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Figure 8
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Figure 8 · This fifth album by Elliott Smith was released on 18 April 2000 and was his second on a major label, DreamWorks. Recording ran from 1998 to 2000 and took place in several studios, including Sunset Sound in Hollywood and Abbey Road in London. At first the record was to be called Place Pigalle. Of the eventual title Smith said that he liked the image of a skater in an endless, winding circle: it is not about arriving, but about making something as beautiful as possible.
He described the songs as more fragmented and dreamy. The lyrics refer to, among others, the serial killer David Berkowitz, the Hindu god Shiva and the actor Bruno Schleinstein. Happiness and Son of Sam preceded the album as singles. Critics described the sound as layered power pop with intimate ballads. The album received much praise, although some reviewers found it weaker than XO. It remained his last album in his lifetime.
Listening
Track list
- 1Son of Sam3:04Apple Music ↗
- 2Somebody That I Used to Know2:09Apple Music ↗
- 3Junk Bond Trader3:50Apple Music ↗
- 4Everything Reminds Me of Her2:38Apple Music ↗
- 5Everything Means Nothing to Me2:23Apple Music ↗
- 6L.A.3:14Apple Music ↗
- 7In the Lost and Found (Honky Bach)/The Roost4:33Apple Music ↗
- 8Stupidity Tries4:24Apple Music ↗
- 9Easy Way Out2:44Apple Music ↗
- 10Wouldn't Mama Be Proud3:26Apple Music ↗
- 11Color Bars2:20Apple Music ↗
- 12Happiness/The Gondola Man5:04Apple Music ↗
- 13Pretty Mary Kay2:36Apple Music ↗
- 14Better Be Quiet Now3:35Apple Music ↗
- 15Can't Make a Sound4:15Apple Music ↗
- 16Bye1:53Apple Music ↗
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