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October 19

Week 858: “Red and Blue” by Little Green Cars

This week’s song was suggested by a reader. Thanks, Matt! A question for all the…

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October 5

Week 856: “Wind Blows” by Yukon Blonde

If you know anything about the Yukon Territory in northern Canada, you know that it’s…

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September 21

Week 854: “Left and Leaving” by The Weakerthans

To me, The Weakerthans always felt like the Canadian version of Death Cab for Cutie. The nasally voice,…

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December 29

Week 816: “Homemade Ice Cream” by Tony Joe White

I don’t think I’ve given the harmonica a fair chance on this blog. Way back…

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June 23

Week 789: “Point Being” by Ryan McCaffrey

When a vacation stretches out ahead of you farther than you can see and your…

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May 19

Week 784: “Berceuse Pour Riel” by Étienne Fletcher

Before Europeans settled in North America, millions upon millions of bison roamed the great plains…

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April 21

Week 780: “Psalm” by Hey Rosetta!

When I was 26 my new girlfriend told me about a music festival we absolutely…

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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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May 20

Week 732: “Weighty Ghost” by Wintersleep

Everyone’s got a ghost. Not a floaty skeleton dressed in a bed sheet, but something…

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April 29

Week 729: “Guaranteed (Humming version) by Eddie Vedder

Everything in my demographic profile suggests that I should like Pearl Jam. My age, my…

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September 18

Week 697: “No Hard Feelings” by Wolf Alice

There is no shortage of breakup songs in the pop universe. Most of these focus…

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August 28

Week 694: “Go!” by Public Service Broadcasting

The quickest way to understand the kind of music made by Britain’s Public Service Broadcasting…

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June 12

Week 683: “Suddenly” by The Sheepdogs

Not much time this week, so we’re doing a quick one. Just time for a…

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February 13

Week 666: “Friend of the Devil” by The Grateful Dead (Mumford & Sons cover)

We’ve arrived at this blog’s 666th week. This got me thinking: of all the numbers,…

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February 6

Week 665: “The Less I Know the Better” by Tame Impala

As band names go, it doesn’t get much better than “Tame Impala.” To start with,…

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July 25

Week 637: “Astral Jacket” by Spoon

I think one of the under-appreciated movies of this century is the 2005 comedy Stranger…

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July 4

Week 634: “Before Your Very Eyes…” by Atoms For Peace

Every group of friends has one member who, despite being a bit off-the-wall, is really…

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March 28

Week 620: “Lost in the Light” by Bahamas

The story of Terry Fox – the 22-year-old cancer survivor and amputee who set out…

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January 31

Week 612: “Junior Panthers” by Sloan

It’s unlikely that you’ve heard of Sloan if you live outside of Canada, but they’ve…

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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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