2000s Archives - Page 5 of 8 - Beautiful Song Of The Week

December 2

Week 186: “Unspoken” by A.M. Architect

The last time I wrote about a song called “Unspoken”, it was Four Tet’s epic, organic,…

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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 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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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 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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May 13

Week 157: “To Hear Still More” by Brian Harnetty and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy

The next time you’re feeling stressed out, go to the library. Hang out there for…

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May 6

Week 156: “Fighters” by Lupe Fiasco

In the 1980s, rock and roll had become ridiculous. Or at least, the most popular…

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April 29

Week 155: “The Police and the Private” by Metric

Not only is Metric one of my favourite Canadian bands, but they might be the…

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February 25

Week 146: “Bag Lady” by Erykah Badu

There are two versions of this song, and I couldn’t decide which version to post,…

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February 11

Week 144: “Silver Cruiser” by Royksopp

Have you ever had one of those strange moments when you realize that you’ve been…

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January 21

Week 141: “A Forest” by The Cure (Nouvelle Vague cover)

In 2003, French musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux had the kind of strange idea…

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December 24

Week 137: “Christmas Song” by Mogwai

There were certain things I could always count on during the Christmas season when I…

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December 3

Week 134: “How Do You Really Feel?” by Breakestra

If you’ve been spending years trying to become reasonably good at an instrument, but still…

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November 19

Week 132: “Two Hearts In 3/4 Time” by The Avalanches

We’re three-quarters of the way through Southern Hemisphere Month, so it’s only fitting that we…

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September 17

Week 123: “Pour Que L’Amour Me Quitte” by Camille

Camille is strange. But it’s a good strange. It’s the kind of strange that draws…

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September 3

Week 121: “We’re Going To Be Friends” by The White Stripes

The playground at my elementary school was enormous. Two horseshoe-shaped hills, connected by bridges, encircled…

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July 9

Week 113: “Sit Still” by Christopher Stopa

The first few months of 2012 were pretty strange for Christopher Stopa. A baker with…

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June 18

Week 110: “Funk For Joy” by The Extremities

One of the best things about the mp3 age is the phenomenon of iPod serendipity.…

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February 27

Week 94: “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” by Tears For Fears (The Bad Plus cover)

Several years ago, I took a trip to France with my trusty non-digital camera (remember…

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