New Collection of Unreleased Tracks from Elliott Smith’s Heatmiser to be Released by Third Man Records

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New Collection of Unreleased Tracks from Elliott Smith’s Heatmiser to be Released by Third Man Records

A fresh compilation album containing previously unheard material from Heatmiser, the band in which Elliott Smith was a member prior to his successful solo career, is set to be unveiled this year. The renowned label Third Man Records is gearing up to launch the 29-song collection on October 6. To give a glimpse of the album’s content, the label has already made available the early track “Lowlife,” accompanied by a video capturing the band’s performance of the song in Fort Collins, Colorado.

In 1991, Elliott Smith co-founded Heatmiser alongside Neil Gust, the guitarist and vocalist, and Tony Lash, who served as both the drummer and producer. Bassist Brandt Peterson joined the lineup shortly thereafter. The group introduced themselves with their inaugural cassette, titled “The Music of Heatmiser,” distributing it at their live shows and local record stores in 1992. The upcoming compilation by Third Man Records includes all six tracks from the original cassette, maintaining not only the content but also replicating its title and artwork.

Neil Gust elaborated on the discovery of these forgotten recordings in a press release, recounting how Tony Lash stumbled upon them and began remixing and sharing them with him. The band was struck by the uninhibited energy present in the recordings, reflecting the sheer enjoyment they experienced. Due to financial constraints in 1992, they were compelled to work at a rapid pace during the studio sessions. As a result, when they put together the cassette, their intention was to initiate it with an impactful and powerful track, hence the choice of “Lowlife.”

After the release of “The Music of Heatmiser,” the band proceeded to produce three studio albums before parting ways in 1996. Their achievements were acknowledged in 2015 when Heatmiser was inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame.

For more insights, you can read the featured article titled “The Untold Story of Elliott Smith’s Teenage Band.”

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Selections from “The Music of Heatmiser” Compilation:

1. Lowlife (from the ’92 Cassette)
2. Bottle Rocket (from the ’92 Cassette)
3. Buick (from the ’92 Cassette)
4. Just a Little Prick (from the ’92 Cassette)
5. Dirt (from the ’92 Cassette)
6. Mightier Than You (from the ’92 Cassette)
7. Can’t Be Touched (from the Cavity Search Single)
8. Wake (from the Cavity Search Single)
9. Stray (from the Cavity Search Single)
10. Dead Air (Demo)
11. Sands Hotel (Demo)
12. Mock Up (Demo)
13. Cannibal (Demo)
14. Candyland (Demo)
15. Still (Demo)
16. Man Camp
17. Laying Low
18. Bloody Knuckles
19. Father Song
20. Glamourine
21. Meatline
22. Revolution
23. Blackout (Live on KBOO)
24. Bottle Rocket (Live on KBOO)
25. Dirt (Live on KBOO)
26. Still (Live on KBOO)
27. Candyland (Live on KBOO)
28. Don’t Look Down (Live on KBOO)
29. Lowlife (Live on KBOO)

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• Heatmiser on Wikipedia
• Oregon Music Hall of Fame