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April 24

Week 363: “Growing Up” by Ben Sollee

What did you do between the ages of 14 and 16? Start a band? Forge…

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March 20

Week 358: “Postpartum” by Taylor McFerrin

Most of the official, record-label-written biographies of Taylor McFerrin don’t mention that he is the…

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March 13

Week 357: “Chelsea Bridge” by Tommy Flanagan

This song, written by Billy Strayhorn, was supposedly inspired by a painting Strayhorn saw while…

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February 20

Week 354: “Night Flight” by The Bowling Alley Sound

I was never a big fan of ten-pin bowling. The ball was unmanageably large, and…

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February 6

Week 352: “Pink Rabbits” by The National

I grew up in the kind of household where bedtime was non-negotiable. When it was…

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January 23

Week 350: “Porcelain” by The Lunar Year

This week marks the end of the lunar year. So let’s take a moment to…

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December 26

Week 346: “Funeral” by Sonya Kitchell

Ladies and gentlemen, we gather this week to mourn the passing of 2016. Or, for…

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November 28

Week 342: “Lonely Melody” by Dorothy Ashby

The past half-century has been tough on Detroit. Detroit’s decline has been well-documented in film,…

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November 7

Week 339: “Your Planet” by Chrome Sparks

Maria Sklodowska was never one to back down from a challenge. As a woman in…

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October 10

Week 335: “Ready Or Not” by The Fugees

Many of the things I was into in 1996 are, at best, embarrassing. Lumberjack shirts.…

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August 29

Week 329: “To” by Zach Cooper

Most concept albums aim to deliver a big message, tell an epic story, or make…

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August 15

Week 327: “Toulouse” by Haux

Of all the things I didn’t know about the city of Toulouse, France (which is…

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June 20

Week 319: “Darkness” by Fat Jon

Big news everybody: today is the summer solstice. If at this point you’re sitting there,…

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March 14

Week 305: “When Sunny Gets Blue” by McCoy Tyner

Reading up on jazz legend McCoy Tyner, I noticed that one biographer described him as…

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February 22

Week 302: “Bundle of Joy” by Michael Giacchino

Michael Giacchino understands how to use music to manipulate your emotions. If you’ve ever been…

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January 18

Week 297: “Halving the Compass” by Helios

There was a really grumpy science teacher at my high school who liked to use…

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December 21

Week 293: “Snowfall” by Doris Day

A couple weeks ago I posted a song that was perfect for the holidays despite…

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August 24

Week 276: “Black Ego” by Digable Planets

If you’ve never heard of Digable Planets, or if you only vaguely remember them as…

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July 27

Week 272: “Nice And Easy” by Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra might be the coolest man who ever lived. First, there’s the look. It’s…

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May 11

Week 261: “Old Man River” by Paul Robeson

Note: This is a bit of a longer post than usual, so this week I’m providing…

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