There’s no such thing as a bad Elliott Smith album. They’re all somewhere between “really good” and “era defining.” Figure 8 holds special significance, however, as it was the final ...

Shortly after the release of his fifth studio album, Figure 8 — the last record he'd finish in his lifetime — Elliott Smith told a Boston Herald writer why he was so drawn to that titular ...

Really, though, there’s no wrong way to hear an Elliott Smith song, so it’s thrilling to get a taste of the Figure 8 and XO material in its most elemental state, as in the clip above. It’s a ...

The wall reached some kind of cult architectural status after the cover photo for Elliott Smith 2000 album ‘Figure 8’ was shot there and since Smith’s death in 2003, the old shop front has ...

To mark of the ninth anniversary of Elliott Smith’s death yesterday, a group called Punk Rock Marthas revamped the mural that was featured on the cover of Figure 8, the last album Smith released ...

Elliott Smith passed away in 2003, but if the legendary indie musician was still alive, he would have turned 50 years old today. ... 1998’s XO and 2000’s Figure 8, ...

Elliott Smith decided he wanted to make a career out of music when he first heard The Beatles’ White Album. In April 2000, he released an album called Figure 8 that seemed like his attempt to ...

Elliott Smith died nine years ago, on October 21, 2003. To mark the anniversary, a group called the Punk Rock Marthas restored the mural that appears on th Elliott Smith's 'Figure 8' Mural ...

“Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,” out Sept. 12, will reunite all the principals of the original cast, including Christopher ...

For the first time ever, Elliott Smith’s Figure 8 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition has been pressed on 3LP LIMITED EDITION COLORWAY Tri-Color Opaque White, Black, and Red “Figure 8 Mural Vinyl”.

Post-Millennial Masterpiece: “Easy Way Out,” a Typically Downcast Gem from Elliott Smith’s ‘Figure 8’ July 6, 2024 12:30 pm Remember When: Elliott Smith Broke Out While His Band Collapsed ...

Shortly after the release of his fifth studio album, Figure 8 — the last record he'd finish in his lifetime — Elliott Smith told a Boston Herald writer why he was so drawn to that titular ...