S3 Ep7: Sammy Brue (plus Max Bloom)

My Favourite Elliott Smith Song

In this episode, we’re taking a bit of a two pronged approach to the song we’re looking at.

First up, we have our main interview, which is with the musician Sammy Brue. Sammy is a musician based in Ogden, Utah, in the United States. Sammy released his first album at the age of just 16, and now at only 18 he’s just put out his second record, Crash Test Kid. He’s also quite new as an Elliott Smith fan, having only recently delved a bit deeper into Elliott’s catalogue on a recent tour to Germany. And in this interview, he talks to Elizabeth Withstandley about how he’s enjoying discovering Elliott’s music and why it resonates with him so much.
Following Sammy's interview, we speak to an old friend of the show and former guest, Max Bloom, as he covered the song that Sammy picked for an Elliott Smith tribute album that came out in 2016

We round this off at the end with a listener pick from Rebecca in London and a couple of other bits and pieces.
Extra things to look at / listen to:

• Bled White by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/44xqX8IBgEkis0PZrKRXp1?si=XIRlNGkdTFiJ5AizEWWuwg
• XO by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1zOxlHQGGV6EH7n4OIFTyh?si=lqEOn60SReudDXPh_iXQQQ
• Crash Test Kid by Sammy Brue on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/715W6wjKwoI3VytDoX0RQl?si=HeU0ReQ6QCSwxXj0_gBD_w
• Yuck cover Bled White for Say Yes! An Elliott Smith Tribute Album: https://open.spotify.com/track/0mKKOBllTOKeVXVnIp0f1g?si=ZxdpgR3xSESbFgWb4CwzfQ
• Max Bloom covers Bled White in London, 2019: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2735573866674913

My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley.
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