My Favourite Elliott Smith Song

Our guest today is the writer and podcaster, Merlin Mann. Merlin is the man(n) behind shows such as Do By Friday, Reconcilable Differences, Back to Work and Roderick on the Line, with a former guest on this show, John Roderick.He's also a big Elliott Smith fan too, and in this interview he talks about seeing him play live, how he still turns to his music when he's feeling vulnerable and we cover his favourite song choice as well.Our listener pick today comes from Steven Erskine in Arizona, USA. Extra things to look at / listen to: St Ides Heaven by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7ys1RkQ4DA2Olul6pHlO91?si=uXjv4YL4RauWsaTO2gJmwA Elliott Smith (self-titled album) on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0w0jXq1fLPMPCNsVmmxNnc?si=Oy_S59CLSgq3wVnzrkzSUw Lucky Three film by Jem Cohen: https://youtu.be/N1aLTnCja9Q Elliott plays St Ides Heaven live: https://youtu.be/_vMXtoC_LZ4 My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong.MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com

Actor Joe Gilgun shares his love for Elliott Smith's music and discusses multiple tracks that resonate with him. The conversation touches on the honesty of Smith's lyrics and why they connect with him. They explore substance abuse, addiction, emotional dependency, and the gratitude for Elliott Smith's impactful music.

Our guest today is Joan Wasser (aka Joan as Police Woman). Joan is a musician, who started off her career playing with several bands including the Dambuilders, Antony and the Johnsons and Those Bastard Souls. Since the early 2000s, Joan has principally released music as a successful solo artist, releasing five regular studio albums, plus an EP and a couple of collections of covers. She's lived in New York City since the '90s, and it's there she met Elliott Smith - playing the same shows and drinking in the same bars and clubs. She also toured with Elliott and even wrote a song about him, after seeing parallels between the reaction to his death and the death of her partner, the musician Jeff Buckley. In this chat, we talk about that track, we talk about touring with Elliott, and we also cover her favourite song choice too. The interview is followed by a listener pick, which today comes from Stephen Johnson. Extra things to look at / listen to: Wouldn't Mama Be Proud by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4GZRKea2czcuYBX2HhNNsI?si=1tOmsuUlQS6DyhPMKC0Wsg Figure 8 by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7DC0pE943VR5tAKIvQXHts?si=uljHTS7ESgmgmEgrd75s4g We Don't Own It by Joan as Police Woman on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4RxgC2IO98zIWrqhlqlnB8?si=rakZ0Z09QA6p8-8Ovwn4VA Joan plays We Don't Own It live in 2012: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP3njyeHOww My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley.  Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com

Kicking off our third season is the musician, Christian Lee Hutson. Christian is a singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. He's currently preparing to release his third album, which has been produced by his friend and collaborator (and former guest on this show) Phoebe Bridgers. Keeping that kind of company, it's perhaps unsurprising that he is a big Elliott Smith fan. In this interview, we talk about how his dad introduced him to Elliott, why it was 'unfashionable' to like the album XO in school and, of course, his favourite song pick too. Extra things to look at / listen to: Oh Well, Ok by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7AG284RTvcDG9uHt1NQIbu?si=_AUWRZJbRMq89eYJS3pNFQ XO by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1zOxlHQGGV6EH7n4OIFTyh?si=FMMIVH5HSVGmZvQNj9C6YQ Christian Lee Hutson on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5B7NeaqVrmXPyF05C9tnZ3?si=RSLzypouQAW8ORIb_jBHmA Christian on the My Favorite Album podcast: https://jeremydylan.net/podcast/rpnw3kbjwfx8w5a6npmytklgwtcc75 My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley.  Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com

To kick off the final episode of our second season, we speak to the musician Fenne Lily. Fenne is based in Bristol in the UK and released her first album, On Hold, in 2018. She's currently preparing to release her second record and kindly took some time out to chat to us about her favourite Elliott Smith song, what she learns from Elliott's writing and why she didn't become a fully fledged fan until a little bit later on. After we speak to Fenne, we delve into the podcast archives to pick out a couple of clips from our S1E6 interview with Ross Harris, who directed the video for Fenne's favourite song pick. We round this all of with a special listener pick, which today come from Charlie Ramirez, the founder of Elliott Smith fansite, SweetAdeline.net. Charlie talks us through his favourite song pick, as well as a few stories from his time working on Sweet Adeline. Thanks for your support of the podcast over the course of this season, it's hugely appreciated. We'll be back with a new series very soon. Extra things to look at / listen to: Miss Misery by Elliott Smith (music video directed by Ross Harris): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH8-lQ9CeyI Miss Misery (early version) by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7esXCD9cnI5PBcpQxvg47u?si=_6278btCS0OgDPTNPdPNPA Elliott Smith performs Miss Misery at the Oscars, 1998: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPf-hRoZDp4 Good Will Hunting closing scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49TeSoo4Sx8 On Hold by Fenne Lily on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5zNHRKWMMBW7NIx7v23swV?si=gMeGQ2v3TF6lZI50gsllfQ Sweet Adeline: http://sweetadeline.net My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley.  Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com

Our guest for our final episode of 2019 is the musician Rob Grote. Rob is the lead singer and guitarist in Philadelphia band, The Districts. He's also a massive Elliott Smith fan, and in this interview we talk about his selection for his favourite song, some of the Elliott lyrics he likes and why his music is really for any occasion. Following the chat with Rob, our listener pick comes from James Jefferys from Aarhus, Denmark. Hope you enjoy listening to this episode and see you again in 2020. Extra things to look at / listen to: Alameda by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1tmMGcpr8JwkYDOZEK7B2I?si=zhA1w9fKSv-6XehX9ADHMg Either/Or by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5hryhrT7wEdLnZCbJX9F6L?si=NBB6Fer7TLm5BGn-TD1e6A Elliott Smith plays Alameda live: https://youtu.be/Q6t8aMgXgUU My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley.  Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com

Our guest today is the musician Ellen Kempner. Ellen leads the band Palehound, who released their third studio album, Black Friday, earlier this year. Ellen cites Elliott Smith has a major influence on that record, as well as on all of her previous work too. In this interview, we discuss how those influences come through in her music, how she was introduced to Elliott by a former guest on this show and we also talk through her favourite song pick too. Following the interview with Ellen, we have a listener submission from Andrew Alarcon. Hope you enjoy the episode. Extra things to look at / listen to:  Rose Parade by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6EdqqSD6saL8vzmd4xRI8n?si=24zfY6r2S569-xrFYuJGQg Either/Or by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5hryhrT7wEdLnZCbJX9F6L?si=GQMIxB_2T569xc4Id9_Z9g Black Friday by Palehound on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/065DtYyK9Y7VozUju4bfkA?si=e70BzMKbQ-6oRo-vKzyhpA My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley.  Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com

Our guest for episode 13 of our second series is the musician, James Alex. James is best known for his work with the punk rock band, Beach Slang, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the US. They've released two studio albums - as well as one under the name Quiet Slang - with another on the way in the early part of 2020. James is, unsurprising, a massive Elliott Smith fan. In this interview, he talks about his at times academic approach to understanding Elliott's lyrics, as well as the impact his chosen song pick has had on his life. Following the chat with James, we have a listener pick from Matt Tregortha from Birmingham in the UK. Hope you enjoy it. Extra things to look at / listen to: Easy Way Out by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6Hlt4S0nm1URyqM0WLlQzY?si=8pMOkKU6SqGo_qa9Fj3cAw Figure 8 by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7DC0pE943VR5tAKIvQXHts?si=ppt4Fm2CSXehlq8l_kr2dQ Wouldn't Mama Be Proud by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4GZRKea2czcuYBX2HhNNsI?si=538bAhpAQECG1_8FGBCf1g James Alex (Quiet Slang) plays Thirteen by Big Star: https://open.spotify.com/album/0tLh2jTkZ1q9yRRjpkvHUN?si=BBI6ZT97RouCCAiRa1SQVw James Alex speaks to Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/derekscancarelli/2018/05/22/loud-and-quiet-the-diy-charm-of-beach-slang/#454bc6cf22c8 My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley.  Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com

Our guest today is the musician Prateek Kuhad. Prateek is a singer/songwriter currently based in New Delhi, India, though his life as a touring musician means he often finds himself further afield than that. He grew up in India as an aspiring musician but it wasn't until he moved to New York to go to university that he really got into Elliott Smith. In our interview, he discusses when it all clicked for Elliott with him, the impact it's had on his career and, of course, he talks about his favourite song of his too. Following our chat with Prateek, we have a listener pick from Valarie Smith from Portland, Oregon, USA. Extra things to look at/listen to: Memory Lane by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6MfP6zApmURxo0KfHLeV6Z?si=tbFlZT3JQlaJblAK6m0R8Q From a Basement on the Hill by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/66UbcdMK6oC2XFPLeESamq?si=r5Ro0hIQTSGTAcpbtz46yA Prateek Kuhad plays Whatever (Folk Song in C) on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxy5ziundEW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Prateek discusses Elliott Smith in this interview: https://www.redbull.com/in-en/taking-it-easy-with-prateek-kuhad My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong.MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com

Our guest today is the musician Sameer Gandhia. Sameer is the lead singer of the band Young the Giant, a Los Angeles based group who've released four albums so far, including, most recently, Mirror Master, which came out about a year ago. He is also a big Elliott Smith fan, and in this interview he talks about how he's finding new appreciation for Elliott as his own career progresses, how he became a fan of his music and Sameer also talks through his favourite song pick too. We round off the episode with a listener choice, which comes from Sam Harris from Brighton in the UK. Extra things to look at/listen to: Fond Farewell by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4R5su0RMFPUeReN0xkWalx?si=aMR-6SDVTb-U0HIoyz0W1g From a Basement on the Hill by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/66UbcdMK6oC2XFPLeESamq?si=HCKvXfD1QbiYFTVnWwTsjQ Pretty (Ugly Before) by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1vQu2XkLm2mgw48oE84OjH?si=2Ux8fqC-RFOw_44HeHb9bw Elliott plays Fond Farwell live in Seattle, WA in 2000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XbveBHMbws Mirror Master by Young the Giant on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6blMxezujKgPe8HjHNveuG?si=WZ_Gfl_BQcaJ4thwZRBcqQ My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley.  Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com