Beautiful Song Of The Week

April 29

Week 468: “Wait Upon” by Hidden Land

My family used to rent a cottage that was on a quiet river, just as…

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April 22

Week 467: “Stormy” by Classics IV (The Meters Cover)

With all due respect to Classics IV, their 1968 hit “Stormy” is a terrible song.…

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April 15

Week 466: “Childhood” by TVSN

If you’re looking for a reason to feel pessimistic about humanity, animal extinctions are a…

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April 8

Week 465: “Spring 1” by Antonio Vivaldi (recomposed by Max Richter and Daniel Hope)

There are three people behind this beautiful and tantalizingly brief piece of music, and two…

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April 1

Week 464: “Illusion of Seclusion” by Photay

In many areas of life, we’re asked to pick a side. The most obvious arena…

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March 25

Week 463: “When It’s Time To Go” by Buddy Fo and His Group

Plenty of countries around the world have separatist movements within them. Would-be breakaway states like…

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March 18

Week 462: “Forever Spring” by Kris Bowers

Where I live, this has been an unrelenting monster of a winter. Snow. Ice. Eyeball-freezing…

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March 11

Week 461: “Sample Hat” by Richard Houghten

Do you have a friend who’s always doing cool stuff? You know, that person who…

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March 4

Week 460: “The Struggle” by The Dead Texan

The Dead Texan was a one-off audio-visual project by ambient musician Adam Wiltzie and filmmaker…

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February 25

Week 459: “i’m sad” by Bassti

When we’re sad, many of us turn to music to help us feel better. Not…

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February 18

Week 458: “Chaconne In G” by Moondog

For 30 years, people walking 6th Avenue between 52nd and 55th streets in New York…

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February 11

Week 457: “bless ur heart” by serpentwithfeet

Let’s get this out of the way: Valentine’s Day cards are terrible. I mean, greeting…

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February 4

Week 456: “Une Larme” by Modest Mussorgsky

Of all the human body’s processes, crying has to be one of the weirdest. It…

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January 28

Week 455: “93 ’til Infinity” by Souls Of MIschief (Instrumental)

Some memories I have from 1993: Seeing “Jurassic Park” and thinking there was no way…

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January 21

Week 454: “Day 5: For Carol” by Tom Misch

In 2017, Tom Misch was busy making a full-length album (2018’s Geography) when he challenged…

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January 14

Week 453: “Chopinesque” by Jon Batiste

For a musician, it must be a mixed blessing to get a gig as a…

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January 7

Week 452: “Pilgrim’s Hymn” by Stephen Paulus

Traditionally, a pilgrim is someone who is on a journey to a holy place. But…

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December 31

Week 451: “An Ending, A Beginning” by Dustin O’Halloran

One of the most heartbreaking things about being a parent is that you almost never…

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December 24

Week 450: “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” by Ben Laver

Of all the Christmas standards, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is the one I…

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December 17

Week 449: “Underneath The Christmas Lights” by Sia

Until this song was recommended to me, I wouldn’t have associated Sia’s voice with Christmas…

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