Hope everyone had a wonderful and Merry Christmas. Things went great here in the Nati, looking forward to New Years. I have some goodness to share today in the form of an Elliott Smith tribute album I got a chance to preview recently. Some very nice tracks on it dedicated to the late great E. Smith, one of the better singer songwriters the indie scene has ever known. Enjoy these songs dedicated to Elliott from artists that knew him while he lived in the city of Portland, Oregon. The album will be released in early February on Portland-based independent label Expunged Records. Ten percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Elliott Smith Foundation’s charity, “Free Arts for Abused Children”.
1)The Decemberists – Clementine
2) Helio Sequence – Satellite
3)The Thermals – Ballad of Big Nothing
4) Crosstide – Angeles
5) Amelia – Between the Bars
6) Dolorean – The Biggest Lie
7) Sexton Blake – Rose Parade
Swords – I Didn¹t Understand
9) Sean Croghan – High Times (previously unreleased track)
10) Lifesavas – Happiness
11) Jeff Trott  Wouldn¹t Mama Be Proud
12) Society of People of Ambiance and Elegance – Speed Trials
13) To Live and Die in LA – Kings Crossing
14) We Are Telephone – Division Days
15) Eric Matthews – Needle in the Hay
Dec 27, 2005Sweet! Thanks to Chad from Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands for pointing out that these two tracks are available.
Dec 27, 2005Big Thanks!!awesomeometer
Dec 27, 2005Very nice, how’s the CD as a whole? You picked 2/4 of the tracks I’m most interested in. The other 2 would be Helio Sequence and Dolorean, how are they?
Dec 27, 2005Sheesh, talk about a drastic departure for The Thermals!!!
Dec 27, 2005Eric Matthews??? I thought he had totally disappeared! Cool!
Dec 31, 2005thanks for the thermals track! were you able to find a website for the label expunged records or an official place to buy the album? i couldn’t find one for my post.
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Thank you – what a great way to start the day…