Elliott Smith - Figure 8

Deluxe 180-gram double LP

His second release for the Dreamworks label, and fifth overall, Figure 8 is a lush and beautifully melancholy collection of pop songs. Gone is the intimate lo-fi feel of his Kill Rock Stars albums, replaced by intricate arrangements and orchestration. One gets the feeling that the sound of his earlier work was not by choice but by economic necessity and Smith was now, with a major label budget and backing, able to establish himself as a pop craftsman on par with Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney. Deluxe 180-gram vinyl reissue.

1. Son Of Sam

2. Somebody That I Used To Know

3. Junk Bond Trader

4. Everything Reminds Me Of Her

5. Everything Means Nothing To Me

6. LA

7. In The Lost & Found (Honky Bach) / The Roost

8. Stupidity Tries

9. Easy Way Out

10. Wouldn't Mama Be Proud?

11. Color Bars

12. Happiness

13. The Gondola Man

14. Pretty Mary K

15. I Better Be Quiet Now

16. Can't Make A Sound

17. Bye

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