2010s Archives - Page 11 of 17 - Beautiful Song Of The Week

September 4

Week 382: “Juliet” by Matthew Bourne

Matthew Bourne’s 2012 album, Montauk Variations, is one of those rare records that are compelling…

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August 28

Week 381: “Blooms” by Dead Light

“Music is the pleasure the human mind experiences from counting without being aware that it…

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August 21

Week 380: “Inches Apart” by Magana

One of the weirdest things about raising kids is the fact that any decision you…

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August 14

Week 379: “Howling” by RY X

Until recently, there were only two things I knew about the howling of wolves: that…

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August 7

Week 378: “Mantissa” by Kin Klave

My neighbourhood used to have a large number of corner stores. I used them primarily…

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July 24

Week 376: “Simpson’s Point” by Vincent DiFrancesco

Let’s take a second to appreciate the viola. Think of it this way: do you…

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June 26

Week 372: “Every Other Conversation” by Dante Matas

The Canadian stereotype of crippling politeness is one that Canadians don’t try too hard to…

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June 19

Week 371: “Indica Rain” by Safe Neighbor

Sunny days at the cottage are great, but there’s something to be said for a…

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May 15

Week 366: “What Are We Made Of?” by Shigeto

Here are the raw ingredients needed to make you: Oxygen: 65% Carbon: 18% Hydrogen: 10%…

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May 8

Week 365: “Minutes, Seconds, Hours” by David John Sheppard

Whenever I’m walking and I cross a set of railroad tracks, I get an incredible…

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May 1

Week 364: “Fernweh” by The Ideal Setback

Here are ten things I know about setbacks: Setbacks are inevitable. Setbacks can hurt. Setbacks…

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April 24

Week 363: “Growing Up” by Ben Sollee

What did you do between the ages of 14 and 16? Start a band? Forge…

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April 3

Week 360: “Seventeen” by Cody Crump

Have you ever wondered how many songs there are that reference a specific age? Or…

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March 27

Week 359: “Apollo-Soyuz” by moon:and:6

I’ve been thinking a lot about co-operation recently. On the micro level, there are a…

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March 20

Week 358: “Postpartum” by Taylor McFerrin

Most of the official, record-label-written biographies of Taylor McFerrin don’t mention that he is the…

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March 6

Week 356: “Motion Capture” by Snow Palms

Discovering a new band, and discovering that you like virtually everything they’ve done, is an…

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February 27

Week 355: “Envy Green” by The Arcadian Wild

If you’re familiar with the seven ‘deadly sins’, you might know that each sin has…

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February 20

Week 354: “Night Flight” by The Bowling Alley Sound

I was never a big fan of ten-pin bowling. The ball was unmanageably large, and…

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February 6

Week 352: “Pink Rabbits” by The National

I grew up in the kind of household where bedtime was non-negotiable. When it was…

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January 23

Week 350: “Porcelain” by The Lunar Year

This week marks the end of the lunar year. So let’s take a moment to…

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