![]() ![]() ![]() And so, here are the 12 best songs by Elliott Smith. We should’ve had so much more from Smith but what we do have is more than enough to make him a permanent addition to the classics. This list also takes into consideration songs from his three posthumous releases, even though they may not have been fully completed. Over the course of his too-short career, Smith released five solo albums. Yet, like his British counterpart, Smith suffered often-debilitating addictions that yielded some of the most vulnerable music of the era, but also inconsistent live performances. Smith followed in the lineage of folk-ish singers like Harry Nilsson and Nick Drake by blending melodic sensibilities that bowed to the Beatles with lyrics that eschewed popular convention. But the main reason Smith has endured is because of his impeccable craftsmanship all across his catalog and extending deep into his archives of material unreleased in his lifetime. Thanks in part to the loving curation of the label Kill Rock Stars, a few interesting biographies, covers of his work by prominent artists and a stirring documentary Elliott Smith: Heaven Adores You, released last year, more and more sad souls have discovered Smith’s emotionally revealing music. With each passing year since his tragic death in 2003, Elliott Smith’s stature has continued to grow. ![]()
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