2012 Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Beautiful Song Of The Week

May 16

Week 314: “Warm Thoughts” by Flume

Warmth is an interesting concept. In terms of temperature, warmth is difficult to define. If…

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April 18

Week 310: “Serenade” by Martin Bouchard

I’d like to tell you the interesting story of Martin Bouchard. Unfortunately, I don’t know…

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January 11

Week 296: “On A Better Day” by Colman Brothers

Britain’s Colman Brothers do for Bossa Nova what acts like Breakestra and Menahan Street Band…

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August 3

Week 273: “White Night” by Thus Owls

Watching Thus Owls perform recently at a festival, I was struck by how quickly their…

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July 13

Week 270: “Northern Lights” by Ola Gjeilo

Of all the weird and wonderful phenomena that Mother Nature conjures up, the weirdest and…

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April 13

Week 257: “Night 6” by Ta-ku

Despite being born on opposite sides of the world, James Yancey and Jun Seba have several…

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February 2

Week 247: “Northumberland” by Ditte Elly

Everyone’s got that one friend who keeps falling for the same type of person over…

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November 24

Week 237: “You Got Me Singing” by Frank Eddie

Singing is good for you. Study after study tells us so: from reducing the risk…

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October 13

Week 231: “Home Again” by Michael Kiwanuka

One of the weirdest things about growing up is that at some point, in conversations…

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September 1

Week 225: “Outta My System” by My Morning Jacket (Washed Out remix)

A mandatory part of growing up is having a mind-blowing conversation with a close friend…

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August 18

Week 223: “Blue Nightingale” by Madeline Tasquin

For a bird that weighs about as much as a handful of paperclips, the nightingale…

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June 30

Week 216: “Grace” by Keith Kenniff

If you have a Facebook account, you’ve probably heard Keith Kenniff’s music, even if you’ve…

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April 14

Week 205: “Au Cinema” by Lianne La Havas

If you’re skipping work and you can’t decide what to do with yourself, I would…

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May 27

Week 159: “Mexico” by The Staves

People don’t really listen to whole albums anymore. I’m not trying to sound snooty, because…

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December 10

Week 135: “White Keys” by Chilly Gonzalez

Lots of people hate winter. It’s cold, it’s dark, and the novelty of snow quickly…

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November 12

Week 131: “Settle Down” by Kimbra

Southern Hemisphere Month here at BSOTW continues with New Zealand’s eccentric Kimbra. You may remember…

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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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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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