My Favourite Elliott Smith Song

Joining us for the final episode of the season is Naima Bock. Naima is a London-based musician who started her career in the band Goat Girl. Since leaving them, she has pursued a successful solo career, releasing two studio albums - Giant Palm, which came out in 2022 and Below a Massive Dark Land, which came out in 2024. Naima describes Elliott Smith's Either/Or album as foundational for her, so it was great to have the chance to chat. Thanks for all the support this season! If you'd like to stay up-to-date with everything we're working on, it's best to follow us on Instagram. Extra links: Miss Misery by Elliott Smith on Spotify XO (Deluxe Edition) by Elliott Smith on Spotify Naima's website My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong.photo credit : El Hardwickmyfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com

We have a special episode for you today. We're bringing you two interviews recorded at New Monkey Studio's All My Rowdy Friends tribute show, which was held in Los Angeles in 2024. First up is Sara Lov, a musician who met Elliott and played in a band with his Figure 8 drummer, Scott McPherson. Then, returning to the show, is our season 4 guest, mehro. Both interviews were recorded before our guests took to the stage at the fantastic event. Hope you enjoy this one!Extra links: Everything Means Nothing to Me by Elliott Smith on Spotify Half Right by Heatmiser on Spotify Find Sara Lov on Instagram Find mehro on Instagram Find New Monkey Studio on Instagram My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong.myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com

Our guest today is Aaron Lee Tasjan. Aaron is a musician, songwriter and producer from Tennessee. We first connected with Aaron when he played at the All My Rowdy Friends Elliott Smith tribute show in Los Angeles hosted by New Monkey Studio in 2024, and we've been keen to get him on ever since. At that event, he played Independence Day - the song he's discussing here. Hope you enjoy it!Extra links: Independence Day by Elliott Smith on Spotify XO by Elliott Smith on Spotify Follow Aaron Lee Tasjan on Instagram My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong.myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com

Hello! We're doing something slightly different in this episode. As we had two guests who both selected the same song, we’ve combined both their interviews together. In this episode, you'll hear from Anthony Vaccaro, who is the guitarist in the band Beach Bunny and also a solo artist (he plays under the name Helicopter Leaves), and we also have Tess Parks a musician and photographer. They're both talking about the song Rose Parade from Either/Or. Anthony is speaking to Elizabeth Withstandley and Tess is speaking to Rob Comba. Extra links: Rose Parade by Elliott Smith on Spotify Either/Or by Elliott Smith on Spotify Follow Anthony on Instagram Follow Tess on Instagram My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong.myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com Photo of Tess Parks is by Ki Price

Our guest today is Haley Fohr aka Circuit des Yeux. Haley is a Chicago based experimental musician who has been releasing music under the Circuit des Yeux name since 2007. And she released her seventh studio album, Halo on the Inside, in March of last year. Haley's been a big Elliott Smith fan since discovering his music while she was in high school. In this interview, she talks about taking long drives as a teenager with only Elliott for company, how she saw herself in his music and we go deep into her pick: Everything means nothing to me from Figure 8. Photo by Dana Trippe.Extra links: Everything Means Nothing to Me by Elliott Smith on Spotify Figure 8 by Elliott Smith on Spotify Follow Circuit des Yeux on Instagram My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong.myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com

Joining us today is musician, Madison Cunningham. Madison is a grammy award winning singer-songwriter who recently released her third studio album, which is titled Ace. This podcast's co-host, Elizabeth Withstandley, recorded the interview with Madison backstage at last year's All My Rowdy Friends tribute show in LA hosted by the good people at New Monkey Studio - the studio that Elliott Smith used to own. Thanks as always to Joel, Robert and Greg at NMS for all their support! photo by Claire Marie VogelExtra links Sweet Adeline by Elliott Smith on Spotify XO by Elliott Smith on Spotify Ace by Madison Cunningham on Spotify Follow New Monkey Studio My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong.myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com

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: Coming Up Roses by Elliott Smith Coming Up Roses music video (which Will and Nick reference in the episode) Losing You music video by Flyte (inspired by Coming Up Roses) Our episode with Ross Harris Flyte website My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong.myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com

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: Half Right by Heatmiser Half Right by Elliott Smith Twilight by Mikaela Davis Half Right by Mikaela Davis Follow Mikaela on Instagram Torment Saint (book) by WT Schultz My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong.myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com

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: Thirteen by Elliott Smith Lucky Three (which features Thirteen) film by Jem Cohen Elliott Smith songwriting masterclass (the video Spencer mentions) Charly Bliss' website Follow Spencer on Instagram My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong.myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com

Our guest today is Lily O'Farrell, who you may know by her online name @vulgadrawings. Lily is a cartoonist and writer based in London. She began publishing feminist cartoons on Instagram in 2018 and has since reached more than 300,000 followers. She's also published a book, released a podcast (her recent series No Worries If Not is well worth listening to) and, yes, even created a number of Elliott Smith memes. In this interview, we discuss what makes Elliott's music meme-worthy, whether or not you should date an ES fan and the impact her favourite song pick has had on her life. Hope you enjoy listening to it! Extra things: Happiness/The Gondola Man by Elliott Smith Happiness by Elliott Smith live in Paris No Worries If Not - Lily's podcast Follow Lily on Instagram We also share a clip of Calebo playing Happiness at a recent tribute show in London - you can find them here Photo by Holly Whitaker My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong.myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com

Joining us for our last episode of the year is musician, Margaret Glaspy. Margaret, who is based in New York City, released her latest album - Echo the Diamond - in August this year. The record is Margaret's third full-length album, and follows on from 2020's Devotion and 2016's Emotions and Math. Margaret says Elliott Smith has been a big influence across her career, so in this episode we dive deeper into that, how she defines the Elliott 'vibe' and why her favourite song pick means so much to her. Extra things to look at and listen to: Stupidity Tries by Elliott Smith Margaret Glaspy's website Line of Best Fit review of Echo the Diamond Kolby Dickens plays us out with Say Yes My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong.myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com

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: Everything Reminds Me of Her by Elliott Smith A Reckoning by Kimbra Far Out: Elliott Smith's Favourite John Lennon songs My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong.myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com

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: Waltz #2 (XO) by Elliott Smith XO by Elliott Smith Check out Lauren's work on Nylon Follow Lauren on Instagram Subscribe to our newsletter Our cover today comes from Sparky Bosque - listen to it here My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. Find us on social media @myfavesmithsong.