Figure 8
by Elliott Smith
I had truly not given Elliott Smith as much attention as I should have before diving into this album. Starting off with “Son of Sam” and then going immediately to “Somebody that I Used to Know” offers a kind of whiplash that seems to reoccur throughout the rest of the album (he says as he begins track 11 of 23). “Son of Sam” and “Wouldn’t Mama Be Proud” have been my favorite tracks thus far.