2015 Archives - Beautiful Song Of The Week

March 3

Week 773: “Talk” by Coldplay (Antoine Dufour cover)

This was never one of Coldplay’s biggest songs, but I always liked it. “Talk” came…

Read the post

August 28

Week 694: “Go!” by Public Service Broadcasting

The quickest way to understand the kind of music made by Britain’s Public Service Broadcasting…

Read the post

July 10

Week 687: “This Must Be the Place” by Talking Heads (Iron & Wine and Ben Bridwell cover)

Unpopular opinion alert: Talking Heads are one of those bands that I’m supposed to like…

Read the post

February 6

Week 665: “The Less I Know the Better” by Tame Impala

As band names go, it doesn’t get much better than “Tame Impala.” To start with,…

Read the post

May 2

Week 625: “Makeba” by Jain

I sometimes shy away from including dance tracks on this list, which isn’t really fair.…

Read the post

May 3

Week 573: “Asheville Skies” by The Milk Carton Kids

They say that introverts spend a lot of time looking at their shoes. But if…

Read the post

July 8

Week 478: “Mountain Path” by WMD

Years ago, when my wife and I had zero kids and infinite free time, we…

Read the post

October 8

Week 439: “Vissel” by José González

Whistling might not be a uniquely human trait, but we are probably the species that…

Read the post

June 18

Week 423: Passepied (Debussy) by Punch Brothers

Despite being contemporaries, Debussy and Tchaikovsky were different in many ways. Tchaikovsky, older by 22…

Read the post

May 28

Week 420: “Ezra Was Right” by Grandbrothers

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

Read the post

May 8

Week 365: “Minutes, Seconds, Hours” by David John Sheppard

Whenever I’m walking and I cross a set of railroad tracks, I get an incredible…

Read the post

February 22

Week 302: “Bundle of Joy” by Michael Giacchino

Michael Giacchino understands how to use music to manipulate your emotions. If you’ve ever been…

Read the post

February 15

Week 301: “Grey” by Exes

Now that Valentine’s Day is over, let’s talk about exes. As it turns out, a…

Read the post

December 14

Week 292: “Two Birds” by Feiler

I don’t have a list of top-ten favourite words, but if I ever make one…

Read the post

December 7

Week 291: “Damascus” by Oskar Schuster

Does your family have that one Christmas album that gets played every year, even though…

Read the post

October 19

Week 284: “Melancholy Mood” by Hashfinger

Sadness is underrated. I’m not saying I enjoy being sad, but it can be a…

Read the post

October 5

Week 282: “To You Alone” by Tom Rosenthal

Tom Rosenthal is a master of brevity. His 2015 album, Bolu, comprises 16 tracks and…

Read the post

August 31

Week 277: “Small Infinity” by Whim

Remember how easy it was to make friends when you were a kid? From what…

Read the post

August 17

Week 275: “Not About You” by Small Shelter

This song has restored my faith in the male-female duet. And in case you were…

Read the post

June 15

Week 266: “Illuminate” by The Kite String Tangle and Dustin Tebbutt

I never really enjoyed flying kites. Too much effort for too little reward. But I’m…

Read the post

Tag: 2015