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July 15, 2004

Elliott Smith News

I've been on an Elliott Smith kick since Eliza put "Waltz #2" on repeat earlier this week.

Today Anti-Records revealed that the beloved folkie's final album From a Basement on the Hill will be released October 19, nearly a year to the day after his suicide. More info can be found at MTV News and NY Times.

Madeleine Peyroux is an up-and-coming musician who sounds like Billie Holiday. A few years ago she was a street musician in Paris. Peyroux's sophomore disc Careless Love comes out this September on Rounder Records and includes covers of Dylan, Leonard Cohen ... and Elliott Smith. Enjoy:

Madeleine Peyroux - "Between The Bars"

Posted at 6:50 PM




14 Comments

Madeleine Peyroux can't be only 22; she's been playing at the club I book for more than 8 years... I think the bio you have is a bit outdated. So she might not get child-prodigy points, but she's still pretty damn good.

Posted by: Brian Winters at 07/15/04 8:30 PM | Reply
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waltz #2! i can't even tell you how much i adore that song.

Posted by: cindy loo-hoo at 07/15/04 8:51 PM | Reply
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Brian, you're right -- she's 32. Oops.

Posted by: stereogum at 07/16/04 1:03 AM | Reply
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pretty song. thanks for posting it.

Posted by: nm at 07/16/04 10:08 AM | Reply
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Whoa, I was just listening to Gloomy Sunday (Billie Holiday)yesterday and Madeleine Peyroux does sound uncannily like her in her lower registers- this is the first time i have heard her. Cool song, like Holiday doing a down tempo alternative track.

Posted by: Ellogoods at 07/16/04 10:26 AM | Reply
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Elliot smith fucking rocks. It sucks that he committed sucicide. His first album will forever be on my record rotation.

Posted by: god at 07/16/04 10:28 AM | Reply
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XO is more bovs than robvs.

Best album of 98?

At least a strong contender.

Posted by: gorilla at 07/16/04 11:03 AM | Reply
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lovely, lovely song.

Posted by: laurie at 07/18/04 5:30 PM | Reply
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i used to love madeleine peyroux!!! i got her debut album when it first came out years ago. i haven't listened to it in ages - thanks for reminding me! i should bust it out again, or add it to ze i-pod at least...

Posted by: laura at 07/19/04 12:12 PM | Reply
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Soooooo good.

So good, in fact, that it just made my great aunt make Tylenols in her trousers. Bovs or barfs. You decide, mates.

Posted by: j.t. at 07/19/04 6:47 PM | Reply
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it's not certain Elliott's death was a suicide. the investigation is still underway, nine months after the event.

Posted by: c.j. at 07/21/04 3:20 PM | Reply
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a good friend of mine brought a colour called "Elliott Smith" in my life ..... I love "waltz #2", too...

Posted by: t.s. at 07/29/04 10:16 AM | Reply
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family boy - parenting articles.

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Veteran game show host Bob Barker is stepping down from hosting The Price is Right after 35 years...

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