- Record Label: Ramseur Records
- Release Date: Mar 17, 2015
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Mar 17, 2015[A] reverent tribute to the late Elliott Smith.
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Apr 24, 2015Obviously these tracks are nowhere near as essential as the originals, but it’s two great voices singing a handful of timeless tracks, and fans of any of the artists involved would most likely enjoy at least a few tracks from Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield Sing Elliott Smith.
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Under The RadarApr 16, 2015It's a stripped-down, heartfelt affair. [Apr-May 2015, p.80]
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Mar 23, 2015The experience of this album is to have listened to an Elliott Smith record and not an Avett project or to anyone else--a testament to Smith, certainly, but also to Avett and Mayfield's tasteful if fail-safe renditions.
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MagnetMar 20, 2015Nothing here will supplant Smith's own definitive versions, but fans of the Avett Brothers, of Mayfield, and, indeed, of Smith will find plenty to love in this affectionate and unassuming album. [No. 118, p.53]
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Mar 17, 2015Minimal in both instrumentation and the pairing of the duo’s fragile harmonies, the recording makes no sweeping gestures or grand statements. It simply radiates affection for an artist gone much too soon.
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Mar 17, 2015You're left marveling less at these adequate covers and more at Smith's foolproof songbook.
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Mar 17, 2015Perhaps in the end they are simply too smitten with the idea of Smith as a beautifully doomed artist to create anything beyond a loving, reverent, and therefore sheepish tribute.
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Mar 17, 2015It rarely puts the original material in a new light or reveals much about songs that were already close to perfect.