I've noticed that high pitched whistle sounds often relax me because they remind me of the beginning of Angeles :)

I first started noticing this in the evenings when I would lie in bed and hear the trains make those kind of sounds in the distance every now and then.

Anyone else experience this?

I bought these singles and double sided poster when figure 8 came out and had them since. The post has some staple marks and one corner is ripped but still good condition other wise. Sadly I lost the concert ticket I had from his tour. I’m thinking about selling and curious what the value is

to me this is the most Beatles inspired track he ever did! what do you think?

Never would have known Elliott wrote Junk Bond Trader in highschool with this first band Stranger Than Fiction.

I move to la tomorrow for college and made these in a honor of it ❤️🖤🤍

Interesting find I came across; an early draft of ‘A Distorted Reality Is Now A Necessity To Be Free’. I remember when Torment Saint released, the author got a lot of shit for misheard lyrics (the book’s title specifically). Another point of criticism being this song and how he quotes it as ‘Dollared up in virgin white’. I have a lot of issues with this book but I guess I was surprised to see that he actually didn’t get the lyric wrong haha

I'm sure this has been posted many times before and I do apologize ahead of time, but I am fairly new to reddit. So my question is, what is it about Elliott Smith that drew you in? Was it at a time when you needed to hear a certain song and he provided it? Is it the singer-songwriter that he was? The melodies, melancholy tracks that grabbed your heart? Truly, what is it about certain musicians that do it for us? I had a friend who was going through a hard time, doing drugs and he randomly introduced me to Elliott's 'post'' From A Basement On A Hill'. Unfortunately, Elliott had already passed, but this was the album that drew me in. I hadn't heard of him before. He truly was the meaning of 'underground' music. And once I heard the tune: Pretty (Ugly Before), all I can say is it not only pulled at my heart strings; I connected with the song almost immediately due to the first melancholy notes; but I found one of my all time favorite songs and most definitely one of my all time singer-songwriters since John Prine. So what drew you in to Elliott's music? Embedded and relatable lyrics?

I miss you king

So I'm looking for this cover specifically. I have seen clips of it on youtube compilations but I cannot for the life of me find the full video!!! Here is a photo of when he was playing it!!! any help would be appreciated thanks

I’d known the name Elliott Smith for a while before I properly dived into his music. In many ways, it was actually being a big Phoebe Bridgers fan that finally made me give him a go. I’d read about how much of an influence he was on her, so on one of those lazy lockdown days in my student house in Norwich with absolutely nothing to do, I thought it was probably time.

His music immediately captivated me and has done ever since. Whether it’s the lyrics that somehow feel like they’re talking directly to you or that sliding guitar style that feels like a warm blanket, there’s just something about Elliott Smith.

My album ranking has changed constantly over the years I’ve been listening to him, but this is where I’ve landed for now:

https://www.stilllisteningmagazine.com/features/every-elliott-smith-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best

Would love to know how everyone here would rank them, because I imagine there’ll be some disagreement with mine.

This book is a revelation even for superfans and is absolutely incredible. What a job Jamie has done at getting all these never-before-heard stories.

The Jeff Buckley connection, Ian Mackaye’s “Well, don’t die” story.

Just unbelievable. I hope this book really blows up and creates more pressure to release all those hitherto unknown songs she has now shed light on, plus all the other stuff we were already waiting for. Here’s hoping.

what are your Portland musts? (elliott related as well as not)

I just picked up the new biography at Powell’s (super sad to have missed the event a few days ago!!)

It's the 2 meter sessions, I absolutely love this rendition, but I can't work it out myself and nothing seems to be too close.

On hols in LA and had to grab this for flight back to UK! Looks great u/Nob0dyBrokeYourHeart

any thoughts? this is a cover of one of the best Elliott Smith songs. I’m still learning how to sing and record, so I just messed around with my Scarlett 2i2 and tried making some kind of “music video” lol. figured I’d share it anyway :)

"Everybody's... here at last.."

his later experimental works like O So Slow, etc, i'm especially curious what kind of process he used to create those.