Elliott Smith Either / Or (Gatefold LP Jacket, Expanded Version) (2 Lp's) 5/5/17

Elliott Smith Either / Or (Gatefold LP Jacket, Expanded Version) (2 Lp's) 5/5/17This singer songwriter can say more with a whisper than most folks can with a scream. The gently insinuating despair of Smith's work communicates volumes about the heartbreak and alienation that is the bane of 20th century boys with too much time on their hands. Smith's day job fronting the aggressive post punk band Heatmiser provides him with the necessary yang to produce the quiet, evocative yin of his solo work. On EITHER OR, Smith observes a

funky masterpiece

The reflective cello solo with swelling strings at the heart of “Pastoral Walk 1” ensure this track is aptly titled

returns with some of his finest work

Masters of mood that they are

This Is All Pretend feels like a band who has reconstructed itself

Native to the S

Yerushal·yim 10

Never Without You

Mall Goth 10

as well as his solo work with tracks including "Dancin in the Key of Life

and produced innovative releases including their instalment of their ‘Fabric Presents’ DJ mix series and collaborations with Joy Orbison

the band quickly made waves in the local scene with what Austin Monthly called “youthful moxie that’s never sounded so good