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May 15

Week 679: “Trees Should Be Purple” by Gemp

I agree with Gemp that trees – or at least some trees – should be…

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May 8

Week 678: “Grows Old” by Thirdstory

Last week was a pretty deep dive into an obscure pastime, so let’s make this…

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May 1

Week 677: “You Left Me” by Croquet Club

It is 1830. Industrialization is in full swing. Labourers, made redundant by advances in agricultural…

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April 24

Week 676: “Exploding” by Jim James

Carbon, one of the most common elements in the universe, is found in many forms…

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April 17

Week 675: “Superbloom” by MisterWives

When conditions are just right, wildflowers in parts of California will burst into colours so…

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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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March 27

Week 672: “Beirut” by Christian Loffler

You know how when a disaster happens it’s all the world talks about for a…

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March 20

Week 671: “The First Day of Spring” by Gandharvas

This song was huge in the 90s. I remember hearing it everywhere, marvelling at the…

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March 13

Week 670: “River” by Ash & Eric

When I’m feeling really sick, and when the only thing I can do is to…

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March 6

Week 669: “Symbol” by Adrianne Lenker

Are you the type who craves stability, or who’s always looking for something new? A…

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February 27

Week 668: “Waves” by Carolina Eyck and Eversines

When I saw online that Carolina Eyck was a “German-Sorb composer” I thought, “that’s an…

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February 20

Week 667: “Tides of Washington Bridge” by Clogs

On the list of ridiculous things humans have come up with, shoes made of wood…

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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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February 6

Week 665: “The Less I Know the Better” by Tame Impala

As band names go, it doesn’t get much better than “Tame Impala.” To start with,…

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January 30

Week 664: “Lullaby” by Jon Batiste and Cory Wong

Jon Batiste is known for his jubilant jazz, while Cory Wong specializes in the type…

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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 16

Week 662: “Can’t Find My Way Home” by Blind Faith (Christian Sands cover)

Christian Sands’ 2020 record Be Water takes its title (and its central theme) from an…

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January 9

Week 661: “Slow Burn” by Kacey Musgraves

When I started this blog I thought it was important to tag each post with…

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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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