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

December 13

Week 31: “Despertar” by Aisha Duo

Sometimes beautiful songs show up in the least likely places. A couple of years ago,…

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November 15

Week 27: “Ramparts” by John Frusciante

Sometimes your enjoyment of a particular band has more to do with one particular band…

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November 8

Week 26: “Marching Bands of Manhattan” by Death Cab For Cutie

Picking which Death Cab song to include on this list is like being asked to…

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November 1

Week 25: “Day Eight” by Explosions in the Sky

The Texas-based instrumental rock band Explosions in the Sky got their big break when their…

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October 11

Week 22: “Dayvan Cowboy” by Boards Of Canada

If you are Canadian, chances are you have seen the work of the National Film…

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October 4

Week 21: “The Water” by Feist

In the span of about 18 months, Leslie Feist when from being just another face…

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September 27

Week 20: “Les Deux Pianos” by Yann Tiersen

Keeping with the European theme of last week’s entry, this week we move west to…

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September 20

Week 19: “Live Long” by Kings of Convenience

Admit it. Part of you is fascinated by Scandinavia. I’m not sure how it happened;…

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August 30

Week 16: “New World” by Bjork

Though I recognize Bjork’s talent, I find it difficult to make it through an entire…

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August 23

Week 15: “The Crow…” by DJ Food

As explained in the liner notes of their brilliant 2000 album “Kaleidoscope”, DJ Food is…

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August 9

Week 13: “My Invitation” by Sarah Slean

Although she’s often categorized as folk, Sarah Slean is infinitely more musically talented than most…

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August 2

Week 12: “Tickets to Crickets” by Ferraby Lionheart

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been super excited to find out about a band,…

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July 5

Week 8: “Lodestar” by Sarah Harmer

If lazy summer afternoons had an anthem, this song would be it. Full of lyrics…

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June 28

Week 7: “Sleep” by Eric Whitacre

I first heard this song a couple of years ago at a choral concert close…

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June 14

Week 5: “Unspoken” by Four Tet

Generally, I’m not a fan of any music genre that begins with the word “experimental”. …

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May 24

Week 2: “Suddenly Everything Has Changed” by The Flaming Lips (The Postal Service cover)

For music fans, there are few things cooler than discovering a b-side or rarity by…

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