New Moon (Elliott Smith album)
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| Compilation album by Elliott Smith | ||||
| Released | May 7, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 1994–1997 | |||
| Length | 73:18 | |||
| Label | Kill Rock Stars | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 85/100 |
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| AllMusic |   |
| The A.V. Club | A |
| Entertainment Weekly | A |
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| Los Angeles Times | |
| NME | 7/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.7/10 |
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New Moon is a posthumous compilation album by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, released on May 8, 2007 by Kill Rock Stars. It contains twenty-four previously unreleased songs, most recorded between 1994 and 1997 during the sessions for Smith's albums Elliott Smith and Either/Or.
The album was well received by critics and reached number 24 in the US Billboard chart, selling about 24,000 copies in its first week.
In August 2006, an "excited" employee at Kill Rock Stars made a post on the label's official website stating that an extended version of Either/Or would be released in 2006 to commemorate the record's tenth anniversary. This information was quickly pulled from the website, as the album was in very early planning stages. Eventually, Kill Rock Stars announced that Either/Or: Extended Edition (as it was to be called) had been scrapped in favor of a rarities and unreleased music compilation from Smith's time at the label.
Mixing for the album was done by Larry Crane, the archivist for Smith's estate. The album cover was created by Portland, Oregon artist Mike King, who has produced work for numerous other musicians.
"Angel in the Snow", "Talking to Mary", "High Times", "Riot Coming", "Georgia, Georgia", "Whatever (Folk Song in C)" and "Big Decision" are taken from the Elliott Smith sessions. "New Monkey", "Looking Over My Shoulder", "Going Nowhere", "Go By", "Placeholder", "New Disaster", "Seen How Things Are Hard", "Fear City", "Either/Or", "Pretty Mary K (Other Version)" and "Almost Over" are taken from the Either/Or sessions. "Thirteen", "See You Later" and "Half Right" are taken from a 1996 radio session. "All Cleaned Out", "First Timer" and "Miss Misery (Early Version)" were recorded at Jackpot! Recording Studio in 1997.
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