finetune artist: Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith started out as the leader of Portland-based alt-rock band Heatmiser, who made three mid-1990s albums achieving good reviews but disappointing sales. Eventually Smith reinvented himself as a solo singer-songwriter, and his first couple of albums were spare, acoustic, Nick Drake-like affairs full of exquisitely sad, melodic songs. The soundtrack to the 1997 film GOOD WILL HUNTING rocketed Smith to stardom in a dizzying flash, as the formerly unknown indie-rocker quickly found himself performing at the Oscars. With a bigger budget, Smith indulged his '60s jones, churning out Beatlesque albums of Baroque pop. His musical flame was sadly extinguished when the reportedly heroin-addicted songwriter committed suicide in 2003.

Listen to Elliott Smith at Finetune.

(2008) From A Basement On The Hill
(2005) Roman Candle
(2000) Figure 8
(1998) XO
(1997) Either/Or
(1995) Elliott Smith

Between the Bars
Miss Misery
Say Yes
Needle In the Hay
Waltz #2 (XO)

VALlewellyn on 2009-03-02 00:39:19.180:
Damn!! Why do some of the most talented of us decide to leave this mortal coil? Every song that I ever hear him sing is excellent! We are assaulted daily with a load of rubbish by long living jack asses, and here we are with shortlived genius. the way of the world, I guess.