A new tribute album dedicated to the work of singer/songwriter ElliotT Smith will be released later this year. Titled ‘Say Yes: A Tribute to Elliot Smith’, it will be released on October 14th via American Laundromat.
It will include covers by J.Mascis, Waxahatchee, Julien Baker, Tanya Donnelly, Jesu/Sun Kil Moon, Yuck, Amanda Palmer and more, some of which are previously unheard. It will also feature Juliana Hatfield’s cover of ‘Needle In The Hay’, which appeared on last years Wes Anderson tribute ‘I Saved Latin’.
It comes after the release of ‘Heaven Adores You’ earlier this year, a documentary movie about the life of Elliott Smith.
Pre-orders are available now, and you can hear Hatfield’s excellent take on ‘Needle In The Hay’ below, as well as the track listing for the album.
01 Waxahatchee – ‘Angeles’
02 Julien Baker – ‘Ballad Of Big Nothing’
03 Tanya Donelly – ‘Between The Bars’
04 Yuck – ‘Bled White’
05 Jesu/Sun Kil Moon – ‘Condor Ave’
06 Lou Barlow – ‘Division Day’
07 Wild Sun – ‘Easy Way Out’
08 Tomo Nakayama – ‘Miss Misery’
09 Juliana Hatfield – ‘Needle In The Hay/
10 Caroline Says – ‘No Name #3’
11 Adam Franklin – ‘Oh Well, Okay’
12 Amanda Palmer – ‘Pictures Of Me’
13 William Fitzsimmons – ‘Say Yes’
14 Escondido – ‘Waltz #1’
15 J. Mascis – ‘Waltz #2’