- indie pop, indie rock, chamber pop
- 52 min
- 16 tracks
- DreamWorks Records
Figure 8 is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, and the final album released during his lifetime. It was recorded from 1998 to 2000 at numerous studios and released on April 18, 2000, through DreamWorks Records. Preceded by the singles "Happiness" and "Son of Sam", Figure 8 was Smith's second release on a major label.
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Character
Character-led, spare, intimate and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
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Metacritic 81/100
- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB−
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times3.5/4 ★
- Melody Maker4/5 ★
- NME8/10
- Pitchfork6.9/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Spin7/10
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Tracks
- 1Son of Sam3:04
- 2Somebody That I Used to Know2:09
- 3Junk Bond Trader3:50
- 4Everything Reminds Me of Her2:38
- 5Everything Means Nothing to Me2:24
- 6LA3:14
- 7In the Lost and Found (Honky Bach) / The Roost4:33
- 8Stupidity Tries4:24
- 9Easy Way Out2:44
- 10Wouldn’t Mama Be Proud?3:26
- 11Color Bars2:20
- 12Happiness / The Gondola Man5:04
- 13Pretty Mary K2:36
- 14I Better Be Quiet Now3:35
- 15Can’t Make a Sound4:19
- 16Bye1:53
16 tracks, 52 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Elliott Smith
- Label
- DreamWorks Records
- Released
- 2000
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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