Beautiful Song Of The Week

January 10

Week 609: “Keep Going” by This Is the Kit

The right thing to say always comes to mind when it’s too late. My big…

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January 3

Week 608: “Enchanted Mirror” by Luiz Bonfá

When the bossa nova craze swept through the jazz world in the 1950s, it swept…

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December 27

Week 607: “The Desert” by Säje

With resolution season coming up this week, it might be a good idea to review…

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December 20

Week 606: “Sugar Rum Cherry” by Ellington / Strayhorn / Tchaikovsky

Most Christmas music falls into one of two categories. First, you’ve got the music written…

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December 13

Week 605: “Hundred Acres” by S.Carey

Sometimes you’ve just gotta hunker down. Feeling tired of the world and all the people…

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December 6

Week 604: “Nova” by Amon Tobin

Most of Amon Tobin’s music from the late 90s sounds like the soundtrack to a…

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November 29

Week 603: “Classy Penguin” by The Books

When I was looking at a map of global penguin distribution, my first thought was,…

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November 22

Week 602: “Roadtrip” by Eugene Goh

Ever since we got together, my wife and I have loved nothing more than taking…

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November 15

Week 601: “Bluesen” by Svaneborg Kardyb

There’s a concept in Denmark, an idea deeply ingrained within their culture, that’s known as…

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November 8

Week 600: “Lovely” by The Brilliance

Some of the worst things about having little kids: Losing your patience more than you…

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November 1

Week 599: “Tell Me” by Blick Bassy

Blick Bassy’s home country of Cameroon is an interesting place. For starters, it has a…

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October 25

Week 598: “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” by bob Dylan (Peter, Paul, and Mary cover)

If you were under the impression that manufactured pop groups were an invention of the…

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October 18

Week 597: “The Valley” by Ethan Gruska

On a Saturday morning in the 90s, while most other pre-teens were playing sports or…

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October 11

Week 596: “Martha Sways” by Andy Shauf

Some songwriters can craft a perfect micro-story in the form of a three-minute song, as…

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October 4

Week 595: “Weep, O Mine Eyes” by John Bennet (performed by Attacca Quartet)

Like most things humans do, crying is really weird when you think about it. Why…

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September 27

Week 594: “GOLDWING” by Billie Eilish

When a musician experiences seemingly out-of-nowhere success and enjoys widespread critical and commercial success, the…

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September 20

Week 593: “Infinite Trees” by Nick Mulvey

In the middle of the state of Utah, not far from Fish Lake but very…

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September 13

Week 592: “Fårö” by Martyn Heyne

On the Swedish island of Fårö (not to be confused with the Danish-owned Faroe Islands…

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September 6

Week 591: “Alberto Balsalm” by Aphex Twin (Taylor Haskins cover)

One of the best things about having an older sibling is that they can (if…

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August 30

Week 590: “Anderstein” by Felbm

Dutch musician Felbm has an interesting relationship with technology. He typically puts his songs together…

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