Beautiful Song Of The Week

November 4

Week 182: “November” by Max Richter

November can be a pretty drab month. By the end of the first week, your…

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October 28

Week 181: “Skipping Rocks” by Oddisee

Do you remember the first time you learned it was possible to skip rocks? I…

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October 21

Week 180: “Bright Shadows” by Alexander Campkin

Ten years ago, in my first year as a teacher, a group of 4th grade…

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October 14

Week 179: “Old Welsh Song” by Joan Baez

Wales, as a country, seems to fly under most people’s radar. I can’t help but…

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October 7

Week 178: “A Maze” by Freddie Joachim

Every once in a while, a song will enter your brain via your ear, set…

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September 30

Week 177: “Try Your Wings” by Blossom Dearie

The first time I heard it, one of the things I liked about “Try Your Wings”…

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September 23

Week 176: “Illuminine” by Thurston Moore

Wandering aimlessly through an art gallery is awesome. Not because it makes you feel cultured…

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September 16

Week 175: “Four Feathers Few” by Orla Wren

On Orla Wren’s Soundcloud page, he is listed as being “nomadic”. I’m not sure if…

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September 9

Week 174: “No Woman, No Cry” by Bob Marley and the Wailers

There is no song in the world more comforting than “No Woman, No Cry” by…

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September 2

Week 173: “Rainbo Conversation” by Stereolab

At a fair a couple weeks ago, I saw a display of “hypnotism”, in which…

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August 26

Week 172: “Symphony #1 in E flat major, Op. 28 – 3. Quasi Fantasia (Grave)” by Max Bruch

As well as looking strikingly similar to the cover art of an Iron & Wine…

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August 19

Week 171: “Keep” by Nils Frahm

If I ever visit Germany, the first city I will visit is Hamburg. And when…

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August 12

Week 170: “Blue in Green” by Miles Davis

Does anyone else find improvisation amazing? Anytime I see a jazz musician come up with…

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August 5

Week 169: “Dawn Patrol” by Portico Quartet

Here’s an instrument you may not have heard of: the Hang. Part steel drum, part…

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July 29

Week 168: “Blank” by Failure

Failure was a rock band from California that rose to almost-fame in the 1990s. I…

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July 22

Week 167: “The Road to Fuji Rock” by The New Mastersounds

In an age of incredible recording technology, some bands go the extra mile to try…

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July 15

Week 166: “The Book of Love” by The Magnetic Fields (Patricia O’Callaghan cover)

The best-known version of this song is probably Peter Gabriel’s version, which was made so…

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July 8

Week 165: “Daydream” by Tycho

When he’s Tycho, Scott Hansen creates dreamy, textured electronic soundscapes. When he’s Scott Hansen, he’s…

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July 1

Week 164: “Ballad to the East” by Oscar Peterson

In 1964, Canadian jazz legend Oscar Peterson released “The Canadiana Suite”, a record as beautiful…

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June 24

Week 163: “Strings of Complacency” by Twigs & Yarn

I walked past a yard sale the other day. Actually, it was more than a…

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