2004 Archives - Beautiful Song Of The Week

May 11

Week 835: “Blue Eyed Bitter” by Aeroc

One of the hardest balances to strike as a musician (or any kind of artist)…

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June 1

Week 525: “Autumn Summer” by Jape

In 2010 two friends told me, in completely separate conversations, that they considered themselves to…

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March 4

Week 460: “The Struggle” by The Dead Texan

The Dead Texan was a one-off audio-visual project by ambient musician Adam Wiltzie and filmmaker…

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February 26

Week 407: “Everyone’s A V.I.P. To Someone” by The Go! Team

Telling someone “I’m proud of you” is nice. But there’s an argument to be made…

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January 15

Week 401: “Between The Bars” by Elliott Smith (Madeleine Peyroux cover)

On February 2, 1997, an article ran in the Hartford Courant about a young jazz…

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November 13

Week 392: “Sculpture” by Skalpel

Back when DVDs were considered legitimate gifts, I was given a really interesting DVD as…

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August 8

Week 326: “Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels)” by Arcade Fire

You may not be aware of it, but there’s a very good chance that your…

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June 20

Week 319: “Darkness” by Fat Jon

Big news everybody: today is the summer solstice. If at this point you’re sitting there,…

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September 15

Week 227: “Passage” by Knowledge Of Bugs

Like many people, I spent a lot of time killing bugs as a kid. The…

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January 20

Week 193: “Song 2” by DJ Krush

Have you ever found yourself staring at a particular word over and over again, re-reading…

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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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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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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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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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July 11

Week 61: “Twenty Two Fourteen” by The Album Leaf

The Album Leaf is neither an album nor a leaf, but rather the stage name…

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May 23

Week 54: “Bedshaped” by Keane

Keane’s music, especially on their first album Hopes and Fears, is music brimming with emotion.…

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January 31

Week 38: “What Would You Do With A Million?” by Giant Jnr.

If you like music enough to be reading this, you’re probably familiar with the psychological…

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January 17

Week 36: “Whirlpool” by Tim Fagan

If you were giving advice to someone trying to make a name for themselves in…

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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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