2010s Archives - Page 3 of 17 - Beautiful Song Of The Week

August 7

Week 691: “Tulsa” by Poolside

Here’s a musical genre that I didn’t know I needed in my life: daytime disco.…

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July 24

Week 689: “Crawl Spaces” by Jesse Brown and Andy Salvanos

We had a crawl space in our basement. It was up behind the TV, hidden…

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July 17

Week 688: “The Water Rises” by Kronos Quartet and Laurie Anderson

One of the great joys of summer is watching a storm approach, then rage, then…

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July 10

Week 687: “This Must Be the Place” by Talking Heads (Iron & Wine and Ben Bridwell cover)

Unpopular opinion alert: Talking Heads are one of those bands that I’m supposed to like…

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July 3

Week 686: “In Twenty Years or So” by Father John Misty

Here’s a question I’ve been thinking about recently: is optimism a symptom of privilege? If…

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June 26

Week 685: “Lost at Sea” by The O’Pears

In keeping with the title of this song, I wanted to tell you a “lost…

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June 19

Week 684: “In My Room” by The Beach Boys (Jacob Collier cover)

How clearly do you remember your childhood room? Since my childhood was spent entirely at…

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June 12

Week 683: “Suddenly” by The Sheepdogs

Not much time this week, so we’re doing a quick one. Just time for a…

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May 8

Week 678: “Grows Old” by Thirdstory

Last week was a pretty deep dive into an obscure pastime, so let’s make this…

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May 1

Week 677: “You Left Me” by Croquet Club

It is 1830. Industrialization is in full swing. Labourers, made redundant by advances in agricultural…

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April 24

Week 676: “Exploding” by Jim James

Carbon, one of the most common elements in the universe, is found in many forms…

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April 3

Week 673: “Hide and Seek” by Imogen Heap

Our house was too small for hide and seek, so my brother and I invented…

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March 27

Week 672: “Beirut” by Christian Loffler

You know how when a disaster happens it’s all the world talks about for a…

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March 13

Week 670: “River” by Ash & Eric

When I’m feeling really sick, and when the only thing I can do is to…

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March 6

Week 669: “Symbol” by Adrianne Lenker

Are you the type who craves stability, or who’s always looking for something new? A…

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February 27

Week 668: “Waves” by Carolina Eyck and Eversines

When I saw online that Carolina Eyck was a “German-Sorb composer” I thought, “that’s an…

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February 13

Week 666: “Friend of the Devil” by The Grateful Dead (Mumford & Sons cover)

We’ve arrived at this blog’s 666th week. This got me thinking: of all the numbers,…

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February 6

Week 665: “The Less I Know the Better” by Tame Impala

As band names go, it doesn’t get much better than “Tame Impala.” To start with,…

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January 9

Week 661: “Slow Burn” by Kacey Musgraves

When I started this blog I thought it was important to tag each post with…

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December 26

Week 659: “Take On Me (2017 acoustic)” by a-ha

Although it stands as one of the most successful pop songs in the history of…

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