It’s a Friday Mix

mp3: “Hurricane” – Emily Rodgers
“…I haven’t asked too much of love…”
Album: Bright Day
Emily Rodgers-MySpace

mp3: “Twilight” – Elliott Smith
Apparently Kill Rock Stars is releasing a couple remastered Elliott Smith albums this Spring. While trying to find a link to those albums I found a couple more mp3s to share. I wish that I had known about Elliott and his music before he decided to leave this world. Actually, I wish he hadn’t made that choice in the first place. I am sure that he still had a lot of music left to share.
Album: “From a Basement on the Hill”

mp3: “Between the Bars” – Elliott Smith
Album: Either/Or

mp3: “Angel in the Snow” – Elliott Smith
Album: New Moon

Here are links to Kill Rock Stars upcoming Elliott Smith releases:
Buy (pre-order, to be released April 9th): Roman Candle
Buy (pre-order, to be released April 9th): From a Basement on the Hill

And here is a recently released video from a favorite of ours. KiD CuDi!! Starr and I have both admitted recently  that we can’t get enough of his music!!

“Pursuit of Happiness” – KiD CuDi featuring MGMT and Ratatat
KiD CuDi-MySpace

A Saturday Mix

mp3: “Cecilia/Amanda” – Elliott Smith
Unreleased, but provided recently by Kill Rock Stars in anticipation/celebration of their reissuing of Elliott Smith’s 1994 debut album Roman Candle and 2004 posthumous LP From a Basement on the Hill on April 6th, 2010.

mp3: “For You” – Sharon Van Etten
Buy the album directly from the artist: Because I Was in Love
Sharon Van Etten-MySpace

mp3: “Numbers Don’t Lie” – The Mynabirds
Album will be released April 27, 2010: What We Lose in the Fire, We Gain in the Flood
The Mynabirds-MySpace

mp3: “Nervous” – Tessitura
Album: On The Importance of Being Confused available for free download at the link.

mp3: “As Long as We’re Together” – Andrew Morgan
Album: Please Kid Remember
Andrew Morgan-MySpace

Speaking of Minnesota

I stood outside this sunny, but cold, morning and took a deep breath. *sigh* I could smell it and feel it. I do miss Minnesota. The people, the towns, the green hills, all those lakes and trees.

I miss it a lot.

I’ve posted this video before, but I really do love it. Driving on snow packed streets these past few days reminded me of it. It is a fan video for Elliott Smith’s “Pitseleh” filmed in Minnesota.

“Pitseleh” – Elliott Smith
From the album: XO

Elliott Smith Revisited

Elliott Smith sings to my heart. Starr and I are both fans…I wish that he was still around making music.

Elliott

Demo:

“Stained Glass Eyes” – Elliott Smith

Some live covers:

“Black Bird (Beatles)” – Elliott Smith

“Jealous Guy (Lennon)” – Elliott Smith

“Give Me Love (Harrison)” – Elliott Smith

“For No One (Beatles)” – Elliott Smith

Sometimes you are just in an Elliott Smith mood…or at least I am…