Elliot Smith

I'd never really listened to Elliot Smith until a few days ago when I found a couple of his albums on a co-worker's shared iTunes library. Since then, I've just listened to those two albums, Either/Or and XO, over and over again.

There are so many great songs on these albums, but the two that really stand out to me are the last two songs on Either/Or: "2:45 AM" and "Say Yes." The former seems like the most melancholy moment of the album but it's one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard and it leads so perfectly into the quietly hopeful "Say Yes."

Both of these albums are brilliant and I can't recommend them enough.

Buy these two albums on iTunes:

• Elliot Smith: Either/Or
• Elliot Smith: XO

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