Now that Valentine’s Day is over, let’s talk about exes. As it turns out, a… Read the postWeek 301: “Grey” by Exes
If you live in a city with a large train station and you find yourself… Read the postWeek 298: “Waterloo Sunset” by The Kinks (Theoretical Girl cover)
Britain’s Colman Brothers do for Bossa Nova what acts like Breakestra and Menahan Street Band… Read the postWeek 296: “On A Better Day” by Colman Brothers
As much as I try to be an open-minded music lover, there are some songs… Read the postWeek 295: “I’m Gonna Be” by The Proclaimers (Sleeping At Last cover)
People love saying that “everything happens for a reason.” I disagree with that. But I… Read the postWeek 294: “Prelude” by Thrupence
I don’t have a list of top-ten favourite words, but if I ever make one… Read the postWeek 292: “Two Birds” by Feiler
Does your family have that one Christmas album that gets played every year, even though… Read the postWeek 291: “Damascus” by Oskar Schuster
This is one of my favourite remixes, partly because it doesn’t feel like a remix.… Read the postWeek 290: “Elusive” by Lianne La Havas (Flako remix)
For songwriters, poets, and authors, winter is pretty much a readymade metaphor for the final… Read the postWeek 288: “Winter” by Daughter
The other day I realized that I had been tagging some posts on this blog… Read the postWeek 285: “Lit” by Kiasmos
Sadness is underrated. I’m not saying I enjoy being sad, but it can be a… Read the postWeek 284: “Melancholy Mood” by Hashfinger
Today we celebrate that magical fall holiday known as Thanksgiving. Or, to be more specific,… Read the postWeek 283: “Yarrow And Mint” by The Weather Station
Tom Rosenthal is a master of brevity. His 2015 album, Bolu, comprises 16 tracks and… Read the postWeek 282: “To You Alone” by Tom Rosenthal
As we’ve already learned, cellists are the coolest members of the orchestra. But David Fernandez,… Read the postWeek 278: “Serial Lover” by Ecce Cello
Remember how easy it was to make friends when you were a kid? From what… Read the postWeek 277: “Small Infinity” by Whim
This song has restored my faith in the male-female duet. And in case you were… Read the postWeek 275: “Not About You” by Small Shelter
Watching Thus Owls perform recently at a festival, I was struck by how quickly their… Read the postWeek 273: “White Night” by Thus Owls
Even though Hollywood likes to make it seem like high school is the defining experience… Read the postWeek 271: “Promise” by Ben Howard
Of all the weird and wonderful phenomena that Mother Nature conjures up, the weirdest and… Read the postWeek 270: “Northern Lights” by Ola Gjeilo
Let’s hear it for pine trees. They stay green all year round. They can grow… Read the postWeek 268: “Pine” by Olan Mill