VINYL FORMAT. REISSUE. Following the success and acclaim of his two releases on the Kill Rock Stars label, as well as an Oscar nomination for the use of his song "Miss Misery" in the film Good Will Hunting, the late Elliott Smith signed with Dreamworks for the 1998 release of XO. With a major label budget for this, his fourth full length album, Smith was able to craft a fully realized pop masterpiece, fulfilling the promise of previous releases. Though firmly in the McCartney/Lennon/Rundgren/Davies school ...   [ read more ]

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XO, the indie-rock side project for Say Anything twin brothers Jake and Jeff Turner, have signed to Jackie Darling. Some Day is there latest single offering.

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A year before his major label debut, XO, was released, it seemed unlikely that Elliott Smith would even be on a major, let alone having his record be one of the more anticipated releases of 1998. He had certainly earned a great deal of critical respect with his low-key, acoustic indie records and was emerging as a respected songwriter, but he hadn't made much of an impression outside of journalists, record collectors, and indie-rockers. His sweetly dark melodies are vividly brought to life with the detail...   [ read more ]

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