Beautiful Song Of The Week

April 15

Week 727: “Sundials” by Shrimpnose

Sundials are, without a doubt, a cool invention. They are practical. They’re ingenious. They’re astoundingly…

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April 8

Week 726: “Years” by Jesse Marchant

In North America, today is eclipse day. School days are cancelled or shortened, everyone’s scrambling…

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April 1

Week 725: “Collector” by Searows

Several times during my childhood, I tried to start a specific type of coin collection.…

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March 25

Week 724: “Belle” by Jack Johnson

Any musician famous enough to amass a large fan base inevitably amasses some haters. If…

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March 18

Week 723: “A Mirror” by Yair Elazar Glotman

One of my kids’ favourite things to do is to watch videos of themselves as…

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March 11

Week 722: “Hold On Magnolia (demo)” by Songs: Ohia

This week’s song was recommended by a reader. Thanks, Mia! Do you ever look at…

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March 4

Week 721: “Intermezzo” by Giacomo Puccini

No, it’s not a glitch with your device and you’re not having some kind of…

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February 26

Week 720: “Intermezzo Sinfonico” by Pietro Mascagni

Generally speaking, I’m not really into opera. The last time I featured anything from an…

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February 19

Week 719: “Wolf Like Howls from the Bathhouse (South East Land Otter Champs)” by Sonny Smith

Plenty of musicians have recorded albums of covers, typically at the tail end of their…

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February 12

Week 718: “Chuva de Verão” by Pedro Mizutani (FloFilz remix)

Pedro Mizutani is a throwback whose brief whispered imagery will take you back to Ipanema.…

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February 5

Week 717: “In the Waiting Line” by Zero 7

Waiting in line for things is an underrated experience. Or more accurately: a lost art.…

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January 29

Week 716: “Time is the Enemy” by Quantic

There’s a YouTube video for this song that I find pretty fascinating. It was uploaded…

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January 22

Week 715: “Don’t Worry” by Zoë Keating

I’m not a big fan of worrying. I do enjoy planning. And daydreaming. Talking and…

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January 15

Week 714: “Eyes” by Rogue Wave

Ever since humans became seafarers, sailors have been coming back to land with unbelievable tales…

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January 8

Week 713: “Waltz in Sweaters” by Sean Angus Watson

I got a sweater for Christmas this year. Not one of those ironically ugly Christmas…

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January 1

Week 712: “Happy” by Christian Wannerwall

If your goals for 2024 feel too far off to be attainable, take some inspiration…

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December 25

Week 711: “What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)” by Freedom Fry

Not only is Greensleeves a Christmas classic, but it’s likely the oldest song that could…

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December 18

Week 710: “Papillon” by Johannes Motschmann

If I had to pick a favourite species of butterfly (and I can’t imagine a…

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December 11

Week 709: “Blue Turning Gray” by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

“Clap Your Hands Say Yeah” – Alec Ounsworth’s fantastic stage name – implies and encourages…

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December 4

Week 708: “Spark” by Niklas Paschburg

The Baltic is a pretty interesting sea. It’s young (for a sea) having only formed…

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