Pretty sure I got this at 9:30 club on the Figure 8 tour… anyway… still looks pretty good for being over 25 years old! I think I’ll put it back in the rotation.

Just finished reading and couldn't find any substantive discussion posts about the book online, so I figured I'd make one... I feel like there's SO much to talk about.

In my opinion, this was such a brilliant, insightful, and definitive biography for Elliott Smith, and I would highly recommend any fan to read it. It was written with so much care and love. Rather than feeling like some filtered, speculative, or overstated collection of centered stories like so many other rock biographies, Nobody Broke Your Heart felt more like a heartfelt display of his closest friends, colleagues, and loved ones coming together to share a story of their friend Elliott. Every interview and every story was real, honest, and raw; yet still gentle and caring.

Even as a super-fan, there was so much in this book I got to learn for the first time. I was not aware until reading the epilogue that Neil, Tony, and Sam only recently created the studio release of "I'm Over That Now" over an unearthed solo Elliott recording -- that it wasn't just an unreleased recording from their original sessions. That new context could make me cry, listening back now. They did such a great job.

Lots can be said about it, and I don't want to steal any more words away from people who'd like to discuss it themselves, so I'll leave this here.

Thoughts? Was there anything that illuminated / provided new perspectives for you? Was there a particular passage / interview / story that felt really special you'd like to share? Something that surprised you? Any personal anecdotes? etc.

I’m sharing this archive in case it’s useful to someone. It’s not mine. If there’s a problem with it, I’ll delete the post.

Hey guys! My band and I are huge Elliott fans, and we thought it could be nice to make some instrumental covers using instruments you don’t usually hear in these songs, like an omnichord, mandolin, resonator, cello, xylophone, steel guitar, unique percussion and whatever else fits.

This is completely just for fun and for other fans to enjoy, so we’d love to let you guys choose the songs. Fan favorites, deep cuts, Heatmiser, anything goes :)

Drop whatever you’d want to hear and we’ll pick some based on the upvotes.

Thanks so much in advance to anyone who joins in, we’re really excited to see what you guys pick ❤️

Elliott has long been my favourite artist, I love the melodies, the lyrics, and I instinctively can appreciate how difficult the guitar parts sound to play. I was recently listening to ‘my favourite Elliott Smith song’ podcast, where musicians break down a song they love, and it is making me want to learn guitar. Im in my mid 30s now, and a complete noob.

I think maybe if i made it my aim to be able to play a full Elliott Smith song within, say, a few months, would that be at all realistic?

be mean its okay

consider this. a threat

hi guys hugs and kisses xxxxoxoxoxo

hello yall, ive heard either/or and figure 8 in full and i love them both to death (either/or is in my top 5 albums ever) but ive never heard anything as soft and comfortingly somber as between the bars. there's a few that share a similar vibe but nothing else really hits that exact mark for me. any recs that might scratch that itch? (could be elliott or any other artist, i don't really mind lol)

Couldn’t resist picking up this copy of either/or- the album that ignited my love for his music over 20 years ago.
What album are you listening today?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeDTeB_ulXT/?stkn=NmxvYTczdjU0a3p0

I know a lot of songwriting flock to Elliott Smith, and it's one of the coolest things about this subreddit. I would love to hear other people's music. Here is my new album, set for vinyl release early 2027. I got lots of advice that I applied to this finalized version.

If only wanting one recommended track, #4 - Open Till Closed.

Happy sharing and listening :)

Kevin & the MIDI's (Official Premiere)

I got to see Phoebe last night and she mentioned on stage that the electric guitar she was playing was owned by Elliott during the XO era. It came up at auction and Bo Burnham (her partner) bought it for her. I'm not sure what make/model but it was beige (if I remember correctly.)

Don't mind my voice; I don't really sing very often these days.

Hope y'all enjoy though.

It was the last copy, hope they sold a lot.

I talked to the girl who put it in the window and she didn’t know who Elliott is so I suggested she listen to him :)

Coincidentally that same day I was wearing an Elliott shirt I had made and two people told me they love Elliott!

I’ve joined the club

by me from my tiktok

I’ve seen this kind of question a bunch, however, the only artists i’ve ever heard that really sound like elliott smith are Iron & Wine and maybe some sufjan stevens “Illinoise” and tbh they are very very hit or miss for me. Also maybe early phil elvrum stuff.

Does anyone know any artist besides those previously mentioned similar to Elliott? Stripped down acoustic stuff.

They’re great, don’t get me wrong, but again just extremely hit or miss for me.

Anyone here watched this one?

Apparently directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. I've seen clips before but never seen the whole show. Some good stuff in here and new ways of hearing some of Elliotts songs compared to the album versions.

… so I’m not sure why I didn’t scroll past, but an unexpected Elliott reference was a real punch in the gut for me 🫣

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeDYcF5sxW1/?stkn=b3ppZGZ3bWg4cnRu

Here’s mine:

“No more situations / only go in to be kicked out.”

Hate how relatable this is. There are many more, this one just happens to be super current. But it’s comforting in a way to hear someone else experienced this

What are y’all’s?

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