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December 9

Week 500: “These Days” by The Black Keys

By 2010, The Black Keys had been together for nearly a decade. They were doing…

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November 25

Week 498: “Lilac” by G Mills

Lilacs have a pretty limited blooming period – sometimes as brief as two weeks –…

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September 9

Week 487: “Cotton Eyed Joe” by Terry Callier

When “Cotton Eye Joe” was released in 1994 by Rednex, a Swedish techno-country crossover act…

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July 15

Week 479: “So Far, Not Close” by Square Peg Round Hole

If you can believe it, we’re less than six months away from a year that…

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May 6

Week 469: “Love Cubes” by Animal Feelings

If three-dimensional shapes were a family, the sphere would probably be the favourite child. From…

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April 1

Week 464: “Illusion of Seclusion” by Photay

In many areas of life, we’re asked to pick a side. The most obvious arena…

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March 4

Week 460: “The Struggle” by The Dead Texan

The Dead Texan was a one-off audio-visual project by ambient musician Adam Wiltzie and filmmaker…

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February 18

Week 458: “Chaconne In G” by Moondog

For 30 years, people walking 6th Avenue between 52nd and 55th streets in New York…

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February 11

Week 457: “bless ur heart” by serpentwithfeet

Let’s get this out of the way: Valentine’s Day cards are terrible. I mean, greeting…

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December 3

Week 447: “In Ear Park” by Department of Eagles

This song has made so many accidental appearances in my life that I don’t think…

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November 26

Week 446: “The Midnight Sun Will Never Set” by Quincy Jones

If there is a chain that connects the music of this century and last century,…

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November 12

Week 444: “Emily” by Mikaela Davis

Almost two years ago, my wife and I went to see The Staves in concert…

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October 1

Week 438: “Going Home” by Charlie Haden and Hank Jones

Although they may not have the name recognition of jazz legends like Herbie Hancock or…

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June 18

Week 423: Passepied (Debussy) by Punch Brothers

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

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March 5

Week 408: “Can’t Run But” by Paul Simon

By the late 1980s, Paul Simon had every reason to sit back, relax, and stop…

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December 25

Week 398: “A Nearer Sun” by The Westerlies

A quick and slightly random Christmas thought sparked by the title of this week’s song:…

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December 18

Week 397: “Winter Song” by Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson

More than any other season, winter feels like it is much more easily navigated with…

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December 11

Week 396: “Waveland” by Noam Pikelny

One of the signs of superior musicianship might be the ability to make an instrument…

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November 27

Week 394: “Lovely Path” by Bels Lontano

The next time you’re out walking in your neighbourhood, see if you can spot a…

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October 23

Week 389: “1 Thing” by Amerie (Peter and Kerry cover)

A few short decades ago, the cheapest way to show someone you cared about them…

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