Beautiful Song Of The Week

December 19

Week 658: “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by Al Lewis

Christmas is a bit of a nostalgia trap. We decorate the same way we do…

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December 12

Week 657: “Christmas Time is Here” by Vince Guaraldi (Christopher John Cover)

I grew up in a household that used a fake Christmas tree. The reasons were…

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December 5

Week 656: “A Spotless Rose” by Herbert Howells

December is the shortest month. Okay, technically, February is the shortest month. It’s just that…

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November 28

Week 655: “Flamingo Island” by Anthon Jean-Paul

My parents didn’t watch much TV when I was a kid, but when they did…

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November 21

Week 654: “Disclaimer” by Fresh Kils

Do have that friend who can’t take a compliment without slipping into self-deprecation? The one…

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November 14

Week 653: “Ugly Orange” by yes/and

Ambient duo yes/and is the project of guitarist Meg Duffy and producer Joel Ford. But…

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November 7

Week 652: “Twin” by Kip LaVie

We’ve all heard of the two common types of twins: identical (in which a fertilized…

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October 31

Week 651: “Monique’s Mood” by Teeth Agency

Teeth Agency is a transatlantic audio-visual art collaboration between producer Jesse Hackett and Mariano Chavez.…

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October 24

Week 650: “Montania” by Calma Interiore

I got COVID this week, so I spent a lot more time sleeping than finding…

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October 17

Week 649: “Delusional Affection” by Ahren Merz

Salvador Dali was a complicated person. I mean, I know that’s not a groundbreaking statement.…

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October 10

Week 648: “Over the Ocean” by Here We Go Magic

John Waters, a quirky cult filmmaker famous for movies like Pink Flamingos and Hairspray, and…

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October 3

Week 647: “Oktober” by Båd

People don’t give autumn the recognition it deserves. Spring is the season of life and…

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September 26

Week 646: “Yarrow” by Celestial North

Here’s a weird fact about me that will probably make you think I’m totally strange:…

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September 19

Week 645: “Anything You Synthesize” by The American Dollar

Roger Federer retired from tennis last week, and it hit me a bit harder than…

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September 12

Week 644: “Manhattan” by Sara Bareilles

Sometimes you just need to hear a good break-up song. A good break-up song doesn’t…

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September 5

Week 643: “Being Here” by Mammal Hands

Looking at my hands. Resting on the keys. Index ‘f’ and ‘j’. I can feel…

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August 29

Week 642: “A Calf Born in Winter” by Khruangbin

In university I was in a student production of the musical Hair; a hippie time…

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August 22

Week 641: “Folding” by Abimaro

“Fold me into you” – the opening line Abimaro’s strikingly beautiful “Folding” is a simple…

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August 15

Week 640: “Sensuous” by Cornelius

Here are some of my favourite ways to use my five senses: Sight: watching the…

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August 8

Week 639: “Laoidh na h-Oidhche” by Kim Carnie

On my first day of high school, we were given a tour of the building…

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