Hovvdy Record Review

Cranberry (Double Double Whammy)

"...forefront of nostalgic fuzziness. That gentle melancholy often conjures Elliott Smith, particularly "Petal," with Taylor's wistful refrain, "I had..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Music Feature by Libby Webster

The Return of Jack Wilson

New video precedes long deferred third LP

"...year prior, but noted that the sophomore effort recalled Elliott Smith, Sufjan Stevens, and even Brian Wilson and complimented..."

Dec. 12, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Lomelda

"...her older brother's untrue but mythical tale of meeting Elliott Smith, ending with a question for the canonized songwriter...."

Oct. 20, 2017 Music Review by Rachel Rascoe

ACL Review: Julien Baker

Stilling singer-songwriter takes on Die Antwoord

"...incisive melancholy and guitar-driven songs have drawn comparisons to Elliott Smith, but the ache in her wail elevates her..."

Oct. 1, 2016 Music Post by Libby Webster

The Que Pastas

"...slowed – would become a balladic waltz evocative of Elliott Smith. Ditto for the chamber finesse of "Saturday Morning,"..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Public Notice

Privatize, privatize, dance to the music

"...of this documentary about the life and music of Elliott Smith, Wed., May 20, at 7:30pm at the North..."

May 15, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Friday Showcases

Korea, Japan, Spain, Africa – see the world from single showcases

"...stripped-down, empty-space folk à la Iron & Wine and Elliott Smith, which is the exact opposite of Heo's dreamy,..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Grace London

"...throughout the disc's 36 minutes, the singer musing about Elliott Smith in the same breath as a childlike Star..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Music Review by Neph Basedow

Foodie Kits Available Right Meow

It's time: Emancipet's 5th Annual Sit Stay Day

"...love sits at home missing you and listening to Elliott Smith. Whatever the case, Emancipet’s fifth annual Sit Stay..."

Jan. 22, 2015 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Danny Malone

Last Texas Platters of 2014

"...effort, Speeddreamer takes lessons from the demure picking of Elliott Smith in songs such as "Limbo," a sensibility he..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Music Review by Abby Johnston

Radio Coffee Beer & Folk

Native son Jack Wilson, behind the bar and onstage

"...While attending UT he discovered his biggest influences in Elliott Smith, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks,..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

First Look: Figure 8 Coffee Purveyors

It takes a village to build a shop

"...suggestion – it's a nod to the late musician Elliott Smith’s last studio album, but it has since taken..."

Aug. 12, 2014 Food Post by Amira Jensen

Joanna Barbera’s Seven-Year Itch

On tour, in video, and at Holy Mountain tonight!

"...on artists that marked her early musical education – Elliott Smith, Cat Power, PJ Harvey – rather than the..."

March 27, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

The Q&A Hole: What's the Best Thing They Got for Christmas?

And what's the best thing they gave? Nine citizens answer.

"...the main characters both have, a line of an Elliott Smith song: "The moon is a light bulb breaking."..."

Jan. 1, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

ACL Interview: Grace London

The rise and return of the local classicist and prodigy

"...like Beyonce, Die Antwoord, Neutral Milk Hotel, and the Smiths. I think I’ll always be endlessly inspired by Jack..."

Oct. 1, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Jack Wilson

"...aftermath. The results are a chamber pop that recalls Elliott Smith, Sufjan Stevens, and even Brian Wilson. Lush harmonies,..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

The National

"...("Don't Swallow the Cap") to Blue Velvet ("Humiliation") and Elliott Smith's "Needle in the Hay" ("Fireproof"). Likewise, Berninger turns..."

July 5, 2013 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Enrico Rava

"...O'Riley Plays Radiohead (plus follow-ups Home to Oblivion: An Elliott Smith Tribute and Second Grace: The Music of Nick..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Watts Up: Reggie!

Hair explosion at busy Downtown theatre this weekend

"...dead performers? [laughs] Like, a holographic Kurt Cobain, holographic Elliott Smith? No, that's getting into a weird territory for..."

May 21, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Thursday blurbs slim down from the Wednesday bloat

"...narratives float in a melancholic air that harmonizes with Elliott Smith's emotional pop pull. – Doug Freeman Bambarabanda..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

SXSW Friday Showcases

Friday night's SX showcases are bar-the-door-Katy good

"...Vollebekk (9pm) has been compared to Nick Drake and Elliott Smith. Debut LP Inland, recorded in Iceland and reissued..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Ron Sexsmith

Thursday

"...Ron SexsmithLong Player Late Bloomer (Ronboy Rhymes)..."

March 18, 2011 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Ray Davies

SXSW showcase reviews

"...Girl" (Rushmore). Finally, the 88s, who backed the late Elliott Smith before joining this survivor on tour, joined Davies..."

March 19, 2010 Music Review by Dan Oko

deEP end

deEP end

"...especially in light of the stark subtlety of the Elliott Smith-esque "Laundromat." Named after a Lester Bangs line, Austin's..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Music Review by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Explosions in the Sky commemorates the Fourth of July, Harlem signs with Matador, floating down to Whitewater on the Horseshoe, and paying tribute to Sky Sunlight Saxon and the King of Pop

"...week from Ashley Welch, the sister of the late songsmith Elliott Smith, via the sale of his used '99..."

July 3, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Boat People

Buffalo Billiards

"...which has perhaps wrongly been compared to the Shins, Elliott Smith, and the Decemberists, opened with big vocals and..."

March 20, 2009 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

Saturday Picks

"...I'd probably be, lyrically, Talib Kweli." Kweli's latest, Eardrum (Blacksmith/Warner Bros.), is uneven but shows why he's considered the..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Instruments of Science & Technology

Richard Swift teaches the kids how it's done

"...new American singer-songwriter to match the maturity of Ron Sexsmith and the imagery of Rufus Wainwright. He nearly replaced..."

Jan. 24, 2008 Music Post by Darcie Stevens

Collective Wisdom

The Tonewheel Collective spins off Austin's indie scene of tomorrow

"...continuing the seasonal cycle begun with last year's poignant, Elliott Smith-styled Falls, finds Van Fleet experimenting with more electronic..."

May 11, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Robert Gomez

"...lush indie-atmospherics of his aptly titled 2005 debut, Etherville. Elliott Smith's quietly crafted pathos saturates the songs throughout, aided..."

April 20, 2007 Music Review by Doug Freeman

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