Canada Archives - Beautiful Song Of The Week

October 5

Week 856: “Wind Blows” by Yukon Blonde

If you know anything about the Yukon Territory in northern Canada, you know that it’s…

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September 21

Week 854: “Left and Leaving” by The Weakerthans

To me, The Weakerthans always felt like the Canadian version of Death Cab for Cutie. The nasally voice,…

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July 13

Week 844: “Rainy Day” by A Shell in the Pit

This week’s song isn’t by an individual artist, or even technically a band. Instead, it…

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June 8

Week 839: “We Danced Movement 1” by Cris Derksen

In a 2018 interview, Cris Derksen introduced herself in a way that I can safely…

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May 18

Week 836: “Sleepwalker” by Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett

The 2013 movie “Her” – a love story about a man who falls in love…

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April 27

Week 833: “Light of a Clear Blue Morning” by Dolly Parton (The Wailin’ Jennys cover)

I would never claim to be a Dolly Parton fan, but the woman’s career has…

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January 26

Week 820: “[Time] Place” by Neighborhood Libraries

Sometime after my childhood ended but before my adulthood began, I started noticing little free…

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January 12

Week 818: “Yvonne” by Foxwarren (Helado Negro remix)

We listened to a Foxwarren song just this past August. Their second album was pretty…

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November 17

Week 810: “Echidna Round” by JJ Ipsen

The sim game Planet Zoo is in the same family of games as Planet Coaster,…

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November 10

Week 809: “Bars and BBQs” by Shad

Shad made an appearance on this list way back in week 101, but it was…

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October 27

Week 807: “Closer” by James Bryan

At some point in high school, I sat in math class and learned about something…

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October 13

Week 805: “Feels Like Yesterday” by Harrison feat. Jaleel Shaw

What did you do yesterday? Can you picture where you were? The faces of the…

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September 29

Week 803: “Blessed is the Garden of the Lord” by Harry Somers

Because my musical upbringing was equal parts Bach, Beatles, and Michael Jackson, I often find…

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September 8

Week 800: “YerYard ’78” by Twin Within

Twin Within was a collaboration between two immensely talented Toronto musicians. It was short-lived, and…

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August 4

Week 795: “Dance” by Foxwarren

I recently saw that movie A Complete Unknown starring Timothée Chalemet as Bob Dylan. It…

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June 30

Week 790: “Wolfe’s End” by Alsever Lake

A checklist for a successful cottage stay: What makes this a beautiful song: 1. When…

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May 19

Week 784: “Berceuse Pour Riel” by Étienne Fletcher

Before Europeans settled in North America, millions upon millions of bison roamed the great plains…

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May 12

Week 783: “Svalbard” by Leland Whitty

Svalbard is group of islands belonging to Norway, with a combined area about the same…

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April 21

Week 780: “Psalm” by Hey Rosetta!

When I was 26 my new girlfriend told me about a music festival we absolutely…

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March 31

Week 777: “Campfires” by Jim Guthrie

By the time the video game Below was released at the end of 2018, the…

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