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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 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 17

Week 275: “Not About You” by Small Shelter

This song has restored my faith in the male-female duet. And in case you were…

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August 3

Week 273: “White Night” by Thus Owls

Watching Thus Owls perform recently at a festival, I was struck by how quickly their…

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June 15

Week 266: “Illuminate” by The Kite String Tangle and Dustin Tebbutt

I never really enjoyed flying kites. Too much effort for too little reward. But I’m…

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February 16

Week 249: “Circle None” by Mice Parade

I am not ashamed to admit that I have a moderate-to-strong obsession with anagrams. Anagrams…

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February 9

Week 248: “Pretty Face” by Soley

There’s a literary genre that I’ve been really into recently, called “stunt non-fiction”. The formula…

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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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December 8

Week 239: “Coffee” by Sylvan Esso

Most songs about dancing fall into one of two categories: Instructional. These are songs whose sole…

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October 6

Week 230: “Within It, Along” by Tess Said So

My house is the last one on the street, and all down the west side…

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June 3

Week 160: “Hengilas” by Jonsi

These are some things I like about Iceland: It is home to roughly 30% of…

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