Beautiful Song Of The Week

May 28

Week 420: “Ezra Was Right” by Grandbrothers

Pianos are miracles of musical engineering. Each one is a miniature wooden cathedral, filled with…

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May 21

Week 419: “Poses” by Rufus Wainwright

It’s a truism that fame doesn’t bring happiness, but it’s a tricky topic for songwriters…

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May 14

Week 418: “Same Dream China” by Gold Panda

Here’s a strange fact for you to start your week with: there’s a good chance…

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May 7

Week 417: “Night Song” by Steve Davit

The spring before I turned 21, I worked the night shift in a bank mailing…

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April 30

Week 416: “Lydia” by The Magic Lantern

This blog spends a lot of time discussing beauty, but rarely in the context of…

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April 23

Week 415: “Dirty Old Bossa Nova” by The Howard Roberts Quartet

Quick quiz: It’s Friday night. You’re getting ready to go out. What song do you…

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April 16

Week 414: “Graffiti On A Tuesday Night” by Neat Beats

Alvin Fenner’s stage name “Neat Beats” feels self-deprecating almost to the point of being comical.…

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April 9

Week 413: “Quand Vas Tu Rentrer?” by Melody’s Echo Chamber

On the last day of May 2017, Melody Prochet tweeted excitedly about her upcoming US…

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April 2

Week 412: “Lament” by Neil Cowley Trio

It’s rare that we are lucky enough, or aware enough, or perceptive enough, to recognize…

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March 26

Week 411: “Cut Up Piano & Xylophone” by Fridge

A fridge can tell you a lot about the household it inhabits. If you were…

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March 19

Week 410: “Twice” by Little Dragon

Surprising fact: the oldest form of puppetry is one that doesn’t involve puppets. Well, kind…

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March 12

Week 409: “Wind” by Jamison Isaak

Many people assume that working from home is absolute bliss. Make your own schedule. Work…

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March 5

Week 408: “Can’t Run But” by Paul Simon

By the late 1980s, Paul Simon had every reason to sit back, relax, and stop…

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February 26

Week 407: “Everyone’s A V.I.P. To Someone” by The Go! Team

Telling someone “I’m proud of you” is nice. But there’s an argument to be made…

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February 19

Week 406: “It Ain’t Necessarily So” by Mary Lou Williams

A few weeks ago, I walked past a screen that was showing footage of that…

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February 12

Week 405: “Rise Up, My Love” by Healey Willan

This Valentine’s Day, I want you to know something. The Voyager 1 space probe, launched…

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February 5

Week 404: “Floating” by Jesse Brown

You know that feeling of floating between wakefulness and sleep? Of realizing that the thought…

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January 29

Week 403: “Human Racing” by St. Vincent

I have no excuse for not getting into St. Vincent earlier. It’s not as if…

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January 22

Week 402: “Release” by Rich Aucoin

Sometimes I worry that I’ve forgotten how to be alone. I don’t mean being single;…

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January 15

Week 401: “Between The Bars” by Elliott Smith (Madeleine Peyroux cover)

On February 2, 1997, an article ran in the Hartford Courant about a young jazz…

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