Beautiful Song Of The Week

December 9

Week 761: “Whispering House” by Hania Rani ft. Olafur Arnalds

Every house whispers. Mine gets most talkative in winter. There’s one spot near the bottom…

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December 2

Week 760: “Retrace” by Lusine

In the seventh century BCE, the Latin cities of Rome and Alba Longa were on…

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November 25

Week 759: “The Color of Nothing” by Ford

Okay, do I have everything I need? I guess I can always drop by the…

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November 18

Week 758: “Something Forever” by Beatchild

This list has been going for so long that I sometimes can’t remember who’s on…

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November 11

Week 757: “Ends of the Earth” by Lord Huron

As we all know – well, most of us – the earth isn’t the right…

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November 4

Week 756: “You Don’t Know This, But I’m Sorry” by Juan Pablo Garcia

Maybe I was joking around and I said something that hurt you more than you…

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October 28

Week 755: “C.R.E.A.M.” by Wu-Tang Clan (OMA cover)

Mainstream hip hop took a sharp turn in the early 1990s. At the start of…

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October 21

Week 754: “Pointillism” by Laurent Dury

Hiroyuki Doi was a successful chef in Japan until his mid-thirties, when his younger brother…

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October 14

Week 753: “Grow” by Facesoul

Generally, watching a performer push buttons doesn’t fill me with respect for their musicianship, but…

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October 7

Week 752: “Blue” by David Bennett

David Bennet is one of my favourite music YouTubers. In fact, with more than a…

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September 30

Week 751: “Qaisimalaurittuq (Wish You Were Here)” by Elisapie

I’ve recently been listening to Inuktitut, Elisapie’s fantastic 2023 album of cover songs in which…

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September 23

Week 750: “Continuum 3” by Nala Sinephro

My family had the chance to be part of something pretty cool today. A British…

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September 16

Week 749: “Aquarium” by Nosaj Thing

Aquariums (aquaria?) are cool places. Well, not at peak hours. Then they’re absolutely awful. But…

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September 9

Week 748: “Lo-Velo” by Evenings

I’ve always been a fan of evenings (the time of day) but I’ve only recently…

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September 2

Week 747: “747” by Luv Pug

When it was launched into service in 1970, the Boeing 747 was the pinnacle of…

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August 26

Week 746: “Georgia to Texas” by Leon Bridges

Sometimes I think that the way we celebrate birthdays is wrong. I mean, it’s nice…

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August 19

Week 745: “Instants” by Skúli Sverrisson

Here’s a weird story I heard recently. In 1977, Eric and Greg Hentzel of Palo…

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August 12

Week 744: “Drive” by moa moa

I hesitated on this one because it’s a bit louder and less traditionally beautiful than…

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August 5

Week 743: “Ben’s Sanctuary” by Harley Card

One of my very favourite places in Toronto is High Park. Torontonians sometimes like to…

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July 29

Week 742: “You My Love” by Anushka

Three weeks ago, I took a song suggestion from my son for the first time.…

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