The newly discovered records were recorded between 1985 and 1989 by Smith and his teenage bandsThe post Six albums recorded by Elliott Smith in high school surface online appeared first on NME.

Intense, fraught emotions coursed through Elliott Smith’s music. This is true of screamo as well, more or less definitionally. Still, the prospect of a screamo-based Elliott Smith tribute album feels extremely wild.

Kenny Becker’s LA-based Goon released their Elliott Smith-esque Paint By Numbers, Vol. 1 EP in February with the promise of a second volume eventually. Before that happens, Goon are dropping a completely separate EP. In response to the Supreme Court’s imminent reversal of Roe v. Wade, the band has released their Six Covers EP...

Taken from 'Letting Off The Happiness: A Companion', which is released in MayThe post Listen to Bright Eyes cover Elliott Smith’s ‘St. Ides Heaven’ for reissue series appeared first on NME.

Bright Eyes are about to embark on their first North American tour in 11 years, and they’re plotting out their Companion series, with the first of three — Letting Off The Happiness: A Companion — being released in May. Today, Bright Eyes are releasing a cover of Elliott Smith’s “St Ides Heaven,&a...