I can’t explain to you the heightened state of emotion I was in when I heard about this up and coming compilation album, New Moon, by Elliott Smith. Unfortunately with the passing of Elliott on October 21st, 2003 at the age of 34 no one ever thought they would hear a sound like his again. But they would, and it would be him, singing ever gently from the depths of his burial grounds with a guitar in hand and that soft voice that could touch our souls before touching our ears.
Sweet Adeline, the official fanpages for Elliott Smith, wrote the following:
We are so happy to help announce the release of the upcoming double cd of elliott’s music, new moon :) elliott’s family and kill rock stars were nice enough to send us the press release about the upcoming record and a previously unreleased photo of elliott to share. thank you to them for releasing more of elliott’s music! :) as you will read, the 2 disc record is coming out on may 8th of this year and features 24 of elliott’s songs (below is the tracklist) from the time he worked with kill rock stars. so here is the press release and picture that elliott’s family and kill rock stars were nice enough to share:
On May 8, 2007, Kill Rock Stars will release a double CD of music by Elliott Smith entitled New Moon. The album contains 24 songs recorded 1994-1997, a prolific time in Smith’s career, when he recorded his self-titled album and Either/Or (both also released by Kill Rock Stars). Arguably the most gifted song-writer of his generation, Elliott Smith produced a large body of work that includes five solo albums, as well as From a Basement on the Hill (2004), a collection of songs completed before his death in 2003. Like his other work, New Moon reflects the power of Smith’s ability to integrate rich, melodic music with poetic, multi-layered lyrics.The final mixing for the double cd was done by Larry Crane, who is the archivist for the estate of Elliott Smith A significant portion of proceeds from the album sales will go directly to Outside In, a Portland-based social service organization dedicated to providing diverse services for homeless youth and low-income adults. Elliott Smith died October 21, 2003, in his home in Los Angeles. To date the coroner has been unable to determine the cause of death, and the investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department remains open.
ELLIOTT SMITH
NEW MOON
(Kill Rock Stars)
Release date: May 8, 2007Disc 1
Angel In The Snow
Talking To Mary
High Times
New Monkey
Looking Over My Shoulder
Going Nowhere
Riot Coming
All Cleaned Out
First Timer
Go By
Miss Misery (early version)
ThirteenDisc 2
Georgia Georgia
Whatever (Folk Song in C)
Big Decision
Placeholder
New Disaster
Seen How Things Are Hard
Fear City
Either/Or
Pretty Mary K (other version)
Almost Over
See You Later
Half Right
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