Darling, Why?

34: Elliot Smith - Elliot Smith


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In this episode, Kate talks about her all time favourite song contained on the eponymous album from Elliott Smith. Louis shows off his Celine Dion knowledge while Kate despairs about how difficult it is to play these songs on guitar. In between, we talk about the interesting song writing, DIY recording set up and the heart breaking emotion contained in this classic album. 


Content warnings: During our discussion of this record, we mention the lyrical themes of some of the songs which include alcohol and substance misuse, depression, suicide, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, abuse

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    Darling, Why?By Louis Tsangarides + Kate Stewart

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