My Favourite Elliott Smith Song
My Favourite Elliott Smith Song

My Favourite Elliott Smith Song

My Favourite Elliott Smith Song

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The premise of this podcast is very simple - in each episode, we speak to a famous fan of Elliott Smith's to discuss their favourite song of his and how they got into his music.

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S6 Ep12: Flyte
APR 17, 2024
S6 Ep12: Flyte
<div>Joining us for the final episode of the season are Will Taylor and Nick Hill of Flyte.<br> <br> Will and Nick are very talented songwriters based in London. As Flyte, they have released three studio albums so far - with their most recent record, called Flyte, coming out towards the end of last year. They've also worked with some well-known names too, including the likes of Madison Cunningham, Laura Marling and the actor <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo4EKdO_Y3c">Florence Pugh</a>. <br> <br> We first saw Will was an Elliott Smith fan when he listed the Elliott self-titled album as one of his all-time favourites. We then got in touch to set up this interview, which Nick very kindly joined. In it, we discuss that self-titled record, what Elliott Smith might have been like at school and their favourite song pick - which they seemed to both agree on without ever discussing it. <br> <br> Hope you enjoy listening to it! <br> <br> <strong>Extra things: </strong><br> <br> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/040SAslpJAljYm1TANiQJ2?si=9c78989773104181">Coming Up Roses by Elliott Smith </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4UL7fXSzk8">Coming Up Roses music video (which Will and Nick reference in the episode)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zKyKhlWno8">Losing You music video by Flyte (inspired by Coming Up Roses)</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1glJiMNSJKCrWRn27abpZd?si=5e2bcbac3079498d">Our episode with Ross Harris</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.flytetheband.com/">Flyte website</a></li> </ul> <div>My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong.<br> <br> <a href="https://www.myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com/">myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com</a> </div>
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S6 Ep11: Claire Rousay
APR 3, 2024
S6 Ep11: Claire Rousay
<div>Joining us today is Claire Rousay. <br> <br> Claire is a musician and composer based in Los Angeles. She describes her work as 'emo ambient' and is just preparing to release a new album, Sentiment, which is out later in April 2024. The record is a follow-up to Claire's last studio album Everything Perfect Is Already Here, which came out in 2022. <br> <br> Claire says she listens to Elliott Smith at least four days a week and, in this interview, we talk about her and her partner's shared Elliott passion, her song choice (which is a track we've never covered on the podcast before) and her 'what would Elliott do' approach to navigating the ethics of the music industry. <br> <br> Hope you enjoy listening!<br> <br> <strong>Extra things:<br> </strong><br> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://elliottsmith.bandcamp.com/track/new-monkey">New Monkey by Elliott Smith</a></li> <li><a href="https://elliottsmith.bandcamp.com/album/new-moon">New Moon by Elliott Smith </a></li> <li><a href="https://clairerousay.com/">Claire Rousay's website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stereogum.com/2250631/claire-rousay-head/music/">More on Claire's new album </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp5P0n7dANY">Between the Bars by Lisa Osborn and Seadog</a></li> </ul> <div>My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong.<br> <br> <a href="https://www.myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com/">myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com</a> </div>
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35 MIN
S6 Ep10: Mikaela Davis
MAR 20, 2024
S6 Ep10: Mikaela Davis
<div>Joining us for episode 10 of the season is musician, Mikaela Davis.<br> <br> Mikaela is a harpist and songwriter based in Catskill, New York. Mikaela credits Elliott Smith with helping 'spark' her professional music career, as it was her cover of Twilight that helped bring her to the attention of a booking agent while she was still a college student.<br> <br> She's now a firmly established artist with her 2023 album And Southern Star released to critical claim by Kill Rock Stars (in another Elliott parallel).<br> <br> In this interview, she discusses the enduring impact of that Twilight cover, Elliott Smith's classical sensibilities and her favourite song pick.<br> <br> <strong>Extra things:</strong><br> <br> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1qSwdmDJebYJFNv1DZ7k2j?si=7a88fc264dae4216">Half Right by Heatmiser</a></li> <li><a href="https://elliottsmith.bandcamp.com/track/half-right">Half Right by Elliott Smith</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjsFL_5Td_g">Twilight by Mikaela Davis</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2tNGQjcbRI">Half Right by Mikaela Davis </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mikaeladavis/">Follow Mikaela on Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17286770-torment-saint">Torment Saint (book) by WT Schultz</a></li> </ul> <div>My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong.<br> <br> <a href="https://www.myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com/">myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com</a> </div>
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32 MIN