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| S6 Ep12: Flyte | 17 Apr 2024 | 00:24:33 | |
Joining us for the final episode of the season are Will Taylor and Nick Hill of Flyte. 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 Florence Pugh. 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. Hope you enjoy listening to it! Extra things:
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| S6 Ep11: Claire Rousay | 03 Apr 2024 | 00:35:53 | |
Joining us today is Claire Rousay. 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. 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. Hope you enjoy listening! Extra things:
myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com | |||
| S6 Ep2: Kimbra | 15 Nov 2023 | 00:29:58 | |
Our guest today is Kimbra. Kimbra is a musician originally from New Zealand but is now based in New York City. You may have first heard of her when she sang on the track Somebody That I Used To Know in 2011 alongside Gotye, who wrote the single. The pair went on to win two Grammys for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. These two Grammy wins are part of a huge career, which includes signing with Warner Bros, multiple collaborations, an appearance on a Sims computer game soundtrack and a total of four albums, with her most recent, A Reckoning, coming out earlier this year. Before releasing this record, Kimbra made the decision to break away from her major label recording contract and work independently. In this interview, we talk about the reasons behind that decision, the parallels between her career and Elliott Smith's, and, of course, we cover her favourite song choice too. Extra links:
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| S6 Ep1: Paul Rees | 01 Nov 2023 | 00:31:52 | |
Our first guest of the new season is author, Paul Rees. Paul has had a great career as a music writer. He's held senior positions at magazines such as Q and Kerrang, he's written several books including a best-seller on the life of Robert Plant, and most recently, penned a biography of Elliott Smith titled, Shooting Star. In this interview we discuss that book, how Paul decided to write about Elliott, the many stories he learnt along the way, and we also discuss his pick for his favourite song too. At the end of the episode, we also mention this brilliant Elliott Smith tribute from Adam Walton on BBC Wales and this unreleased interview from the year 2000 (courtesy of Mark Benton). Thank you for listening! Music in this episode: My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. | |||
| S5 Ep12: Lauren McCarthy | 14 Dec 2022 | 00:25:13 | |
Our guest for our final episode of this season is Lauren McCarthy. Lauren is the Executive Editor of Nylon, a publication that covers fashion, entertainment and music. Through her work, Lauren has the enviable opportunity of interviewing some of the most exciting artists working today - people like Phoebe Bridgers, Beabadoobee and Snail Mail. One interesting thing Lauren has noticed through her work is the enduring influence on these younger musicians of Elliott Smith. So, for this final episode of the season, we look to the future. We ask why it is that Elliott still lives on so strongly in the minds of this new generation of artists, as well as of course talking about Lauren’s favourite song pick too. Thanks for all your support over the course of this season! Extra things to look at / listen to:
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| S5 Ep11: Julia Shapiro | 30 Nov 2022 | 00:17:12 | |
Our guest today is Julia Shapiro. Julia is a musician who is perhaps best known as the lead singer and guitarist in the band Chastity Belt, which formed in Washington state in 2010. Chastity Belt have released four studio albums, including, most recently, 2019's self-titled record. Julia's work isn't just limited to that band, though, she's also part of the group Childbirth and has released solo records too. A key theme throughout her work, Julia says, is her Elliott Smith influence, which we, of course, discuss in this interview. We also talk about her views on Elliott's songwriting style and why she's never stopped listening to his music. Hope you enjoy the episode! Extra things to look at / listen to:
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| S5 Ep10: Elise Okusami (Oceanator) | 26 Oct 2022 | 00:22:05 | |
Our guest today is Elise Okusami. Elise is a New York City based guitarist and vocalists who performs under the name Oceanator. As Oceanator, Elise has released three albums so far, including, most recently Nothing’s Ever Fine, which came out earlier on this year. Elise has covered a couple of Elliott Smith songs during her career, including and the Biggest Lie, which we’re discussing today in this episode. As you might be able to guess from that, Elise is a big Elliott Smith fan. In fact she’s such a big fan that she even wrote a university thesis on him. It was really lovely talking to Elise for this episode, so I very much hope you enjoy listening to it. Extra things to look at / listen to:
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| S5 Ep9: Aaron Powell (Fog Lake) | 12 Oct 2022 | 00:30:00 | |
Joining us for episode nine is musician Aaron Powell. Aaron is based in Newfoundland, Canada and plays under the name Fog Lake. He’s been recording music for the last 10 years or so and his work has been referred to - quite interestingly - as ‘harrowing nostalgia’. Aaron’s released several albums to date, including 2021's Tragedy Reel, which reflects on his upbringing in rural Canada. Aaron is a self-confessed major Elliott Smith fan. He’s got a lot of Elliott knowledge and thoughts on his music that he kindly shares with us during this chat. Hope you enjoy listening. Extra things to look at / listen to:
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| S5 Ep8: Nilüfer Yanya | 28 Sep 2022 | 00:23:31 | |
Our guest for episode eight of season five is Nilüfer Yanya. Nilüfer is a musician from London. Nilüfer's first ever release came back in 2016 when she put out her debut EP Small Crimes/Keep on Calling and, since then, she's released two full-length albums: 2019's Miss Universe, which was then followed up by Painless earlier on this year - a record that's well worth checking out if you haven't heard it already. We recorded this chat with Nilufer over the summer. In it, we talk through her favourite song pick, the importance of having your own interpretation of music, and we also go a bit deep on the nature of fame. We hope you enjoy it! Extra things to look at / listen to:
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| S5 Ep7: Joshua Burnside | 14 Sep 2022 | 00:28:31 | |
Joining us today is the musician Joshua Burnside. Joshua is a singer-songwriter based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He’s released five albums across his career, with his first record, Ephrata, winning the Northern Ireland music prize in 2017. Joshua is known for incorporating a wide range of influences into his work, from Colombian and Indonesian music, right the way through to one Elliott Smith. And while Elizabeth was over in Northern Ireland for work this summer, Joshua was kind enough to invite her to his studio to discuss his love of Elliott Smith and talk her through his pick for his favourite song. Hope you enjoy listening to this episode. Extra things to look at / listen to:
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| S5 Ep6: Momma | 31 Aug 2022 | 00:24:21 | |
Joining us for episode six of this season are Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten from the band Momma. Etta and Allegra have been playing music together since they became close friends while at high school in Los Angeles, California. Since those early days, they've gone on to record three studio albums, including most recently, Household Name which came out earlier this year. 2022 has been a great year so far for Momma: that new album has been released to widespread acclaim, they’ve been tipped as the next big thing by a range of publications and they’re currently touring with the band Snail Mail. So, what better way to cap that all off than by being guests on this podcast...? Etta and Allegra were great guests and kindly shared lots of Elliott Smith-related anecdotes, as well as discussing their musical influences more broadly. Hope you enjoy this conversation. (Photo credit: Sophie Hur) Extra things to look at / listen to:
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| S5 Ep5: Lola Kirke | 17 Aug 2022 | 00:15:52 | |
Our guest today is the multi-talented, Lola Kirke. As an actor, Lola has starred in the TV show Mozart in the Jungle and the film Mistress America, as well as many others. And, as a musician she has released two studio albums - most recently Lady for Sale which came out on Third Man Records earlier on this year. Her favourite song pick is a great selection from Figure 8 and, in this interview, she delves a bit deeper into this track, and tells us how her how she was introduced to Elliott Smith by her boyfriend when she was 13. Photo credit: Zack Michael. Extra things to look at / listen to:
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| S6 Ep10: Mikaela Davis | 20 Mar 2024 | 00:32:06 | |
Joining us for episode 10 of the season is musician, Mikaela Davis. 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. 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). In this interview, she discusses the enduring impact of that Twilight cover, Elliott Smith's classical sensibilities and her favourite song pick. Extra things:
myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com | |||
| S5 Ep4: Toledo | 03 Aug 2022 | 00:26:44 | |
Our guests today are Dan Alvarez and Jordan Dunn-Pilz, who together make up the band Toledo. The pair have been making music together since they were 11 years old, growing up in Newburyport in Massachusetts After parting ways for college, Dan and Jordan are now reunited and living in Brooklyn, New York, and are steadily building a big following, with their debut coming out in September this year. For this episode, Dan and Jordan took a slightly different route, and instead of picking one track, we compare two well known recordings of the same song. It was a lot of fun chatting to Dan and Jordan - you really get a sense of their friendship and chemistry as a double act - and I hope you enjoy listening to this conversation. Extra things to look at listen to:
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| S5 Ep3: Orono (Superorganism) | 20 Jul 2022 | 00:23:55 | |
Our guest for episode three of season five is Orono from Superorganism. Superoganism are a band now based in London, though they started out more geographically dispersed. When the group formed, Orono would record her vocals separately from Maine, where she attended boarding school. After finding prominence with their debut single Something for Your M.I.N.D in 2017, Superorganism followed it up with their first album - a self-titled record - a year later. The group released their second album, World Wide Pop, in July 2022. Orono has been an Elliott Smith fan since her dad introduced her to his music as a teenager. In this interview, Orono shares more about how she discovered his music, we talk about how the self-titled album accompanied her through some very difficult times, discuss learning to play Elliott songs and, of course, we go in depth on her favourite song pick too. Our listener cover today comes from Andrew Alarcon (featuring Tawnie Lucas). Photo by Jack Bridgland. Extra things to look at / listen to:
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| S5 Ep2: Carmen Perry (Remember Sports) | 06 Jul 2022 | 00:23:47 | |
Our second guest of this season is Carmen Perry from the band Remember Sports. Remember Sports formed back in 2012, when Carmen and her bandmates were studying at college/university. Since then, they've released five albums, most recently Like a Stone, which came out last year. It was as a teenager that Carmen became an Elliott Smith fan. She discovered his music when she was searching indie artists on download sites and immediately connected with it. In this episode, we discuss her Elliott Smith origin story, how he made the piano cool and, of course, we talk about her favourite song choice too. We close out the episode with a cover of Angel in the Snow from the band Sam and Me. Extra things to look at / listen to:
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| S5 Ep1: Ruth Radelet | 22 Jun 2022 | 00:27:00 | |
Our guest for the opening episode of season 5 of My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is Ruth Radelet. Ruth is a musician based in Portland, Oregon, who has recently started a solo career, after a long and successful stint with the band, Chromatics, a group she joined back in 2006. One of her first releases as a solo artist was, in fact, a cover of Twilight by Elliott Smith, which she recorded for the 30th anniversary celebration of the record label, Kill Rock Stars. In this interview we talk about that cover, why Ruth wanted to do that song in particular and what it means to her. As an added bonus, the conversation was recorded at New Monkey Studio in Los Angeles, California and we're very grateful to Greg, Robert and Joel for allowing us to use the space, and for being such great supporters of the podcast. In this episode, we also announce to new additions to the podcast for this season - a newsletter and the chance to have your cover featured. You can find links to these below. Extra things to look at / listen to:
My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. | |||
| S4 Ep12: Craig Thomas | 18 Nov 2021 | 00:31:15 | |
We're very happy to welcome Craig Thomas onto the podcast for the final episode of this season. Craig is a writer and producer perhaps best known as the co-creator of the comedy, How I Met Your Mother, but he's written lots of other things as well, including for David Letterman, American Dad and Oliver Beene. It was as a young writer living in New York City that Craig became a big Elliott Smith fan. And, in this interview, he shares a great story of hearing his song pick live during that period. Hope you enjoy this chat with Craig and thank you so much for all your support during this season. We'll be back very soon. Extra things to look at / listen to:
My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. | |||
| S4 Ep11: Hrishikesh Hirway | 04 Nov 2021 | 00:25:02 | |
Our guest today is the musician and podcaster, Hrishikesh Hirway. Hrishikesh is the creator of the excellent Song Exploder podcast - where musicians dissect their songs and discuss how they were made - which has recently been made into a TV show by Netflix. He's also involved in other popular podcasts including West Wing Weekly, Home Cooking and Partners. But music is Hrishikesh's first love and he has been working as a musician on and off for the last 20 years or so. From 2002 to 2011, he put out several albums under the name The One AM Radio and just last month he released a new track, this time under his own name, called Between There and Here. In this interview, as well as talking through his favourite song selection, we discuss where Hrishikesh first discovered Elliott Smith's music, how it influences his own work and what track he would cover on an Elliott Smith Song Exploder episode. Extra things to look at / listen to:
Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. | |||
| S4 Ep10: Dorien Garry | 21 Oct 2021 | 00:26:11 | |
Today, we're joined by Elliott Smith's close friend and publicist, Dorien Garry. Although they had already known each other for a little while, the two cemented their friendship when Elliott moved to New York City in the late '90s and stayed for a while at Dorien's apartment. At this time, Dorien was also working at Girlie Action, the PR agency that represented Elliott. So, in this interview Dorien talks about their friendship, how it developed over the years and how another one of their good friends in New York inspired the song she’s chosen to talk about today. Hope you enjoy it! Extra things to look at / listen to:
My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. | |||
| S4 Ep9: mehro | 07 Oct 2021 | 00:18:37 | |
Joining us today is the musician, mehro. mehro is based in Los Angeles and has spent the 18 months or so of the pandemic amassing a huge following online. He hadn't released a song before February 2020 and has since put out a handful of singles as well as a debut album, SKY ON FIRE, which came out earlier on this year. He came to Elliott Smith's music relatively recently too, having been introduced to him by an engineer he was working with. He has since dived deep into his back catalogue and recently took a tour of Los Angeles to visit several of the places Elliott played. It was a pleasure talking to mehro for this episode - hope you enjoy listening to it! Extra things to look at / listen to:
Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S4 Ep8: Johanna Samuels | 23 Sep 2021 | 00:23:31 | |
Joining us today is musician Johanna Samuels. Johanna is a singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles, who put her first full-length album, Excelsior, out earlier this year. She's also a huge Elliott Smith fan and recently appeared singing Elliott Smith's Single File on a Kill Rock Stars cover record. In this interview, she discusses that tribute show, connecting with a good friend of Elliotts and of course we discuss her favourite song pick, which is one we’ve never spoken about before. Extra things to look at / listen to:
Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S4 Ep7: Steven Page | 09 Sep 2021 | 00:23:45 | |
Our guest for this one is Steven Page. Steven is a musician, who is perhaps best known as the lead singer and a guitarist in the band Barenaked Ladies. He was one of the founding members of the group and was with them for just over 20 years until 2009, when he left to pursue other projects.
Steven is now a solo artist and is soon heading out on a solo tour of North America. He’s a big Elliott Smith fan too, of course, and joined us for this interview to talk about his song pick, his love of the album XO, Elliott’s drumming abilities, and much more besides. Extra things to look at / listen to:
Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S6 Ep9: Rey Villalobos (The Coral Sea) | 06 Mar 2024 | 00:24:42 | |
Our guest for today's episode is Rey Villalobos, who releases music under the name The Coral Sea. Rey started out as The Coral Sea back in 2004 and has released several albums since then - including Golden Planet Sky which came out last year. Before he went solo, Rey began his music career as a drummer. Playing in bands in Los Angeles and Portland - where we moved in similar ciricles to Ellliott Smith. In this interview he talks about those days, covering A Distorted Reality is a necessity to be free and he also discusses his favourite song pick - which also has a strong Portland connection. Thanks to listener Pierrick for suggesting Rey as a guest! Extra things: My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com | |||
| S4 Ep6: Matthew Caws (Nada Surf) | 26 Aug 2021 | 00:26:10 | |
Our guest today is the musician Matthew Caws. Matthew is the lead singer and guitarist in the band Nada Surf, a band he formed in New York City in the early ‘90s with his friend, Daniel Lorca. In total, Nada Surf have put out nine studio albums, and their most recent, Never Not Together, came out in 2020. Nada Surf also had the pleasure of touring with Elliott Smith and the band Quasi in 1998, and in this interview we discuss Matthew’s memories of that tour, why he decided to turn down the opportunity to play solo shows with Elliott and his 'favourite' song pick too. Hope you enjoy it! Extra things to look at / listen to:
Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S4 Ep5: Phil Elverum | 12 Aug 2021 | 00:23:07 | |
Today, we're welcoming Phil Elverum onto the podcast. Phil has been releasing music for over 20 years now. First, through his band The Microphones and then under the name Mount Eerie - a project he started in 2003 and is still running today. Over the course of his career so far, Phil has put out more than 40 albums. Phil discovered Elliott Smith’s music in the mid-'90s and even saw him play live a couple of times. He has lots of interesting perspectives to share - so hopefully you enjoy this interview! Extra things to look at / listen to:
Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S4 Ep4: Maggie Smith | 29 Jul 2021 | 00:20:34 | |
Our guest today is the writer, Maggie Smith. Maggie is a poet and author based in Columbus, Ohio. She has published several collections of her poetry, including most recently Goldenrod, which came out in July 2021. After seeing her tweeting about Elliott Smith, I got in touch with Maggie to invite her on the podcast. We had a lovely chat about Elliott's music, her favourite song pick and why it might be a good choice to walk down the aisle to. Hope you enjoy listening to this episode! Extra things to look at / listen to:
My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S4 Ep3: Ed Harcourt | 15 Jul 2021 | 00:23:52 | |
Our guest today is the musician Ed Harcourt. Ed has released six studio albums - one of which was nominated for the mercury music prize - and has written songs for lots of other artists too, including the likes of Marianne Faithful, Paloma Faith and Sophie Ellis Bextor. Ed also counts himself as a big Elliott Smith fan. And in this episode, he talks to Elizabeth Withstandley about his favourite song pick, Elliott Smith’s enduring influence on songwriters and we talk about an Elliott cover he did as well. Extra things to look at / listen to:
Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S4 Ep2: Rebecca Gates | 01 Jul 2021 | 00:23:09 | |
Our guest today is the musician Rebecca Gates. Rebecca is based in Portland, Oregon and was one half of The Spinanes before she left to release music as a solo artist. The Spinanes were a firm fixture on the Portland music scene and it was there that she met Elliott Smith for the first time and established a friendship that would lead to her recording backing vocals on the song St Ides Heaven, which appears on his self-titled album. That makes Rebecca - as far as I understand - one of only three people to have sung backing vocals on an Elliott Smith album track. Thank you to Reddit for the answer! So, you might have guessed that St Ides Heaven is the song we discuss. Rebecca very kindly shares her memories of recording her vocals for the song, what she thinks of it now and a few other Elliott related stories besides as well. Extra things to look at / listen to:
Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S4 Ep1: Mike Doughty (Soul Coughing) | 17 Jun 2021 | 00:22:45 | |
Mike Doughty is a musician and the founder of the band Soul Coughing. Mike set up the experimental group in 1992 and they released three albums before going their separate ways in 2000. Mike has since gone onto pursue several solo projects. Already an established fan, he met Elliott Smith during the 1990s and Elliott also recorded some vocal tracks for Mike during that period. He discusses those encounters, as well as his favourite song with Elizabeth Withstandley in this interview. Extra things to look at / listen to:
My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S3 Ep14: Aaron Espinoza (Earlimart) | 29 Oct 2020 | 00:36:56 | |
We're delighted that musician Aaron Espinoza joins us to round off our third season. Aaron is a producer, who owns his own studio in Los Angeles called The Ship. He's also in the band Earlimart and it was when he was starting out with that group in the early 2000s, that he became friends with Elliott Smith. Aaron, Elliott, the members of Grandaddy, Lou Barlow and many others were all part of the same vibrant LA music scene back then. And Aaron has lots of great stories from that time that he shares with us in this interview, as well as his choice for his favourite Elliott Smith song. We couldn't think of a better way to end the season - hope you enjoy it! Extra things to look at / listen to
Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S3 Ep13: Charlene Kaye | 15 Oct 2020 | 00:17:20 | |
Musician Charlene Kaye joins us for our penultimate episode of season three. Charlene is a solo artist, who goes by the name KAYE. She's preparing to release her new album, Conscious Control, which comes out in November 2020. You may also know Charlene as the lead vocalist of the band San Fermin, which she was part of for five years. She's a big Elliott Smith fan too. And in this episode, we discuss how his music takes her back to a certain place in time, his impact on her and the wider music world, and of course we take some time to go through her favourite song pick too. Extra things to look at / listen to:
My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S3 Ep12: Catherynne M. Valente | 01 Oct 2020 | 00:25:39 | |
Catherynne M. Valente - or Cat - is a writer of fantasy and science fiction books. Her work includes the novels Palimpsest and Space Opera, and the Fairyland and Orphan's Tales series of books. Cat heard Elliott Smith for the first time in Miss Misery and immediately set about saving the money she needed to buy the film's soundtrack. In this interview we talk about how her love of Elliott has grown since, how it has helped her through some difficult times and, of course, her pick for her favourite song. We round this off with a listener pick from Laura. If you want to feature on the show, just send us a voice note telling us what your favourite Elliott Smith song is to submissions@myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com. Extra things to look at / listen to:
My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S3 Ep11: Jessica Dobson (Deep Sea Diver) | 17 Sep 2020 | 00:19:06 | |
Joining us today is musician, Jessica Dobson. Jessica Dobson is a musician based in Los Angeles. She's the lead singer and guitarist for her band Deep Sea Diver, a group she formed in 2012. Before starting that project, Jessica played and toured with the likes of Beck, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Conor Oberst, and was a member of The Shins for a couple of years from 2011 to 2013. In this interview, Jessica picks a great Elliott Smith song to discuss (one we were surprised didn't go earlier) and shares lots of stories about her relationship with Elliott's music and how it's influenced her. Extra things to look at / listen to:
My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S6 Ep8: Spencer Fox | 21 Feb 2024 | 00:30:04 | |
Today we're joined by musician, Spencer Fox. Spencer is the guitarist in the New York-based band Charly Bliss. The band have released two albums to date with Guppy coming in 2017 and Young Enough in 2019, and they've recently been in the studio recording their third record too. We had a great time chatting to Spencer. He's a self-confessed major Elliott Smith fan and had a lot to say on his pick for his favourite song, the YouTube rabbit holes he goes down and he kindly humoured attempts to draw parallels between his childhood acting career (he starred in The Incredibles) with his Elliott fandom! Extra things:
myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com | |||
| S3 Ep10: Bunny Rogers | 03 Sep 2020 | 00:25:12 | |
Joining us today is the visual artist, Bunny Rogers. Bunny is a contemporary American artist that creates installation, video and sculptural works. She told us that Elliott Smith has been a big inspiration in a number of her works, sometimes consciously and other times subconsciously. Bunny has exhibited her work at many significant art museums and organisations all around the world, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, The Marciano Art Foundation, Los Angeles, Societe, Berlin, Louisiana Museum of Art, Denmark, Art Basel and most recently at Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria. Excited to bring you a different take on Elliott Smith than we have done before and to cover a track we've been wanting to discuss for a while. Photo by Filip Olszewski. Extra things to look at / listen to:
Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S3 Ep9: Steve Holmes (American Football) | 06 Aug 2020 | 00:24:34 | |
This episode is released on a special day - what would have been Elliott Smith’s 51st birthday.
We’ve been saving this interview to put out today because our guest Steve Holmes, who plays in the band American Football, has quite a strong personal connection to the song he picked. He talks us through one of Elliott’s rare and unreleased tracks because he was actually there at one of the very few times it was ever played live. For those that don't know, American Football are a band that formed in Illinois, USA, in the late '90s. Since then, they have released three studio albums, one coming in 1999, then a further two after a 15 year hiatus. Steve is a huge Elliott Smith fan and saw him play live a few times, including when he was his favourite song pick being played. So, it was great to get the chance to speak to him and chat through one of the hidden gems in Elliott’s back catalogue. Following Steve's interview we have a listener pick from Leni in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Extra things to look at/listen to:
My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S3 Ep8: JJ Gonson | 23 Jul 2020 | 00:29:56 | |
Joining us for this bonus episode* is the photographer, JJ Gonson. JJ had a big impact on Elliott Smith's career - particularly in the earlier stages. She was the manager of Heatmiser, she lived with Elliott in the house he recorded his first solo album in (a record she had a writing credit on), and she took countless photos of him and their friends during those days in Portland. JJ is also preparing to publish a coffee table book of rare and unseen images of Elliott alongside the self-titled record, when that album gets re-released by record label Kill Rock Stars at the end of August. So, in this interview we talk through the book, we discuss how she came to meet Elliott and the other members of Heatmiser, what it was like being involved in the making of Roman Candle, and we cover the songs that remind JJ of the time she spent with Elliott. *This is a bonus episode as we focus on a wide variety of Elliott Smith songs, rather than just one. Extra things to look at / listen to:
My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S3 Ep7: Sammy Brue (plus Max Bloom) | 09 Jul 2020 | 00:23:43 | |
In this episode, we’re taking a bit of a two pronged approach to the song we’re looking at. First up, we have our main interview, which is with the musician Sammy Brue. Sammy is a musician based in Ogden, Utah, in the United States. Sammy released his first album at the age of just 16, and now at only 18 he’s just put out his second record, Crash Test Kid. He’s also quite new as an Elliott Smith fan, having only recently delved a bit deeper into Elliott’s catalogue on a recent tour to Germany. And in this interview, he talks to Elizabeth Withstandley about how he’s enjoying discovering Elliott’s music and why it resonates with him so much. Following Sammy's interview, we speak to an old friend of the show and former guest, Max Bloom, as he covered the song that Sammy picked for an Elliott Smith tribute album that came out in 2016 We round this off at the end with a listener pick from Rebecca in London and a couple of other bits and pieces. Extra things to look at / listen to:
My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S3 Ep6: Josh Burgess (Yumi Zouma) | 25 Jun 2020 | 00:21:57 | |
Our guest today is the musician, Josh Burgess. Josh plays in a band from New Zealand called Yumi Zouma. The group have been making music since 2014 and have put out three studio albums, with their most recent record - called Truth or Consequences - coming out in March this year. The band’s sound is a lot poppier than Elliott Smith’s, so it was interesting to hear that Josh was a fan, and we used this discussion to find out how he weaves Elliott influences into his songwriting, as well as discussing his favourite song pick and much else besides too. Following the interview with Josh, we're joined by musician Tom McClung (Francis Lung) for a very special announcement about something we're working on with him and La Blogotheque. Extra things to look at / listen to:
Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S3 Ep5: Ben Gregory (Blaenavon) | 11 Jun 2020 | 00:21:58 | |
Our guest today is the musician Ben Gregory. Ben is the lead singer and guitarist from the band, Blaenavon. Last year the band released their second album, Everything That Makes You Happy, and a collection of demos called Demoitis. And Demoitis has, Ben says, some of his most Elliott Smith-influenced work. So, in this interview, we discuss that record, how he can relate to the mental strain Elliott may have experienced while touring, as well as his favourite song pick too (disclaimer: it may not actually be Ben's favourite Elliott Smith song). To finish off this episode, we have a listener pick today from Gabe. | |||
| S3 Ep4: Merlin Mann | 28 May 2020 | 00:24:10 | |
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:
Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S3 Ep3: Joseph Gilgun | 21 May 2020 | 00:19:26 | |
Welcome to a season three bonus episode! Our guest today is the actor Joe Gilgun, who's been in films and TV programmes such as This is England, Misfits and Preacher, and you currently see him on screens in the UK in Brassic, a show he also created. It's a bonus episode because Joe had so many different Elliott Smith songs he wanted to pick, we decided to discuss several tracks, rather than just one. We also talk about why he relates to Elliott's music so much, particularly the honesty of the lyrics. Extra things to look at / listen to:
Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S3 Ep2: Joan as Police Woman | 14 May 2020 | 00:22:57 | |
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:
Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S3 Ep1: Christian Lee Hutson | 30 Apr 2020 | 00:17:32 | |
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:
Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S6 Ep7: Violet Mayugba (Destroy Boys) | 07 Feb 2024 | 00:43:30 | |
Our guest today is Violet Mayugba. Violet is the guitarist and a founding member of the band, Destroy Boys. The group formed back in 2015 in Sacramento, California and have gone on to release three studio albums, with one more on the way - in fact, they had just finished recording it the day before this interview was recorded. Violet is a huge Elliott Smith fan. She talks about her favourite song pick and the personal way she relates to it very openly and honestly, and we loved speaking to her. And after the interview with Violet, we catch up with musician Dylan Rodrigue. Dylan and fellow musician Marcus Buser recently hosted an Elliott Smith tribute show in Los Angeles. It featured former podcast guests Johanna Samuels, Aaron Embry and Shannon Lay, and we discuss how the show went as well as Dylan's favourite song ES song. Hope you enjoy it! Extra things:
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| S2 Ep16: Fenne Lily (plus Ross Harris and Charlie Ramirez) | 16 Jan 2020 | 00:31:49 | |
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:
Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S2 Ep15: Rob Grote | 12 Dec 2019 | 00:13:48 | |
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:
Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S2 Ep14: Ellen Kempner | 27 Nov 2019 | 00:16:54 | |
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:
My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
| S2 Ep13: James Alex | 07 Nov 2019 | 00:20:28 | |
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:
My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong. MyFavouriteElliottSmithSong.com | |||
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