter Comes” – “my first new music in 17 years,” she told the Burlington Free Press in a recent email – on Feb. 5. She plans to release an album titled “Queen of Flowers” later this year. Website: www.pegtassey.com. Out now: West Glover-based