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May 9

Week 313: “Big Bird In A Small Cage” by Patrick Watson

Few instruments have been abused in popular music as much as the banjo. The poor…

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April 18

Week 310: “Serenade” by Martin Bouchard

I’d like to tell you the interesting story of Martin Bouchard. Unfortunately, I don’t know…

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March 28

Week 307: “Tiger Mountain Peasant Song” by Fleet Foxes

There’s plenty to like about Fleet Foxes’ 2008 debut album, but I think the best…

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March 21

Week 306: “Words” by Gregory Alan Isakov

A few months ago, I mentioned that although I didn’t have a list of top-ten…

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December 14

Week 292: “Two Birds” by Feiler

I don’t have a list of top-ten favourite words, but if I ever make one…

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November 9

Week 287: “The Shining” by Badly Drawn Boy

In the early 2000s, author Nick Hornby was on a roll. His unique brand of…

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October 12

Week 283: “Yarrow And Mint” by The Weather Station

Today we celebrate that magical fall holiday known as Thanksgiving. Or, to be more specific,…

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October 5

Week 282: “To You Alone” by Tom Rosenthal

Tom Rosenthal is a master of brevity. His 2015 album, Bolu, comprises 16 tracks and…

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August 31

Week 277: “Small Infinity” by Whim

Remember how easy it was to make friends when you were a kid? From what…

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July 20

Week 271: “Promise” by Ben Howard

Even though Hollywood likes to make it seem like high school is the defining experience…

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June 22

Week 267: “I Bloom Blaum” by Coldplay

The term “b-side,” doesn’t even really mean anything anymore; it’s a linguistic relic of an…

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June 1

Week 264: “World On Fire” by Jed & Lucia

The way people consume music has changed a lot over the past few decades. That’s…

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May 18

Week 262: “A Case of You” by Joni Mitchell

Millions of Canadians are staying home from work and school today, enjoying the statutory holiday…

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April 20

Week 258: “Different Paths” by Western Skies Motel

When I wrote to Rene Gonzalez Schelbeck of Western Skies Motel to tell him that…

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April 6

Week 256: “Everyone I Know” by Johanna Warren

I think you can tell a lot about a person based on the kind of…

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March 30

Week 255: “By This River” by Brian Eno

Considering his status as one of the most influential/important/prolific musicians in the history of popular…

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March 16

Week 253: “Like Real People Do” by Hozier

If you feel like celebrating St. Patrick’s Day this year, you can probably do without…

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March 2

Week 251: “Sunshine” by Josh Rouse

March is one of the best months. It gets a bad reputation because of the…

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February 2

Week 247: “Northumberland” by Ditte Elly

Everyone’s got that one friend who keeps falling for the same type of person over…

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January 5

Week 243: “re: stacks” by Bon Iver

I used to think falsetto was for chumps. This might be because the first time…

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