From A Basement On The Hill 02/5/2016 but DO YOU BELIEVE IN

but DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC has a folk-rockin' charm all its own

as guitarist Eddie Taylor and drummer Earl Palmer (the latter preceded at the skins on the handful of really early tracks by none other than Albert King) are playing with Reed on most of what's here

particularly musique concrète sound collages

and is for that reason a standout

From A Basement On The Hill 02/5/2016 but DO YOU BELIEVE INElliott Smith's death in 2003 left a cavernous hole in the world of popular music. Tender, intimate, and painfully honest, the songs in Smith's catalogue capture the fragility of human existence with rare, breathtaking beauty. On his first posthumous release, Smith reaffirms his status as an extraordinarily gifted artist, giving fans yet another reason to mourn his tragic loss. Conceived as an ambitious double album, FROM A BASEMENT ON THE HILL was