Uncommon and beforehand unreleased recordings from Heatmiser — Elliott Smith‘s ’90s band with Neil Gust, Tony Lash, and Brandt Peterson — have been collected for a brand new compilation, The Music of Heatmiser, that will likely be out October 6 through Third Man. It options the six songs from their 1992 self-released The Music of Heatmiser cassette, their 1993 Stray 7″, plus demos, reside cuts, radio periods, alternate variations and never-before-released tracks. Try the tracklist, art work and a trailer for the album, beneath.
You possibly can try the cassette model of “Lowlife,” which might be re-recorded for his or her 1993 debut, Useless Air. “Tony discovered a bunch of forgotten recordings and began mixing them and sending them to me,” Neil Gust says of this recording and the compilation. “We have been struck by the freewheeling power of the band; you may hear how a lot enjoyable we have been having. In 1992 we may barely afford the studio so all of it needed to be accomplished actually quick. Once we put the cassette collectively, we wished it to begin like a punch within the face. That’s ‘Lowlife.’”
Take heed to “Lowlife” and watch a reside video of Heatmiser performing the tune beneath.
The Music of Heatmiser:
1. Lowlife (‘92 Cassette)
2. Bottle Rocket (‘92 Cassette)
3. Buick (‘92 Cassette)
4. Simply A Little Prick (‘92 Cassette)
5. Grime (‘92 Cassette)
6. Mightier Than You (‘92 Cassette)
7. Can’t Be Touched (Cavity Search Single)
8. Wake (Cavity Search Single)
9. Stray (Cavity Search Single)
10. Useless Air (Demo)
11. Sands Lodge (Demo)
12. Mock Up (Demo)
13. Cannibal (Demo)
14. Candyland (Demo)
15. Nonetheless (Demo)
16. Man Camp
17. Laying Low
18. Bloody Knuckles
19. Father Tune
20. Glamourine
21. Meatline
22. Revolution
23. Black Out (Stay On KBOO)
24. Bottle Rocket (Stay On KBOO)
25. Grime (Stay On KBOO)
26. Nonetheless (Stay On KBOO)
27. Candyland (Stay On KBOO)
28. Don’t Look Down (Stay On KBOO)
29. Lowlife (Stay On KBOO)
