2009 Archives - Beautiful Song Of The Week

July 28

Week 794: “Les Étoiles” by Melody Gardot

If you’re reading this you probably already believe that music is good for you, but…

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January 27

Week 768: “Heirlooms” by Pale White Moon

Here’s a very unimportant thing I learned today: tomatoes are not the only fruits or…

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September 19

Week 645: “Anything You Synthesize” by The American Dollar

Roger Federer retired from tennis last week, and it hit me a bit harder than…

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February 14

Week 614: “Intro” by The XX

If you’ve ever sent a message to a loved one and signed off with an…

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December 7

Week 552: “Liquid Blanket” by Matthew Solberg

It’s blanket season. Normally, peak blanket season is limited to those aimless, nebulous days between…

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August 19

Week 484: “Oscarine” by Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal

In my 20s, I was in the early days of a relationship with a woman…

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May 9

Week 313: “Big Bird In A Small Cage” by Patrick Watson

Few instruments have been abused in popular music as much as the banjo. The poor…

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March 21

Week 306: “Words” by Gregory Alan Isakov

A few months ago, I mentioned that although I didn’t have a list of top-ten…

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September 14

Week 279: “Dawn’s Song” by Michael Kaeshammer

Small concerts are the best. There’s nothing wrong with super-sized, stadium-filling mega-shows, but sometimes music…

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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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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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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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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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February 14

Week 40: “Vittoria” by Charles Spearin

The Happiness Project was a brilliant experiment in the music of everyday life, created by…

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