2019 Archives - Beautiful Song Of The Week

March 2

Week 825: “Colombus” by Limousine

It’s been a long winter in the part of Canada where I live. We’ve had…

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November 17

Week 810: “Echidna Round” by JJ Ipsen

The sim game Planet Zoo is in the same family of games as Planet Coaster,…

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October 27

Week 807: “Closer” by James Bryan

At some point in high school, I sat in math class and learned about something…

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August 18

Week 797: “14” by Janus Rasmussen

The Faroe Islands sit about halfway between Scotland and Iceland, but somehow belong to Denmark.…

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July 7

Week 791: “Shona” by Jake Chudnow

Sometimes when you hear a song, you’re not quite sure whether it’s the first time…

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March 17

Week 775: “That’s No Way to Fly” by Uly

The Irish, as a people, have a bit of a history of hard knocks: famines,…

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December 2

Week 760: “Retrace” by Lusine

In the seventh century BCE, the Latin cities of Rome and Alba Longa were on…

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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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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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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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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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August 22

Week 641: “Folding” by Abimaro

“Fold me into you” – the opening line Abimaro’s strikingly beautiful “Folding” is a simple…

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August 23

Week 589: “Pin It Down” by Madison Cunningham

Madison Cunningham’s music strikes several difficult balances: rooted in rock history but not backward-looking; driving…

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January 25

Week 559: “The Times are Tired” by Alaskan Tapes

The other day, in the late afternoon, I suddenly got tired. Not sleepy, or spent…

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September 7

Week 539: “Tomb” by Angelo De Augustine

This week’s song was suggested by a reader. Thanks, Madison! It’s back-to-school season where I…

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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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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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