Tag: 2020s

January 30

Week 664: “Lullaby” by Jon Batiste and Cory Wong

Jon Batiste is known for his jubilant jazz, while Cory Wong specializes in the type…

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January 16

Week 662: “Can’t Find My Way Home” by Blind Faith (Christian Sands cover)

Christian Sands’ 2020 record Be Water takes its title (and its central theme) from an…

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January 2

Week 660: “Diamonds” by Catching Flies

Ask someone why diamonds are expensive and they’ll probably say diamonds have value because they’re…

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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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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 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 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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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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August 1

Week 638: “Midnight” by Paper Planes

If you had to put the following things in order from oldest to most recent…

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July 25

Week 637: “Astral Jacket” by Spoon

I think one of the under-appreciated movies of this century is the 2005 comedy Stranger…

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June 27

Week 633: “Driven” by Felix Rösch

Have you ever had a small child try to scare you, but you knew it…

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May 30

Week 629: “Everywhere But Up” by Bryan Rahija

In the Swiss city of Winterthur, a residential tower is under construction that will, when…

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May 23

Week 628: “B Major” by Trio Ramberget

I’ve never been one for teams of superheroes. Or superheroes at all, really. I know…

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April 25

Week 624: “To the Mountains” by Lizzy McAlpine

Lizzy McAlpine was meant to be our featured artist last week, but her enthusiastic endorsement…

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March 21

Week 619: “Key Biscayne” by Spencer Zahn

I’ve become one of those people. You know those people who track their step count…

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