Guardian Music — Composer James MacMillan on how his faith influences his music and an exclusive preview of his papal massAndrew BrownElliot Smith more info

Guardian Music — Mercury nominees Wild Beasts on awards as vindication and whether courting the mainstream is ever worthwhiePaul MorleyAndy GallagherElliot Smith more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley talks to Terry Mann, nominated for a £50,000 PRS award to realise his project Automata MusicaPaul MorleyCameron RobertsonElliot Smith more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley brings Ms Dynamite, M People's Mike Pickering and the Portico Quartet's Jack Wylie into the Guardian studios to talk about how being nominated for (and in the case of M People and Dynamite, winning) the Mercury Music Prize affected their ... more info

Silent Uproar — Kill Rock Stars will release An Introduction to... Elliott Smith on November 2nd. The Elliott Smith compilation will include 14 tracks from the songwriter's seven albums. It's intended to "enable new generations to learn about Elliott's music" and is... more info

KEXP Seattle — Close your eyes. Imagine some of your favorite indie rock bands. Think about the ones that write lush, heartfelt, if a bit downtrodden, orchestral pop, something akin to Elliott Smith. Now recall those that are a bit more “out there,” more spacey... more info

Stereogum — Kill Rock Stars will release An Introduction to… Elliott Smith, a sort of greatest hits collection from the late singer. The songs come from all seven Smith albums, mostly from his independent releases, with just one track each from his DreamWorks ... more info

The Music Fix — New 'best of', kind-of, affair. more info

Gigwise — Domino line up greatest hits collection... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — When singer-songwriter Elliott Smith died in Los Angeles 2003, he left behind a vast and diverse catalog of his inimitable songwriting and virtuoso musicianship across four different record labels. On Nov. 2, Kill Rock Stars will try to encapsulate i... more info