2010s Archives - Page 16 of 16 - Beautiful Song Of The Week

September 10

Week 122: “Sa Sa Samoa” by Korallreven

Raise your hand if you have ever asked yourself, “…gee, if Enya owned a nightclub…

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August 13

Week 118: “UWM (feat. Leland Whitty)” by BadBadNotGood

Everything about BadBadNotGood seems designed to freak out old people. Their Bandcamp page proclaims that…

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August 6

Week 117: “Second Hand” by errunriv

I’ve always been interested in song titles. When I first heard this song, I assumed…

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July 2

Week 112: “July Flame” by Laura Viers

Where I live, the seasons are so extreme that when you’re in the middle of…

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May 28

Week 107: “She Went Quietly” by Charlie Winston

When I was six, I had a girlfriend named Natalia. Of course, when you’re six,…

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May 14

Week 105: “Wishery” by Pogo

Pogo, aka Nick Bertke, makes music that burrows into your ear, opens the part of…

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April 16

Week 101: “Beneath It All” by The Slakadeliqs feat. King Reign & Shad

The Slakadeliqs are not actually a band, but one man, the talented and extravagantly-named Slakah…

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March 19

Week 97: “Plastic” by Midnight Lion

Every country has a Glasgow. Glasgow tends to exist in the shadow of Edinburgh. Just…

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March 5

Week 95: “Somebody That I Used To Know” by Gotye

In the same way that Erato enjoyed 15 minutes of internet stardom by putting a…

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February 13

Week 92: “Every Little Thing” by Good Lovelies

In an effort to be inclusive, one of my goals with this blog has been…

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January 16

Week 88: “My Favorite Color” by Kutiman

I’ve already rambled on about sample-based music and remix culture in previous posts, so I…

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December 19

Week 84: “DFACE” by Leah Kardos

Whenever it comes up in conversation that I endured almost a decade of piano lessons…

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November 7

Week 78: “Call Your Girlfriend” by Robyn (Erato cover)

If there was ever proof that less is more, this song is it. A charming…

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October 17

Week 75: “Chopin Prelude” by Jim Perkins

One of the best things about the internet is its ability to help you find…

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September 12

Week 70: “Dors Dans Mon Sang” by Karkwa

As we saw a few weeks ago, the French are really good at sadness. In…

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July 25

Week 63: “Turn the Koala” by Red Blue Green

Most circles of friends include at least one person who is the musical know-it-all of…

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April 4

Week 47: “John Boy” by Brad Mehldau

In many parts of the world, this is a moody time of year weather-wise. Where…

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March 14

Week 44: “Big Baby” by Joey Wright

There’s a radio show in Canada called “The Vinyl Café”. Aired weekly, it features the…

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July 26

Week 11: “Black Sands” by Bonobo

Bonobo is a solo musician from England whose latest album is, in my opinion, one…

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