{"title":"Elliott Smith","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn acclaimed singer\/songwriter with a distinctively melancholic sound, Elliott Smith was a member of the thriving music scene of Portland, Oregon in the mid-'90s when he began releasing a series of highly influential solo albums. His musical palette expanded over time, from the hushed acoustic guitar demos of his 1994 solo debut, Roman Candle, to the orchestrated studio craftsmanship of his fifth album, 2000's Figure 8. Still, all were distinguished by a vulnerable demeanor conveyed by intense but wispy vocals (often double-tracked) and personal lyrics that referred candidly to subjects like addiction, depression, and alienation. His music's character was also shaped by artful chord transitions, which he called his favorite part of songs. He moved abruptly from indie cult status to mainstream success in 1997 when his contributions to the Good Will Hunting soundtrack resulted in an Academy Award nomination (\"Miss Misery\"). He recorded only six solo albums, releasing five before his untimely death at the age of 34 in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn Stephen Paul Smith in Omaha, Nebraska but raised mostly in Texas, Elliott Smith's musical influences included such figures as Bob Dylan, the Kinks, Big Star, Elvis Costello, and the Beatles; he said he was inspired to become a musician after hearing The White Album. He began writing and recording his first songs around the time he moved to Portland, Oregon at the age of 14. After high school, Smith headed to Amherst, Massachusetts to study philosophy and political science at Hampshire College. It was there that he met future bandmate Neil Gust. After graduating in 1991, Smith moved back to Portland with Gust, and the co-singer\/songwriter\/guitarists formed the indie rock band Heatmiser with bass player Brandt Peterson and drummer Tony Lash. Mixing Smith's melancholy-pop sensibilities with Gust's more aggressive style and a notable grunge influence, they signed with Frontier Records, which released 1993's Dead Air and 1994's Cop and Speeder. Peterson then left the group and was replaced by Sam Coomes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the meantime, Smith's then-girlfriend convinced him to send some of his solo demos to Portland-based Cavity Search Records. The label immediately expressed interest in releasing a full album. A set of spare acoustic guitar ruminations with just a few other instruments used as accents, Roman Candle was home-recorded on a four-track tape recorder. Four of the songs didn't even have titles. It stood in sharp contrast to the scene's alternative rock that was popular upon its release in 1994. He signed with noted indie label Kill Rock Stars for the next year's Elliott Smith. It was recorded partly at his bandmate Lash's house and featured Gust on additional guitar. The attention the records received soon overshadowed Heatmiser, though they helped draw the interest of Virgin Records, which signed the band for their final LP, Mic City Sons. It arrived via subsidiary Caroline Recordings in 1996. Heatmiser officially disbanded prior to its release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Smith continued to develop as a songwriter, his more ambitious but entirely self-recorded third solo LP, Either\/Or, arrived in early 1997. With its title taken from a Søren Kierkegaard book of the same name, the album's expanded instrumentation included several songs with full-band arrangements and even keyboards. The results were still intimate, however, marked by his whispery, often despondent delivery and lyrics, even among a few livelier, uptempo tracks. The album was mixed by Smith and Heatmiser producers Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy then, Smith had made a fan of film director Gus Van Sant, who asked for permission to use his music in an upcoming film. Counting an orchestral version of \"Between the Bars\" recorded with score composer Danny Elfman, four of his existing songs could be heard in the critical and box office hit Good Will Hunting later in 1997. The soundtrack also included Smith's original song for the film, \"Miss Misery.\" When the Academy Award nominations were announced the following February, the track was a surprise entry in the Best Original Song category. Although it didn't win, Smith performed an acoustic guitar rendition live on Late Night with Conan O'Brien a few days before the Oscars, marking his network television debut. He followed it with a live performance of \"Miss Misery\" on the Oscars telecast accompanied by the Broadcast Orchestra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe newfound exposure led to a record deal with DreamWorks, resulting in Smith's first album in professional studios. Though he had relocated to Brooklyn following touring for Either\/Or, he headed to Los Angeles to work with musicians including Jon Brion and Joey Waronker on the notably more elaborate XO. Released in 1998, the Beatleseque production was again mixed by Smith, Rothrock, and Schnapf. His first album to appear on the Billboard 200, it reached number 104 in the U.S., also charting among the Top 50 in Australia and Sweden. Smith performed on TV's Saturday Night Live in October 1998, backed by Schnapf, Brion, Coomes, and John Moen. In 1999, he contributed a cover of the Beatles' \"Because\" to the soundtrack of Best Picture winner American Beauty and moved to Los Angeles, where he began work on his DreamWorks follow-up. Recorded partly at Abbey Road Studios in London, his fifth solo album, 2000's Figure 8, was co-produced by Smith, Rothrock, and Schnapf. Its more textured, orchestral arrangements drew further comparisons to the Beatles' later recordings. Figure 8 charted in several European countries and hit number 99 in the U.S.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the next couple of years, Smith labored over what was to be his next album. He parted ways with DreamWorks, and after a falling out with Brion, he scrapped an album they had begun together. In the meantime, \"Needle in the Hay\" from his eponymous LP was used by Wes Anderson to accompany a suicide-attempt scene in his film The Royal Tenenbaums. Smith eventually made a fresh start at his sixth LP, combining home recordings and material from sessions with Goldenboy's Dave McConnell. Musicians including Coomes and the Flaming Lips' Steven Drodz contributed performances to parts of a planned double album. However, Smith would not live to see its completion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElliott Smith died on October 21, 2003, after he was found in his home with two stab wounds in his chest. The coroner was unable to determine whether he killed himself or was murdered, and the Los Angeles Police Department's investigation remains open. Smith's estate asked Schnapf and former girlfriend Joanna Bolme to complete the album in progress. After mixing -- or in some cases remixing -- 15 tracks from over 30 he left behind, they completed From a Basement on the Hill. It was released as a single album by Anti- just two days shy of the first anniversary of Smith's death, to a warm critical reception. It became his only Billboard Top 20 album, reaching number 19.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2007, his former label Kill Rock Stars issued a two-disc set of Smith's earlier unreleased work, all of which had been recorded between 1994 and 1997. Entitled New Moon, the 24-track collection contained three songs that had been previously released on hard-to-find compilations or soundtracks, including an early version of \"Miss Misery\" and a cover of Big Star's \"Thirteen.\" It, too, charted in several countries, peaking at number 24 in the U.S. The career compilation An Introduction to Elliott Smith appeared in 2010, and in 2015 Smith was the subject of a documentary called Heaven Adores You. The first such documentary to receive permission to use his music, its soundtrack album followed in 2016 and landed on the Billboard soundtracks chart. A 20th anniversary expanded reissue of Either\/Or returned Smith to the Billboard 200 in 2017. Three years later, Kill Rock Stars reissued his self-titled second album with the addition of Live at Umbra Penumbra, a 1994 recording of Smith's first performance as a solo artist. ~ Marcy Donelson, Rovi\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"elliott-smith-speed-trials-7-single","title":"Speed Trials (7\" Single)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpeed Trials (7\" Single) is a Records \u0026amp; LPs from Elliott Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 07\/24\/2007\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elliott Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44582018580713,"sku":"CAXFN2-6LZQ-00","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/Elliott-Smith-Speed-Trials-7-Single_OdR2C_4c3b210c-9075-49fb-87ea-19e2085aeb78.jpg?v=1758857099"},{"product_id":"elliott-smith-an-introduction-to-elliott-smith","title":"An Introduction to Elliott Smith","description":"This  album features fourteen tracks compiled from all seven of Elliott Smith's albums (including his albums on Geffen): Roman Candle, Elliott Smith, Either\/Or, XO, Figure 8, From A Basement on the Hill, and New Moon. 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Like Nick Drake before him, Smith has the ability to conjure beautifully poignant pathos, wrapping it in an elaborately arranged package worthy of a George Martin or Brian Wilson. Working with Beck\/Foo Fighters producer Rob Schnapf, Smith uses Abbey Road Studios for some of these sessions, dressing up his tortured lyrics with orchestral arrangements that avoid any hint of mawkishness.\nWhether mourning a busted-up romance in \"Everything Reminds Me Of Her,\" shying away from love on \"In the Lost and Found (Honky Bach),\" or burrowing into their own isolation with \"Can't Make A Sound,\" Smith's angelic vocals and harmonies recall CSN before their creative meter ran out. Elsewhere, this talented singer-songwriter employs the Beatles-esque \"LA\" as a conduit for observations about his new hometown, while sweet indignation directed at corporate fat cats is the driving emotion behind \"Wouldn't Mama Be Proud?\"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 04\/18\/2000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elliott Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44588535021801,"sku":"8R8XOW-3L1J-00","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/elliott-smith-figure-8_MZtZI.jpg?v=1742358950"},{"product_id":"elliott-smith-xo","title":"XO","description":"Personnel: Elliott Smith; Rob Schnapf (guitar); Farhad Behroozi, Russel Cantor, Pamela Dealmeida, Waldemar Dealmeida, Henry Ferber, Jerrod Goodman, Peter Hatch, Raymond Tischer II (strings); Bruce Escovitz (flute, baritone saxophone, bass); Roy Poper (trumpet); R. James Atkinson (French horn); Jon Brion (chamberlain, vibraphone); Joey Waronker (drums); Tom Rothrock (drum loop).\nProducers: Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf, Elliot Smith.\nEngineers: Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf, Elliot Smith, Larry Crane.\nRecorded at Sunset Sound, Sound Factory, Ocean Way, Sonora, Los Angeles, California; Jackpot!, Portland, Oregon.\nPersonnel: Rob Schnapf (guitar); Jerrod Goodman, Farhad Behroozi, Henry Ferber, Peter Hatch, Pamela Dealmeida (strings); Bruce Eskovitz (flute, baritone saxophone); Roy Poper (trumpet); James Atkinson (French horn); Jon Brion (chamberlin); Joey Waronker (drums).\nAudio Mixers: Elliott Smith; Larry Crane ; Rob Schnapf; Tom Rothrock.\nRecording information: Jac; Ocean Way, Los Angeles, CA; Sonora, Los Angeles, CA; Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA.\nPhotographer: Eric Matthies.\nThe Cinderella-esque climb from lo-fi indie cult artist to Grammy nominee\/major label darling must have been a perilous one for Smith, who makes the leap to the big time here after three well-regarded albums on small labels. He's lost none of his bite, though. The production values on XO may be slightly higher, but Smith's vision remains undiluted.\nThe production, centered around acoustic guitar augmented by keyboards and lush vocal harmonies, recalls pop icons like the Beach Boys (especially on the closing acapella cut), Beatles and Big Star, but this is no sunny Cali-pop album. Leavening the instrumental brightness are Smith's Nick Drake-ish whisper and his thoroughly downcast lyrics, which cast him squarely in the Mark Eitzel\/Smog camp of unrelenting self-effacement and misery. The combination of Smith's internal angst and his melodic pop constructions makes for a compelling artistic tension.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 8\/25\/1998\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elliott Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44588537086185,"sku":"O8JMNM-LATB-00","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/elliott-smith-xo_hxXqX.jpg?v=1759369478"},{"product_id":"elliott-smith-elliott-smith","title":"Elliott Smith","description":"Personnel: Elliott Smith (vocals, acoustic guitar); Rebecca Gates (vocals); Neil Gust (guitar).\r\nRecorded at Leslie's and Tony's houses, Portland, Oregon in January and February 1995.\r\nPersonnel: Elliott Smith (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano); Neil Gust (electric guitar).\r\nAudio Mixers: Elliott Smith; Tony Lugh.\r\nRecording information: Leslie Uppinghowse's House (09\/1994-02\/1995); Tony Lash's House (09\/1994-02\/1995).\r\nPhotographers: J.J. Gusa; Neil Gust.\r\nOregon-based Elliot Smith was a long shot underdog for commercial success. A decidedly grim-natured whisperer, Smith is the antithesis of Oregon's celebrated grunge scene. He eschews fuzz-laden power chords and rhythmic sludge for stark acoustics and hushed intensity. The quiet force of this release is deceptively low key. Underneath the stark and fragile beauty, Smith seethes with steely determination. The tightly wound claustrophobia is relieved by his unerring melodic sense. The album's best songs (\"Needle in the Hay,\" \"St. Ides Heaven,\" and \"Killing the Southern Belle\") are littered with addicts, drunks, bitterness, and isolation; but Smith's tunefulness lifts the album toward a disturbing beauty.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: Jewel Case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRSD Date: n\/a\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JITRE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 07\/21\/1995\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elliott Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44588652789993,"sku":"QKL9HM-JMJ6-00","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/elliott-smith-elliott-smith_tTL5D.jpg?v=1741252365"},{"product_id":"elliott-smith-roman-candle","title":"ROMAN CANDLE","description":"Personnel includes: Elliott Smith (vocals); Pete Krebs (snare drum); Kid Tulsa (snare, cymbal).\nAudio Remasterers: Roger Seibel; Larry Crane .\nRecording information: The Basement (1993).\nPhotographer: Neil Gust.\nIn a world full of self-pitying shoegazer troubadours celebrated for their own misery, Elliot Smith stands apart from the pack. At the time of this release, who could have guessed that this unassuming songpoet, with his hushed songs of alienation and turmoil, would receive national attention in a few scant years? The seeds of greatness that Elliot Smith would soon achieve are prominent on ROMAN CANDLE, his first full-length release. From the opening title track, it is apparent that Smith is not your average sadcore moper. He may shy away from the gaze of the crowd, but there is a fiery defiance inherent in his songs that transcends self-pity. The all-acoustic, Nick Drake-like format here would in due time be replaced by full-on, Brian Wilson-influenced production, making it all the more endearing in retrospect.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: Standard Jewel Case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JITRE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 04\/06\/2010\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elliott Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44589008650473,"sku":"47L340-CH2T-00","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/elliott-smith-roman-candle_bbVMK.jpg?v=1744931288"},{"product_id":"elliott-smith-roman-candle-1","title":"| Roman Candle (LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003eKill Rock Stars is proud to re-issue Roman Candle, Elliott Smiths first solo album, originally released on Portlands Cavity Search Records in 1994. Roman Candle is now remastered for the re-release by Roger Seibel (SAE) and Larry Crane, editor of Tape Op Magazine and archivist for Elliott's family. Roman Candle had quite an impact on Slim Moon, Kill Rock Stars'founder: \"In 1994, I had been asked to be on this five-person solo-act tour called Pop Chord with Tammy Watson, Carrie Akre, Sean Croghan and Elliott Smith. The first night at the Crocodile in Seattle, I didn't pay too much attention and people talked all thru Elliott's set. Sean Croghan got up next and said \"all of you people who just talked through Elliott's set are bummed because you just missed something very, very special.\" The next night of the tour, at The Bottom Of The Hill in San Francisco, I listened very closely to Elliott's set, and it was basically one of those lifechanging moments. Instead of watching the rest of the performers, I went out to the tour van and popped Roman Candle into the player, and listened to it on endless repeat for the rest of the evening and beyond. It completely blew my mind. 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Exclusive to Independent Record Stores.\n\nA1 Needle In The Hay \r A2 Christian Brothers \r A3 Clementine \r A4 Southern Belle \r A5 Single File \r A6 Coming Up Roses \r B1 Satellite \r B2 Alphabet Town \r B3 St. Ides Heaven \r B4 Good To Go \r B5 The White Lady Loves You More \r B6 The Biggest Lie\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: LP Deep Purple Vinyl, 25th Anniversary Remaster [w\/ download card]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JITRE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 09\/24\/2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elliott Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44589195493609,"sku":"VVN9P8-9X01-00","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/Elliott-Smith-Elliott-Smith-25th-Anniversary-Remaster-Indie-Exclusive-Purple_3gXK0.jpg?v=1740965741"},{"product_id":"elliott-smith-either-or","title":"EITHER \/ OR","description":"This singer\/songwriter can say more with a whisper than most folks can with a scream. The gently insinuating despair of Smith's work communicates volumes about the heartbreak and alienation that is the bane of 20th century boys with too much time on their hands. Smith's day job fronting the aggressive post-punk band Heatmiser provides him with the necessary yang to produce the quiet, evocative yin of his solo work.\nOn EITHER\/OR, Smith observes a production ethic that retains a lo-fi looseness without sacrificing any sonic clarity. His songs of loss and loneliness have the broken-poet aura of Smog or Mark Eitzel, but he offsets the gloom with a hatful of damnably catchy melodies and progressions, turning suffering into pop and making it signify.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: 2CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JITRE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 03\/10\/2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elliott Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44589333250281,"sku":"G2WJD4-H3G1-00","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/elliott-smith-either-or_8FsvB.jpg?v=1744936012"},{"product_id":"elliott-smith-xo-explicit-content","title":"XO [Explicit Content]","description":"Personnel: Elliott Smith; Rob Schnapf (guitar); Farhad Behroozi, Russel Cantor, Pamela Dealmeida, Waldemar Dealmeida, Henry Ferber, Jerrod Goodman, Peter Hatch, Raymond Tischer II (strings); Bruce Escovitz (flute, baritone saxophone, bass); Roy Poper (trumpet); R. James Atkinson (French horn); Jon Brion (chamberlain, vibraphone); Joey Waronker (drums); Tom Rothrock (drum loop).\r\nProducers: Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf, Elliot Smith.\r\nEngineers: Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf, Elliot Smith, Larry Crane.\r\nRecorded at Sunset Sound, Sound Factory, Ocean Way, Sonora, Los Angeles, California; Jackpot!, Portland, Oregon.\r\nThe Cinderella-esque climb from lo-fi indie cult artist to Grammy nominee\/major label darling must have been a perilous one for Smith, who makes the leap to the big time here after three well-regarded albums on small labels. He's lost none of his bite, though. The production values on XO may be slightly higher, but Smith's vision remains undiluted.\r\nThe production, centered around acoustic guitar augmented by keyboards and lush vocal harmonies, recalls pop icons like the Beach Boys (especially on the closing acapella cut), Beatles and Big Star, but this is no sunny Cali-pop album. Leavening the instrumental brightness are Smith's Nick Drake-ish whisper and his thoroughly downcast lyrics, which cast him squarely in the Mark Eitzel\/Smog camp of unrelenting self-effacement and misery. The combination of Smith's internal angst and his melodic pop constructions makes for a compelling artistic tension.","brand":"Elliott Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44589696352489,"sku":"9QJFL6-9558-00","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/elliott-smith-xo-explicit-content_7XvmJ.jpg?v=1745873159"},{"product_id":"elliott-smith-from-a-basement-on-the-hill","title":"From a Basement on the Hill","description":"From A Basement On The Hill  is Smiths final recording and finds Smith returning to an edgier, guitar-driven sound, alongside his trademark heart-rending balladry. From a Basement on the Hill was originally released on October 19, 2004 on ANTI- Records and is now proudly re-issued by Kill Rock Stars - now home of all of Elliott's indie releases.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: 2LP [w\/ download card]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JITRE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 04\/6\/2010\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elliott Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44590527021289,"sku":"JOMFNQ-SOIQ-00","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/Elliott-Smith--From-a-Basement-on-the-Hill_T8O9p.jpg?v=1759452936"},{"product_id":"elliott-smith-from-a-basement-on-the-hill-1","title":"From A Basement On The Hill","description":"Elliott Smith's death in 2003 left a cavernous hole in the world of popular music. Tender, intimate, and painfully honest, the songs in Smith's catalogue capture the fragility of human existence with rare, breathtaking beauty. On his first posthumous release, Smith reaffirms his status as an extraordinarily gifted artist, giving fans yet another reason to mourn his tragic loss.\nConceived as an ambitious double album, FROM A BASEMENT ON THE HILL was ultimately narrowed down to 15 tracks by Smith's close friends, producer Rob Schnapf (Beck's MELLOW GOLD, Smith's X\/O) and musician Joanna Bolme (the Minders, Stephen Malkmus \u0026amp; the Jicks). The result is a heartbreaking collection of songs that plays like a retrospective of Smith's entire career. \"Strung Out Again\" reflects the early edge of ROMAN CANDLE; \"Last Hour\" recalls the bittersweet melodies of ELLIOTT SMITH; \"A Fond Farewell\" is a sad anthem in the tradition of EITHER\/OR; \"Shooting Star\" employs the more polished sound of X\/O; and \"Don't Go Down\" is an extension of the more electrified FIGURE 8. Of course, the most haunting aspect of FROM A BASEMENT ON THE HILL is the lyrical content, which is impossible to hear without placing it in the context of Smith's untimely passing.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JITRE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 04\/06\/2010\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elliott Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44594536481001,"sku":"734PPU-F474-00","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/elliott-smith-from-a-basement-on-the-hill_zadNK.jpg?v=1759452845"},{"product_id":"elliott-smith-elliott-smith-1","title":"Elliott Smith","description":"Personnel: Elliott Smith (vocals, acoustic guitar); Rebecca Gates (vocals); Neil Gust (guitar).\nRecorded at Leslie's and Tony's houses, Portland, Oregon in January and February 1995.\nOregon-based Elliot Smith was a long shot underdog for commercial success. A decidedly grim-natured whisperer, Smith is the antithesis of Oregon's celebrated grunge scene. He eschews fuzz-laden power chords and rhythmic sludge for stark acoustics and hushed intensity. The quiet force of this release is deceptively low key. Underneath the stark and fragile beauty, Smith seethes with steely determination. The tightly wound claustrophobia is relieved by his unerring melodic sense. The album's best songs (\"Needle in the Hay,\" \"St. Ides Heaven,\" and \"Killing the Southern Belle\") are littered with addicts, drunks, bitterness, and isolation; but Smith's tunefulness lifts the album toward a disturbing beauty.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JITRE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 05\/01\/2009\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elliott Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44595166707945,"sku":"LY13B8-0PYG-00","price":29.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/elliott-smith-elliott-smith_EMgHW.jpg?v=1759064337"},{"product_id":"elliott-smith-either-or-180g","title":"Either\/Or (180G)","description":"This singer\/songwriter can say more with a whisper than most folks can with a scream. The gently insinuating despair of Smith's work communicates volumes about the heartbreak and alienation that is the bane of 20th century boys with too much time on their hands. Smith's day job fronting the aggressive post-punk band Heatmiser provides him with the necessary yang to produce the quiet, evocative yin of his solo work.\nOn EITHER\/OR, Smith observes a production ethic that retains a lo-fi looseness without sacrificing any sonic clarity. 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The majority of the 24 tracks on NEW MOON are solo home recordings featuring only Smith's voice and guitar, most of them recorded between 1994 and 1998 as Smith was leaving the band Heatmiser for his solo career. Given that Smith's solo albums, prior to his major label debut, FIGURE EIGHT, were themselves mostly lo-fi acoustic solo recordings, there is little difference between these quiet, haunted tunes and his proper albums of the time. NEW MOON even includes a very early version of \"Miss Misery,\" the song that garnered Smith an Academy Award nomination after it appeared in the film GOOD WILL HUNTING. Compiled and produced by Larry Crane, who was a friend and creative partner of Smith's through much of his career, NEW MOON is not a cynical plundering of the vaults, but a well-chosen collection of solid material that fans will want to hear.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: 2LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRSD Date: DDD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JITRE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 05\/01\/2009\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elliott Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44598747234537,"sku":"IKPGJN-UI8C-00","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/elliott-smith-new-moon-2-lps_TfJrr.jpg?v=1744921847"},{"product_id":"elliott-smith-introduction-to-elliott-smith","title":"INTRODUCTION TO ELLIOTT SMITH","description":"Elliott Smith's tragic death in 2003 left a gaping wound in the indie rock community. There weren't many singer\/songwriter\/producers around who could make music so raw and honest, so personal and universal, that it could touch you no matter how it was presented. Just Smith and a four-track in his bedroom or sitting behind the piano at Abbey Road, it didn't matter. His songs meant a lot to a lot of people and his records have become treasured parts of people's lives. This collection gathers up songs from throughout his career, taking tracks from each of Smith's albums and the two posthumous compilations that were released. The songs are extremely well chosen and give a glimpse of Smith both as a harrowingly honest writer and an amazingly gifted creator of memorable pop songs. It's a fine starting point for someone looking to discover Smith, but even if you have all his albums, it serves as a greatest-hits collection of sorts and only confirms just how awful not having him here truly is. ~ Tim Sendra\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JITRE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 11\/02\/2010\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elliott Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44598817882345,"sku":"OOY39T-208R-00","price":22.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/elliott-smith-introduction-to-elliott-smith_Agpy9.jpg?v=1759190273"},{"product_id":"elliott-smith-roman-candle-180g","title":"Roman Candle 180G","description":"Personnel includes: Elliott Smith (vocals); Pete Krebs (snare drum); Kid Tulsa (snare, cymbal).\nIn a world full of self-pitying shoegazer troubadours celebrated for their own misery, Elliot Smith stands apart from the pack. At the time of this release, who could have guessed that this unassuming songpoet, with his hushed songs of alienation and turmoil, would receive national attention in a few scant years? The seeds of greatness that Elliot Smith would soon achieve are prominent on ROMAN CANDLE, his first full-length release. From the opening title track, it is apparent that Smith is not your average sadcore moper. He may shy away from the gaze of the crowd, but there is a fiery defiance inherent in his songs that transcends self-pity. 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Like Nick Drake before him, Smith has the ability to conjure beautifully poignant pathos, wrapping it in an elaborately arranged package worthy of a George Martin or Brian Wilson. Working with Beck\/Foo Fighters producer Rob Schnapf, Smith uses Abbey Road Studios for some of these sessions, dressing up his tortured lyrics with orchestral arrangements that avoid any hint of mawkishness.\nWhether mourning a busted-up romance in \"Everything Reminds Me Of Her,\" shying away from love on \"In the Lost and Found (Honky Bach),\" or burrowing into their own isolation with \"Can't Make A Sound,\" Smith's angelic vocals and harmonies recall CSN before their creative meter ran out. 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To commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of Elliott Smith, Kill Rock Stars is releasing a special deluxe package, which includes a new remastering of the original record; a coffee table book of previously unseen photographs by JJ Gonson with handwritten lyrics, reminiscences from Smith’s friends and colleagues, and previously unseen photographs; and a bonus disc documenting the earliest known recording of Smith performing as a solo act. 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