Britain Archives - Beautiful Song Of The Week

February 5

Week 717: “In the Waiting Line” by Zero 7

Waiting in line for things is an underrated experience. Or more accurately: a lost art.…

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January 29

Week 716: “Time is the Enemy” by Quantic

There’s a YouTube video for this song that I find pretty fascinating. It was uploaded…

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November 27

Week 707: “Bless Those Tired Eyes” by Clem Leek

One of the things I enjoyed most about learning to read music was the symbols…

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October 9

Week 700: “Nature’s Ratio” by Slowly Rolling Camera

It’s week 700 so I want to do something cool for you. But it’s also…

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September 25

Week 698: “Rises the Moon” by Liana Flores

And in the “leave them wanting more” category, we have British folk artist Liana Flores’…

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September 18

Week 697: “No Hard Feelings” by Wolf Alice

There is no shortage of breakup songs in the pop universe. Most of these focus…

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August 28

Week 694: “Go!” by Public Service Broadcasting

The quickest way to understand the kind of music made by Britain’s Public Service Broadcasting…

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June 19

Week 684: “In My Room” by The Beach Boys (Jacob Collier cover)

How clearly do you remember your childhood room? Since my childhood was spent entirely at…

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April 10

Week 674: “You’ll Never Walk Alone” by Gerry and the Pacemakers

In 1909, Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnár released his play Liliom. The title character is a…

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April 3

Week 673: “Hide and Seek” by Imogen Heap

Our house was too small for hide and seek, so my brother and I invented…

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February 13

Week 666: “Friend of the Devil” by The Grateful Dead (Mumford & Sons cover)

We’ve arrived at this blog’s 666th week. This got me thinking: of all the numbers,…

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January 23

Week 663: “Thank You” by Dido

As the 90s transitioned into the 00s, Dido was just about the biggest thing in…

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January 2

Week 660: “Diamonds” by Catching Flies

Ask someone why diamonds are expensive and they’ll probably say diamonds have value because they’re…

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December 19

Week 658: “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by Al Lewis

Christmas is a bit of a nostalgia trap. We decorate the same way we do…

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December 5

Week 656: “A Spotless Rose” by Herbert Howells

December is the shortest month. Okay, technically, February is the shortest month. It’s just that…

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October 31

Week 651: “Monique’s Mood” by Teeth Agency

Teeth Agency is a transatlantic audio-visual art collaboration between producer Jesse Hackett and Mariano Chavez.…

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September 26

Week 646: “Yarrow” by Celestial North

Here’s a weird fact about me that will probably make you think I’m totally strange:…

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September 5

Week 643: “Being Here” by Mammal Hands

Looking at my hands. Resting on the keys. Index ‘f’ and ‘j’. I can feel…

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August 22

Week 641: “Folding” by Abimaro

“Fold me into you” – the opening line Abimaro’s strikingly beautiful “Folding” is a simple…

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August 8

Week 639: “Laoidh na h-Oidhche” by Kim Carnie

On my first day of high school, we were given a tour of the building…

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