Soundwalk Collective / Jesse Paris Smith / P Smith KILLER ROAD 8/25/1997 " Derby says of the

" Derby says of the album

The ballads are balanced by a handful of songs that have some swagger and fun in the grooves

Elliott Smiths first solo album

its 14 tracks take root into far-reaching sonic territory

Nick Davis

Soundwalk Collective / Jesse Paris Smith / P Smith KILLER ROAD 8/25/1997 " Derby says of theNico was little more than an afterthought in the world of music when she died in Ibiza, Spain in 1988. Her performances on the Velvet Underground's debut album were all most music followers knew of her, and her solo works, never embraced by a large audience, were mostly out of print. Nico's final recordings testified to the toll drug abuse had taken upon her body and her muse, and when a bicycle accident claimed her on a sweltering July day, it