Elliott Smith delivered just one record after the turn of the millennium while he was still alive. He intended the album to be more upbeat, because he was tired of his music being labelled as depressing or unrelentingly sad. And yet, with songs like the brilliant “Easy Way Out,” it was clear that an upbeat […]
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