Sweden really has a knack for pop music. From ABBA in the 70s, to Roxette in the… Read the postWeek 309: “Heartbreaker” by The Cardigans
This is the song that made me realize I liked jazz. I never disliked it,… Read the postWeek 308: “Rose Rouge” by St. Germain
There’s plenty to like about Fleet Foxes’ 2008 debut album, but I think the best… Read the postWeek 307: “Tiger Mountain Peasant Song” by Fleet Foxes
A few months ago, I mentioned that although I didn’t have a list of top-ten… Read the postWeek 306: “Words” by Gregory Alan Isakov
Reading up on jazz legend McCoy Tyner, I noticed that one biographer described him as… Read the postWeek 305: “When Sunny Gets Blue” by McCoy Tyner
Here’s your fact of the day: for almost a century, Canada and Denmark have been… Read the postWeek 304: “Open” by Rhye
I ate a lot of candy as a kid. The problem began at age 8,… Read the postWeek 303: “Artificial Sweetener” by Daisuke Tanabe
Michael Giacchino understands how to use music to manipulate your emotions. If you’ve ever been… Read the postWeek 302: “Bundle of Joy” by Michael Giacchino
Now that Valentine’s Day is over, let’s talk about exes. As it turns out, a… Read the postWeek 301: “Grey” by Exes
Since the day this blog started, I knew it would feature a Radiohead song. I… Read the postWeek 300: “Let Down” by Radiohead
Two things strike me about Olivier Messaien: a) He really liked birds, almost to a… Read the postWeek 299: “O Sacrum Convivium” by Olivier Messaien
If you live in a city with a large train station and you find yourself… Read the postWeek 298: “Waterloo Sunset” by The Kinks (Theoretical Girl cover)
There was a really grumpy science teacher at my high school who liked to use… Read the postWeek 297: “Halving the Compass” by Helios
Britain’s Colman Brothers do for Bossa Nova what acts like Breakestra and Menahan Street Band… Read the postWeek 296: “On A Better Day” by Colman Brothers
As much as I try to be an open-minded music lover, there are some songs… Read the postWeek 295: “I’m Gonna Be” by The Proclaimers (Sleeping At Last cover)
People love saying that “everything happens for a reason.” I disagree with that. But I… Read the postWeek 294: “Prelude” by Thrupence
A couple weeks ago I posted a song that was perfect for the holidays despite… Read the postWeek 293: “Snowfall” by Doris Day
I don’t have a list of top-ten favourite words, but if I ever make one… Read the postWeek 292: “Two Birds” by Feiler
Does your family have that one Christmas album that gets played every year, even though… Read the postWeek 291: “Damascus” by Oskar Schuster
This is one of my favourite remixes, partly because it doesn’t feel like a remix.… Read the postWeek 290: “Elusive” by Lianne La Havas (Flako remix)