2010s Archives - Page 7 of 18 - Beautiful Song Of The Week

May 11

Week 522: “10 Years Ago” by FKJ

10 years ago this week, Beautiful Song of the Week began. I already did a…

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May 4

Week 521: “Red Lights” by Sault

In 1977, a reporter for the Providence Journal picked up a record from the office’s…

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April 20

Week 519: “Ficelles” by Ingrid St. PIerre

Taking my own advice, I recently went through some old photos with the intention of…

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April 13

Week 518: “Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers” by Milos Foreman

This song caught my ear when it popped up on my “Discover Weekly” Spotify playlist…

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April 6

Week 517: “The Boy in the Gap” by Martin Hayes Quartet

Despite being open to just about every genre of music, I have always had a…

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March 23

Week 515: “9” and “Circles” by AAESPO

Few instruments fall victim to typecasting as often as the trumpet. With its high, piercing…

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March 16

Week 514: “Rosewood” by Hue Honey

Recommended listening activities: Going for a long walk in an un-crowded place. Finally going through…

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March 2

Week 512: “Liu” by Siriusmo

I have a shorter musical attention span than I used to. It’s a strange thing…

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February 24

Week 511: “Plus Tôt” by Alexandra Stréliski

When I learned, probably sometime in my teens, that the history of Western art was…

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February 17

Week 510: “Waende” by Ceeys

Toronto went through a major building boom in the 1960s and 1970s, and this means…

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January 27

Week 507: “King of The Rats” by Brock Berrigan

Not to brag or anything, but when I was a kid I helped save the…

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January 6

Week 504: “Worlds To Run (VIP Dub)” By Kenny Segal, and “Worlds To Run” by Busdriver

No Monday is more Mondayish than the first Monday after the New Year. After two…

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December 23

Week 502: “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” by Sarah Spring

I’ve featured a fair bit of Christmas music over the years, and I’ve tried to…

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December 16

Week 501: “Wrapped” by Ola Szmidt

In most ways, I’m a fully-functional adult. I pay my bills. I do my laundry.…

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December 9

Week 500: “These Days” by The Black Keys

By 2010, The Black Keys had been together for nearly a decade. They were doing…

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November 25

Week 498: “Lilac” by G Mills

Lilacs have a pretty limited blooming period – sometimes as brief as two weeks –…

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November 11

Week 496: “Flickering Darkness” by Tom Richards

In the late 1980s, as the Cold War faded, the American military began allowing scientists…

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October 28

Week 494: “Praise You” by Fatboy Slim (Maribou State remix)

Many turn-of-the-millennium DJs and electronic acts liked to counterbalance their dance floor anthems and manic…

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October 21

Week 493: “The Border” by Nicolas Godin

Nicolas Godin’s homeland of France shares a 623km border with Spain, and for something as…

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October 14

Week 492: “Harvest Moon” by Neil Young (SYML cover)

Given that today is Canadian Thanksgiving, I’m going to be thankful for Neil Young. He…

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