This weekend is Valentine’s Day, so I have decided to do something a little bit different for this week. Instead of writing about new releases I dug (Junior Boys, Deftones, Eagulls, Rihanna, etc.), I put together a love-themed playlist of power pop (and power pop-adjacent) gems. Hope you enjoy. SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: TIMELY TUNES, VOL….
Timely Tunes ~ February 4, 2016
Shearwater “Wildlife in America” (From “Jet Plane and Oxbow”) Jonathan Meiburg initiated Shearwater as a side outlet while still a member of Okkervil River, a lyrically dense band whose songs scanned like screenplays. Meiburg is an ornithologist, and perhaps his sharp birder eye is what allows him to tell such detailed stories as a…
Timely Tunes ~ January 28, 2016
Chairlift “Polymorphing” (From “Moth”) Caroline Polachek and Patrick Wimberly’s third album is the best synthesis of their effervescent pop yet. Their music still gets labeled by some as “indie pop”, for reasons that only make sense if you are hung up about enjoying pop music non-ironically (an arcane rockist attitude to, thankfully, more and…
Timely Tunes
Anderson Paak “The Season I Carry Me” (From “Malibu”) Anderson Paak is a singer-songwriter, producer, and musician from California straddling the line between R&B and soul-influenced hip-hop, orbiting in the same solar system as Miguel or Kendrick Lamar. Paak appeared on a sizeable chunk of Dr. Dre’s surprising “Compton”, and frequently stole the spotlight…
Timely Tunes ~ David Bowie
By Christopher Piercy Amidst the avalanche of peer tributes and critic’s eulogies, my thoughts on David Bowie are certainly not very important; but attempting to write about any other music for my first post of 2016 seemed all the more pointless. It’s hard to listen to anything other than Bowie right now, and it has…
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Did you know that I’m a Grateful Dead fan? I’m also very much in need of some time near water. Ocean, river, lake… Heck, I’d settle for a hot tub. There is just something about being near water which soothes my soul.
Music Monday ~ Unforgettable
R.I.P. Natalie Cole… Unforgettable by Natalie Cole Subscribe to the Life With Dee newsletter
Music Monday ~ And It Stoned Me
A new album is always a welcome gift and when it’s Van Morrison? Perfect. Thanks to my son I now own this: Disclosure: Photo affiliate link. If you purchase via this link I receive a small percentage of the sale price. Thank you for supporting Life With Dee. And it Stoned Me: Subscribe to…
Music Monday ~ River (Leon Bridges)
Leon Bridges and Paris? Yes, please. “River” by Leon Bridges (Paris Rooftop Session) Subscribe to the Life With Dee newsletter
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