2000s Archives - Page 6 of 8 - Beautiful Song Of The Week

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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February 6

Week 91: “Hallelujah” by k-os

Canada is not a country that would spring to most people’s minds as a hotbed…

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January 2

Week 86: “New Road” by AM & Meiko

January 1st is probably the worst day for making major life decisions. You wake up…

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December 26

Week 85: “Amreik” by Eluvium

I love Boxing Day. I love the idea that you get a day off work…

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November 28

Week 81: “Campanile” by Harold Budd

If you’re looking for reasons to take an interest in the American composer Harold Budd,…

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November 21

Week 80: “Mondlicht” by Radio Citizen

Did you have a secret place where you hid stuff as a kid? Mine was…

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November 14

Week 79: “Leather Wings” by This Will Destroy You

And in the “don’t judge a band by its name” category, we have this four-piece…

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October 31

Week 77: “Violente Valse” by Caravan Palace

Decorations. Costumes. Candy. Halloween is a day that’s usually all about the sights and the…

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October 24

Week 76: “Ghostwriter” by RJD2

Some songs are hard to love. They take multiple listens and an open mind before…

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October 3

Week 73: “Swedenborgske Rom” by Jaga Jazzist

As a nationality, Norwegians have the unmatched ability to look rugged and sensitive at the…

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September 19

Week 71: “Passing Afternoon” by Iron & Wine

Don’t be fooled by the ampersand: Iron & Wine is one guy. The stage name…

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September 5

Week 69: “Whistle Song” by Fantastic Plastic Machine

In an effort to keep things somewhat organized here at BSOTW, I like to tag…

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August 29

Week 68: “Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl” by Broken Social Scene

For several years, I lived just up the street from a major university. And every…

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August 15

Week 66: “Be Good or Be Gone” by Fionn Regan

When I found out that Irish folk artist Fionn Regan cites Neil Young and Bob…

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