2010s Archives - Page 2 of 17 - Beautiful Song Of The Week

September 9

Week 748: “Lo-Velo” by Evenings

I’ve always been a fan of evenings (the time of day) but I’ve only recently…

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August 26

Week 746: “Georgia to Texas” by Leon Bridges

Sometimes I think that the way we celebrate birthdays is wrong. I mean, it’s nice…

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August 19

Week 745: “Instants” by Skúli Sverrisson

Here’s a weird story I heard recently. In 1977, Eric and Greg Hentzel of Palo…

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August 5

Week 743: “Ben’s Sanctuary” by Harley Card

One of my very favourite places in Toronto is High Park. Torontonians sometimes like to…

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July 22

Week 741: “Houston” by Allah-Las

Houston is a huge city. It covers an area more than 28 times the size…

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July 8

Week 739: “Death Bed (coffee for your head) by Powfu feat. beabadoobee

For the first time ever, this week I’m bringing you a song recommended to me…

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May 6

Week 730: “Mother & Child” by Todd Baker

If you’ve ever wanted to step inside a piece of art by MC Escher and…

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April 8

Week 726: “Years” by Jesse Marchant

In North America, today is eclipse day. School days are cancelled or shortened, everyone’s scrambling…

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February 19

Week 719: “Wolf Like Howls from the Bathhouse (South East Land Otter Champs)” by Sonny Smith

Plenty of musicians have recorded albums of covers, typically at the tail end of their…

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January 22

Week 715: “Don’t Worry” by Zoë Keating

I’m not a big fan of worrying. I do enjoy planning. And daydreaming. Talking and…

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January 8

Week 713: “Waltz in Sweaters” by Sean Angus Watson

I got a sweater for Christmas this year. Not one of those ironically ugly Christmas…

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December 25

Week 711: “What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)” by Freedom Fry

Not only is Greensleeves a Christmas classic, but it’s likely the oldest song that could…

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December 18

Week 710: “Papillon” by Johannes Motschmann

If I had to pick a favourite species of butterfly (and I can’t imagine a…

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December 4

Week 708: “Spark” by Niklas Paschburg

The Baltic is a pretty interesting sea. It’s young (for a sea) having only formed…

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November 27

Week 707: “Bless Those Tired Eyes” by Clem Leek

One of the things I enjoyed most about learning to read music was the symbols…

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November 6

Week 704: “Can I Change My Mind” by Tyrone Davis (Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio cover)

The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio’s website says that they specialize in “the lost art of…

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October 30

Week 703: “Resonance” by Home

Considering that it’s outside of the mainstream, this is a very popular song. While Randy…

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October 9

Week 700: “Nature’s Ratio” by Slowly Rolling Camera

It’s week 700 so I want to do something cool for you. But it’s also…

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September 25

Week 698: “Rises the Moon” by Liana Flores

And in the “leave them wanting more” category, we have British folk artist Liana Flores’…

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August 28

Week 694: “Go!” by Public Service Broadcasting

The quickest way to understand the kind of music made by Britain’s Public Service Broadcasting…

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