2010s Archives - Page 16 of 18 - Beautiful Song Of The Week

March 3

Week 199: “Advanced Falconry” by Mutual Benefit

I’m not really the type to get excited when the Renaissance Faire comes to town,…

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February 17

Week 197: “All The While” by Barzin

With some songs, it’s the melody that gets lodged in your brain. It’s a guitar…

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February 10

Week 196: “Yeti’s Lament” by Berry Weight

As the album’s title suggests, the songs on “Music For Imaginary Movies” are very good…

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January 27

Week 194: “Deep Cold” by Carl Bray

A few days from now, groundhogs across North America will cheerfully emerge to let us…

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December 30

Week 190: “Inside Our Glasshouse” by The Art of Amputation

This special New Year’s post is co-written by…you. Just fill in the blanks. All in…

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December 16

Week 188: “Blow Up” by Floex

Like a lot of people, I found out about Floex because his music was featured…

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November 25

Week 185: “Look Into My Eyes” by Janelle Monae

In an era when so many artists rely on shock value to turn heads, it’s…

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November 11

Week 183: “Dulce Et Decorum Est” by Alex Patterson

Depending on where you live, today might be Veteran’s Day, Armistice Day, or Remembrance Day.…

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October 28

Week 181: “Skipping Rocks” by Oddisee

Do you remember the first time you learned it was possible to skip rocks? I…

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October 21

Week 180: “Bright Shadows” by Alexander Campkin

Ten years ago, in my first year as a teacher, a group of 4th grade…

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September 23

Week 176: “Illuminine” by Thurston Moore

Wandering aimlessly through an art gallery is awesome. Not because it makes you feel cultured…

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September 16

Week 175: “Four Feathers Few” by Orla Wren

On Orla Wren’s Soundcloud page, he is listed as being “nomadic”. I’m not sure if…

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August 19

Week 171: “Keep” by Nils Frahm

If I ever visit Germany, the first city I will visit is Hamburg. And when…

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July 8

Week 165: “Daydream” by Tycho

When he’s Tycho, Scott Hansen creates dreamy, textured electronic soundscapes. When he’s Scott Hansen, he’s…

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June 24

Week 163: “Strings of Complacency” by Twigs & Yarn

I walked past a yard sale the other day. Actually, it was more than a…

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June 10

Week 161: “Natural Green” by Blazo

You’ve been inside too long. Go outside. Go. Go take a walk. Bring this song…

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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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