2010s Archives - Page 15 of 16 - Beautiful Song Of The Week

June 3

Week 160: “Hengilas” by Jonsi

These are some things I like about Iceland: It is home to roughly 30% of…

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May 27

Week 159: “Mexico” by The Staves

People don’t really listen to whole albums anymore. I’m not trying to sound snooty, because…

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April 22

Week 154: “The Eraser” by Thom Yorke (Christian Scott cover)

I was a bit hesitant to listen to Thom Yorke’s first solo effort, The Eraser,…

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April 15

Week 153: “Chrometrails” by Vanilla

Vanilla is a producer from the UK who makes delicious soul-inspired beats. If I were…

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March 4

Week 147: “Undiscovered Colors” by The Flashbulb

My favourite thing about the camera I had as a kid was the flashbulb it…

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January 14

Week 140: “Hold On (feat. Sampha)” by SBTRKT

The formula for musical success in the early 21st Century seems to be something like…

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December 10

Week 135: “White Keys” by Chilly Gonzalez

Lots of people hate winter. It’s cold, it’s dark, and the novelty of snow quickly…

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November 12

Week 131: “Settle Down” by Kimbra

Southern Hemisphere Month here at BSOTW continues with New Zealand’s eccentric Kimbra. You may remember…

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November 5

Week 130: “Last Tango In Paradise” by Goldfish

Up to this point, this blog has been heavily biased in favour of bands from…

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October 22

Week 128: “Sweet Unrest” by Apparat

I went to the watch store the other day. The battery in my watch had…

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September 10

Week 122: “Sa Sa Samoa” by Korallreven

Raise your hand if you have ever asked yourself, “…gee, if Enya owned a nightclub…

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August 13

Week 118: “UWM (feat. Leland Whitty)” by BadBadNotGood

Everything about BadBadNotGood seems designed to freak out old people. Their Bandcamp page proclaims that…

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August 6

Week 117: “Second Hand” by errunriv

I’ve always been interested in song titles. When I first heard this song, I assumed…

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July 2

Week 112: “July Flame” by Laura Viers

Where I live, the seasons are so extreme that when you’re in the middle of…

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May 28

Week 107: “She Went Quietly” by Charlie Winston

When I was six, I had a girlfriend named Natalia. Of course, when you’re six,…

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May 14

Week 105: “Wishery” by Pogo

Pogo, aka Nick Bertke, makes music that burrows into your ear, opens the part of…

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April 16

Week 101: “Beneath It All” by The Slakadeliqs feat. King Reign & Shad

The Slakadeliqs are not actually a band, but one man, the talented and extravagantly-named Slakah…

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March 19

Week 97: “Plastic” by Midnight Lion

Every country has a Glasgow. Glasgow tends to exist in the shadow of Edinburgh. Just…

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March 5

Week 95: “Somebody That I Used To Know” by Gotye

In the same way that Erato enjoyed 15 minutes of internet stardom by putting a…

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February 13

Week 92: “Every Little Thing” by Good Lovelies

In an effort to be inclusive, one of my goals with this blog has been…

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