2017 Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Beautiful Song Of The Week

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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June 3

Week 473: “I Carried This For Years” by Ibeyi

A good friend of mine has two siblings: his twin brother, and their older sister.…

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May 6

Week 469: “Love Cubes” by Animal Feelings

If three-dimensional shapes were a family, the sphere would probably be the favourite child. From…

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April 8

Week 465: “Spring 1” by Antonio Vivaldi (recomposed by Max Richter and Daniel Hope)

There are three people behind this beautiful and tantalizingly brief piece of music, and two…

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January 21

Week 454: “Day 5: For Carol” by Tom Misch

In 2017, Tom Misch was busy making a full-length album (2018’s Geography) when he challenged…

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December 17

Week 449: “Underneath The Christmas Lights” by Sia

Until this song was recommended to me, I wouldn’t have associated Sia’s voice with Christmas…

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November 5

Week 443: “Intro” by Bongeziwe Mabandla

Languages are dying out. Every year, more and more are added to the extinction list.…

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August 27

Week 433: “A La Claire Fontaine” by Genevoise

There is something very special, almost magical, about traditional folk songs. They exist everywhere and…

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June 25

Week 424: “Le Depart (version acoustique)” by L’Imperatrice

There are three things I remember about going off to my first summer job as…

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February 5

Week 404: “Floating” by Jesse Brown

You know that feeling of floating between wakefulness and sleep? Of realizing that the thought…

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January 1

Week 399: “Epilogue” by Anomalie

A popular strategy for breaking writer’s block is to ‘write the end first.’ In other…

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December 11

Week 396: “Waveland” by Noam Pikelny

One of the signs of superior musicianship might be the ability to make an instrument…

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November 27

Week 394: “Lovely Path” by Bels Lontano

The next time you’re out walking in your neighbourhood, see if you can spot a…

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October 9

Week 387: “Angel Wings” by James Maloney (Tontario remix)

One of my favourite pastimes is to watch my nearly-three-year-old son do anything that requires…

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September 25

Week 385: “Planets” by Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton

Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton is often referred to as the “solo project” or…

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July 24

Week 376: “Simpson’s Point” by Vincent DiFrancesco

Let’s take a second to appreciate the viola. Think of it this way: do you…

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June 26

Week 372: “Every Other Conversation” by Dante Matas

The Canadian stereotype of crippling politeness is one that Canadians don’t try too hard to…

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June 19

Week 371: “Indica Rain” by Safe Neighbor

Sunny days at the cottage are great, but there’s something to be said for a…

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May 1

Week 364: “Fernweh” by The Ideal Setback

Here are ten things I know about setbacks: Setbacks are inevitable. Setbacks can hurt. Setbacks…

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March 27

Week 359: “Apollo-Soyuz” by moon:and:6

I’ve been thinking a lot about co-operation recently. On the micro level, there are a…

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