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July 20

Week 271: “Promise” by Ben Howard

Even though Hollywood likes to make it seem like high school is the defining experience…

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June 22

Week 267: “I Bloom Blaum” by Coldplay

The term “b-side,” doesn’t even really mean anything anymore; it’s a linguistic relic of an…

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June 1

Week 264: “World On Fire” by Jed & Lucia

The way people consume music has changed a lot over the past few decades. That’s…

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May 18

Week 262: “A Case of You” by Joni Mitchell

Millions of Canadians are staying home from work and school today, enjoying the statutory holiday…

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April 20

Week 258: “Different Paths” by Western Skies Motel

When I wrote to Rene Gonzalez Schelbeck of Western Skies Motel to tell him that…

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April 6

Week 256: “Everyone I Know” by Johanna Warren

I think you can tell a lot about a person based on the kind of…

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March 30

Week 255: “By This River” by Brian Eno

Considering his status as one of the most influential/important/prolific musicians in the history of popular…

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March 16

Week 253: “Like Real People Do” by Hozier

If you feel like celebrating St. Patrick’s Day this year, you can probably do without…

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March 2

Week 251: “Sunshine” by Josh Rouse

March is one of the best months. It gets a bad reputation because of the…

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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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January 5

Week 243: “re: stacks” by Bon Iver

I used to think falsetto was for chumps. This might be because the first time…

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November 3

Week 234: “River Man” by Nick Drake

For someone who’s interested in music, I feel like I’ve overlooked Nick Drake. I was…

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October 20

Week 232: “You Can Call Me Al” by Paul Simon (The Honey Ants cover)

Because Paul Simon’s Graceland album was a staple of my family’s long road trips, I…

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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 8

Week 226: “Waltz #1” by Elliott Smith (Christopher O’Riley cover)

I’m usually a bit wary of tribute albums. Tribute albums are the musical equivalent of…

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August 11

Week 222: “Dry the Rain” by The Beta Band

I recently read that 1999 was the worst year in the history of music. It’s…

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June 16

Week 214: “Hello My Old Heart” by The Oh Hellos

I really like the name of this band. It’s the perfect expression of the small…

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May 26

Week 211: “If You Can’t Sleep” by She & Him

Remember when you were a kid, and you’d been at some kind of family event…

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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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March 3

Week 199: “Advanced Falconry” by Mutual Benefit

I’m not really the type to get excited when the Renaissance Faire comes to town,…

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