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Elliott Smith

Reviews

(9)

XO

Elliott Smith

By Jayson Greene

July 30, 2023

Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith

By Sam Sodomsky

May 24, 2020

Either/Or: Expanded Edition

Elliott Smith

Best New Reissue

By Matt LeMay

March 7, 2017

Heaven Adores You Soundtrack

Elliott Smith

By Jayson Greene

February 10, 2016

An Introduction To...

Elliott Smith

Best New Reissue

By Mark Pytlik

November 2, 2010

Roman Candle / From a Basement on the Hill

Elliott Smith

By Jayson Greene

March 29, 2010

New Moon

Elliott Smith

By Matt LeMay

May 9, 2007

From a Basement on the Hill

Elliott Smith

By Amanda Petrusich

October 17, 2004

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

By Ryan Schreiber

March 31, 2000

Tracks

(4)

“I Figured You Out”

Elliott Smith

By Sam Sodomsky

January 4, 2017

"Punch and Judy (Alternate Version)"

Elliott Smith

By Jenn Pelly

August 9, 2012

"Alameda (Alternate Version)"

Elliott Smith

By Jenn Pelly

August 2, 2012

"Cecilia/Amanda"

Elliott Smith

By Marc Hogan

January 6, 2010

Features

(18)

Elliott Smith Like You’ve Never Heard Him Before

By Pitchfork

July 6, 2023

The Untold Story of Elliott Smith’s Teenage Band

By Jayson Greene

March 2, 2023

The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s

By Pitchfork

September 28, 2022

The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s

By Pitchfork

September 27, 2022

The 200 Most Important Artists of Pitchfork’s First 25 Years

By Pitchfork

October 4, 2021

What Music Can Never Do

By Jayson Greene

June 11, 2019

The 50 Best Movie Soundtracks of All Time

By Pitchfork

February 19, 2019

The 50 Best Albums of 1998

By Pitchfork

February 12, 2018

The 50 Best Indie Rock Albums of the Pacific Northwest

By Pitchfork

September 6, 2016

Class Clowns

By Mike Powell

June 6, 2014

Keep the Things You Forgot: An Elliott Smith Oral History

By Jayson Greene

October 21, 2013

15 Writers/15 Songs

By Pitchfork

August 14, 2011

SHOW ALL Features

The Pitch

(6)

When It Comes to Celebrating Music, the Oscars Are as Bad as the Grammys

By Judy Berman

March 5, 2018

9 Pitchfork Staffers on the Best Soundtracks in Need of Reissues

By Pitchfork

June 16, 2017

5 Excellent Elliott Smith Bootlegs You Can Download Legally

By Tyler Wilcox

March 1, 2017

10 Great, Old Concerts You Can (Legally) Stream in High Quality

By Tyler Wilcox

June 19, 2016

Heaven Adores You: The Darkness and Light of Elliott Smith

By Jayson Greene

October 10, 2014

In Brooklyn, an Elliott Smith Tribute

By Jenn Pelly

October 22, 2013

News

(50+)

Elliott Smith’s Heatmiser Get New Third Man Rarities Album

By Hattie Lindert

August 15, 2023

Listen to Elliott Smith Covers by Marissa Nadler, Martin Courtney, More

By Jazz Monroe

February 15, 2021

Listen to “Some Song” From New Archival Elliott Smith Live Album

By Eric Torres

June 30, 2020

Elliott Smith Expanded 25th Anniversary Reissue With New Live Album Announced

By Evan Minsker

May 21, 2020

Elliott Smith’s XO and Figure 8 Get 50th Birthday Deluxe Editions: Listen

By Noah Yoo

August 6, 2019

Vanessa Carlton Covers Elliott Smith’s “Needle in the Hay”: Listen

By Amanda Wicks

July 19, 2018

L.A. Bar That Disfigured Elliott Smith Figure 8 Mural Goes Out of Business

By Braudie Blais-Billie

March 28, 2018

Hear Elliott Smith’s Unreleased Live Version of “Pretty (Ugly Before)” From New Planned Parenthood Comp

By Noah Yoo

May 5, 2017

Elliott Smith’s XO and Figure 8 Get Vinyl Reissues

By Sheldon Pearce

April 6, 2017

New Elliott Smith Podcast Features Flaming Lips, Jack Black, Gus Van Sant, Anderson Cooper, More

By Sheldon Pearce

February 2, 2017

Listen to an Unreleased Version of Elliott Smith’s “Angeles”

By Matthew Strauss

January 24, 2017

Listen to Unreleased Elliott Smith Song “I Figured You Out” From New Either/Or Reissue

By Jazz Monroe

January 4, 2017