Elliott Smith: Bled White

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elWEQzv5sXY

Yeah , so I know I ’m a little mo late to the Elliott Smith party here , but I lastly discovered leech White last week and simply have not been able to stop listening since . Off Smith ’s 1998 major - recording label debut XO , Bled White is n’t exactly one of the songs Smith is known for ( I do n’t think , at least ) but damned if it is n’t amazing .

On top of being just a wonderful tune with spot - on vocal harmonies , it trade in some profoundly disturbing lyrical dissonance , kind of likewhat drew me to ska back in high schooling . I mean , I take exception you see a more pleasant , upbeat tune about how the inescapable , looming blandness of everyday life is so smothering that it will of necessity drive you to serious drug abuse because run - of - the - mill alcohol addiction just does n’t pack a strong enough clout to take the edge off . Yeesh . I ’ve got to go look at some pictures of kittens . [ Spotify , Amazon , iTunes ]