Beautiful Song Of The Week

August 1

Week 325: “Summer By The Saint-Francois” by Shaun Weadick

There’s a point about halfway through a kid’s summer when the last day of school…

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July 25

Week 324: “Autumn Wake” by Early Day Miners

More than 40 000 years ago, in what is now Swaziland, some pre-historic human decided…

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July 18

Week 323: “Snow Tip Cap Mountain” by The Octopus Project

Recipe for “Indie Cred”: Musically cutting-edge home town (eg. Austin, TX) Intriguingly cryptic band…

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July 11

Week 322: “Kusanagi” by Odesza

One of the joys of being a kid is taking stuff apart. Maybe your parents…

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July 4

Week 321: “How Deep Is The Ocean” by Curtis Counce

Okay okay okay, before we get to the song itself, let’s talk about the horrific…

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June 27

Week 320: “The Gallant Weaver” by James MacMillan

Let’s take a second to thank the country of Scotland for its uncanny ability to…

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June 20

Week 319: “Darkness” by Fat Jon

Big news everybody: today is the summer solstice. If at this point you’re sitting there,…

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June 13

Week 318: “Saving Us A Riot” by Phoria

As far as riots go, the 1835 “Snow Riot” in Washington DC isn’t widely remembered.…

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June 6

Week 317: “Meet You In The Maze” by James Blake

As a kid, the experience of reading the books of Roald Dahl was like dreaming…

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May 30

Week 316: “Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered” by Anita O’Day

A while ago I watched two music documentaries within 24 hours of each other: Amy,…

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May 23

Week 315: “The Loop” by Mimicking Birds

If you’ve ever tried to write a song on the guitar, you know it’s not…

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May 16

Week 314: “Warm Thoughts” by Flume

Warmth is an interesting concept. In terms of temperature, warmth is difficult to define. If…

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May 9

Week 313: “Big Bird In A Small Cage” by Patrick Watson

Few instruments have been abused in popular music as much as the banjo. The poor…

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May 2

Week 312: “Song 2” by Blur (Trevor James Tillery cover)

Most of the cover songs on this list are here because they don’t simply re-create…

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April 25

Week 311: “Homerun Ubershow” by The High Llamas (Schneider TM remix)

For a brief period in the late 90s, one of the best ways to discover…

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April 18

Week 310: “Serenade” by Martin Bouchard

I’d like to tell you the interesting story of Martin Bouchard. Unfortunately, I don’t know…

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April 11

Week 309: “Heartbreaker” by The Cardigans

Sweden really has a knack for pop music. From ABBA in the 70s, to Roxette in the…

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April 4

Week 308: “Rose Rouge” by St. Germain

This is the song that made me realize I liked jazz. I never disliked it,…

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March 28

Week 307: “Tiger Mountain Peasant Song” by Fleet Foxes

There’s plenty to like about Fleet Foxes’ 2008 debut album, but I think the best…

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March 21

Week 306: “Words” by Gregory Alan Isakov

A few months ago, I mentioned that although I didn’t have a list of top-ten…

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