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

Addict Music — Domino records have announced they will release An Introduction to…Elliott Smith on CD and 180 gram vinyl on November 1st 2010. more info

NME — Domino to release 'introduction' record more info

I Guess I'm Floating — In case y'all didn't hear, the soundtrack to Animal Collective's loved and hated film project with Danny Perez leaked the other night. Some scrounging mofos (via via) found one listenable track (of about five) on Soundcloud... and if you want to hea... more info

Totally Fuzzy — roy rocket said... Hiya Fuzzies! Super post-punk-garage-surf from The Traswomen's debut album: Spend the Night With The Trashwomen (1993) Have a wicked night in! roy http://rocketremnants.blogspot.com heywhatsthatnoise??? said... Maps and Atlases -... more info

Songs:Illinois — Alright I’m taking the easy way out today with a repost of today’s featured band up on Swedesplease (my other site). With a sound somewhere between Elliott Smith and Richard Buckner (yet with a slight Swedish accent) The Bitter and Sick and Die ... more info