
Listen: Julien Baker - “Ballad of Big Nothing” (Elliott Smith Cover)
Say Yes! A Tribute to Elliott Smith Due Out October 15 via American Laundromat Records
Apr 04, 2016 Elliott Smith
American Laundromat Records are releasing Say Yes! A Tribute to Elliott Smith on October 15. The Elliott Smith tribute album will feature newly recorded covers of Smith’s songs by Amanda Palmer, Jesu/Sun Kil Moon, Yuck, Waxahatchee, Lou Barlow, J Mascis, Adam Franklin of Swervedriver, Tanya Donelly, and others. Now Julien Baker‘s cover of “Ballad of Big Nothing” (originally found on Smith’s Either/Or) has been shared. You can listen below, via Entertainment Weekly.
Baker released her acclaimed debut album, Sprained Ankle, last fall via 6131 Records and recently performed at Under the Radar‘s official nighttime SXSW showcase. Read our recent 2015 Artist Survey interview with her.
Also, Under the Radar conducted the last ever interview and photo-shoot with Smith before his passing and you can read that here.
Say Yes! A Tribute to Elliott Smith Tracklist:
In alphabetical order by song title.
Waxahatchee - Angeles
Julien Baker - Ballad of Big Nothing
Tanya Donelly - Between the Bars
Yuck - Bled White
Jesu/Sun Kil Moon - Condor Ave
Lou Barlow - Division Day
Wild Sun - Easy Way Out
Tomo Nakayama - Miss Misery
Juliana Hatfield - Needle In the Hay
Caroline Says - No Name #3
Adam Franklin - Oh Well, Okay
Amanda Palmer - Pictures Of Me
William Fitzsimmons - Say Yes
Escondido - Waltz #1
J Mascis - Waltz #2
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