Miss Misery (early version) - from New Moonġ4. elliott smith either / or 24.90 ELLIOTT SMITH - Either / Or: Expanded Edition Black Vinyl Edition - Double LP. Twilight - from From a Basement on the Hillġ1.Pretty (Ugly Before) - from From a Basement on the Hillġ3. Needle In The Hay - from Elliott Smithġ0. An Introduction is more than fitting now for this deeply missed poet.Ĭomplete track list for An Introduction to… Elliott Smithġ. Since his passing, Kill Rock Stars has also released New Moon, a double-CD set of demos and unreleased recordings from the mid-90s. Smith died on October 21, 2003, at age 34. His moments of mainstream success are also logically included: “Needle in the Hay,” from his 1995 self-titled sophomore album, which was re-purposed into the score of The Royal Tenenbaums, and the devastating “Miss Misery,” his original, Academy-Award nominated contribution to the Good Will Hunting soundtrack (which he memorably performed at the ceremony in a regal white suit). The seminal Either/Or (1997) is emphasized, perhaps for its excellent use of his raspy vocals and its easy melodicism, and the comparatively buoyant “Waltz #2,” XO’s ephemeral single, is tellingly positioned in the first moments.
Smith was a heralded figure in indie circuits and college radio, less in mass audiences, and his sapient, plaintive prose and finger-picked acoustic guitar is well represented in these 14 tracks. Seven years after his untimely death, the brilliant Portland singer/songwriter is being honored by his former label, Kill Rock Stars, with the November 2 release of An Introduction to… Elliott Smith, a collection of tracks from his seven solo albums.Īs the title suggests, the album is not a greatest-hits package.
Elliott Smith always seemed like he could see for miles – perhaps he also predicted this.
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