Figure 8
A lush, ambitious expansion of indie folk into baroque power-pop. Densely layered piano and intricate guitars create a dreamlike, circular world of sound.
April 17, 2000 · DreamWorks Records
A lush, ambitious expansion of indie folk into baroque power-pop. Densely layered piano and intricate guitars create a dreamlike, circular world of sound.
April 17, 2000 · DreamWorks Records
Bright piano chords spin like a carousel through a maze of double-tracked vocals and chiming guitars. Moving from quiet bedroom folk into technicolor power-pop, these songs feel like walking through a crowded, sunlit street while entirely alone. You are caught in a gorgeous, dizzying loop of melody that refuses to let go.
How does Figure 8 sound next to the rest of Elliott Smith's catalogue?
A cascading, circular piano takes center stage as the primary architectural anchor for these compositions, steering the arrangements away from simple acoustic strumming toward a grander, more classical pop sensibility.
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