Blimey, had a couple of his albums (Either/Or and Figure 8 ) on my ipod for a good long while and never listened to either. Put Either/Or on in the car on the way home from work last night and I am hooked.
I've always liked that kind of music (Jeff Buckley, Wilco etc.) and Alt Country like Drive By Truckers/Jason Isbell, but is there anything else I've been missing out on.
Definitely give Midlake, and Kurt Vile a listen.
Surely bright eyes has to be on the list too
On the female side Sharon van etten is a recent favourite of mine that sort of fits the bill.
Eliott Smith tortured soul which shows in his incredible talent figure 8 in my top 10 albums of all time ... taken too early ..
Check out Amos Lee ,citizen cope,Ben harper,Marc broussard
I felt a keen sense of loss when Elliot passed, so sad.
Maybe you'd like Bill Callahan AKA Smog too.
Damien Jurado.
Nick Drake.
Ryan Adams.
Patrick Watson.
Sufjan Stevens.
I know very little about Elliot Smith. I've heard bits and bobs, which I thought were OK. But this got played over and over when I first discovered it.
Has to be the acoustic version though. Normal one is a bit meh.
