As a stepping stone between the lo-fi acoustics of his first albums and the production he dabbled in during later years, the record offers up a look at the somber, quiet, and content times of a musician beginning to solidify his role in a music.
Via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Most people’s introduction to Elliott Smith came via Either/Or, his breakthrough third full-length. Includes unlimited streaming of Division Day/No Name #6
Mastered by Roger Seibel at SAE Mastering, Phoenix, AZ. Remixed by Larry Crane at Jackpot! Recording Studio, Portland, OR. Buy Elliott Smith: Either/Or - Expanded Edition (Indie Exclusive Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP at, a Better Music Store Experience since 1999. Additionally, the 7” features all new artwork by Grammy nominated designer Jesse LeDoux and includes a download coupon. Someone from Kill Rock Stars sent me Elliott Smith’s new album Either/Or right after it came out in 1997. “No Confidence Man” b/w “Shytown” is limited to 500 copies on opaque blue vinyl and 500 copies on opaque yellow. Long out of print, it’s Suicide Squeeze Records’ proud honor to repress the 7” as part of their 20-year anniversary celebratory series. Smith’s “No Confidence Man” is a classic example of his early, stripped-down heartbroken ballads while Krebs’ “Shytown” is a gorgeous acoustic number that deftly navigates between somber passages and the buoyant melodies he was known for in his work with Hazel. It’s no surprise that the tiny burgeoning indie label Slo-Mo Records pounced on the opportunity to release a split 7” by these developing talents. Heatmiser’s Elliott Smith had just released his critically acclaimed album Roman Candle, and Hazel’s Pete Krebs was preparing his debut for Cavity Search Records.
Both bands had strong albums that helped highlight the diversity of Northwest’s rock scene, and both bands had guitarists that were dabbling in solo material. In 1994, Portland’s idiosyncratic punk pop group Hazel and hushed indie band Heatmiser were providing a less aggravated alternative to the big riffs and howling frontmen of their grunge peers in Seattle. All profits from the record will be donated to Outside/In, a Portland non-profit that provides services for homeless youth.