Are you feeling a little overwhelmed by a constant barrage of news and politics? Turn it off and tune in to some music instead.  “Turn off the news, forget Facebook and Twitter. Don’t read the paper. Let the world turn, and the seasons pass on their own. Then wake up in the middle of the…

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This week we have everything from gorgeous country ballads to apocalyptic thrash metal, because the world is full of contradictions. “Women of the world, take over. Because if you don’t, the world will come to an end, and we haven’t got long.” Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting Life With Dee!…

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Another week into an increasingly dystopian world, but at least we have new music from Mac Demarco, Future Islands, and others to temporarily distract us from alternative facts and gum-swallowing hellbots. The final track on this playlist is by David Axelrod, the influential composer and producer whose grand instrumentals have been sampled extensively by DJs…

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It’s been a pretty frightening and disorienting week, right? It’s times like these when I really appreciate the sanity-reinforcing power of music, and for the thirty-third iteration of Timely Tunes, we have everything from smooth yacht rock to towering doom metal to get you through the days ahead. This post contains affiliate links. Thank you…

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This week’s Timely Tunes feature the latest from Cloud Nothings, Tinariwen, Tornado Wallace, and Matthew Dear. And as always, we have a new Spotify playlist for your listening enjoyment. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting Life With Dee! Cloud Nothings “Enter Entirely” (From “Life Without Sound”) Cloud Nothings’ hooky, riffy anthems…

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This week’s Timely Tunes feature the latest from Slow Dive, Sampha, Laura Marling and Blanck Mass. And as always, a new Spotify playlist! This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting Life With Dee! Slowdive “Star Roving” Slowdive’s “Souvlaki” remains one of the towering monuments of the Shoegaze movement, standing beside My Bloody Valentine’s…

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A new week…some new tunes. This week’s “Timely Tunes” include songs by The Black Madonna, Jens Lekman, The Dirty Projectors and Julie Byrne. Plus a cool new playlist for your listening enjoyment! The Black Madonna “He Is the Voice I Hear” For decades now, the female DJ has often had a miserable time navigating the…

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It’s a new year and time for some new tunes. This week features Run the Jewels, The Flaming Lips, Grouper and Nine Inch Nails.   Run the Jewels featuring Danny Brown “Hey Kids (Bumaye)” (From “Run the Jewels 3”) RTJ gave us quite a Christmas present with their third record. El-P and Killer Mike have…

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Note by Deanna: Many of us eagerly await the annual favorite songs playlist that my son, Christopher Piercy, compiles every year. I appreciate the countless hours that go into this endeavor and am happy to share his work here. I am also grateful that he is willing to keep his ol’ mom in the loop…

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