2021 Archives - Beautiful Song Of The Week

October 14

Week 753: “Grow” by Facesoul

Generally, watching a performer push buttons doesn’t fill me with respect for their musicianship, but…

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August 12

Week 744: “Drive” by moa moa

I hesitated on this one because it’s a bit louder and less traditionally beautiful than…

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July 29

Week 742: “You My Love” by Anushka

Three weeks ago, I took a song suggestion from my son for the first time.…

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January 1

Week 712: “Happy” by Christian Wannerwall

If your goals for 2024 feel too far off to be attainable, take some inspiration…

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November 13

Week 705: “Bicycle Kids” by Phil Cook

I was most definitely a bicycle kid. Mind you, I probably wasn’t the type of…

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September 18

Week 697: “No Hard Feelings” by Wolf Alice

There is no shortage of breakup songs in the pop universe. Most of these focus…

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September 4

Week 695: “Eleuthera” by Tor

I didn’t have a treehouse in my backyard growing up, but I did have a…

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May 29

Week 681: “Pietre Roventi” by Populous

The world’s most populous… …is And you might be interested to know… Country India It…

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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 24

Week 650: “Montania” by Calma Interiore

I got COVID this week, so I spent a lot more time sleeping than finding…

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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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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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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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January 24

Week 611: “Magnificent Moon” by Lucien Johnson

I’m starting to recognize that within the jazz genre, I’m a bit of a sucker…

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January 17

Week 610: “Mystery of Love” by Sufjan Stevens (Thibault Cauvin cover)

We’ve featured plenty of soundtracks on this blog over the years, and a healthy amount…

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October 4

Week 595: “Weep, O Mine Eyes” by John Bennet (performed by Attacca Quartet)

Like most things humans do, crying is really weird when you think about it. Why…

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September 27

Week 594: “GOLDWING” by Billie Eilish

When a musician experiences seemingly out-of-nowhere success and enjoys widespread critical and commercial success, the…

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July 26

Week 585: “Long Walk, Short Dock” by Blue Wednesday

In 1936, Mexico began an impressive project: the construction of a pier at the town…

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July 12

Week 583: “713” by James Francies

For me, summer isn’t summer without at least one really good thunderstorm. The best storm…

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