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Elliott Smith was a prolific artist who had a surprising amount of songs that he had recorded, but never released. There have been many leaks over the years, and there are still more songs that have never been heard. These two compilations collect 44 tracks that are either b-sides (officially released only on a single, an EP, or a reissue) or they are leaked material that never made it onto an album.

The first rarities compilation after Elliott’s death was New Moon, which was released in 2007. It was a collection of songs that had been left on the cutting room floor from throughout his career. Each one of the compilations in this collection has nearly as many songs as New Moon. That is to say that part of the idea behind the creation of A Shot of White Noise and Violent Girl was to create two more New Moons.

These songs were recorded from 1995-2003, spanning Elliott's career as a solo artist. However, they aren’t organized chronologically, but are constructed to make sense as a whole. The idea was to give the flow and feel of an official album with its own listening arc. Each tracklist is also made so that they mirror and play off of one another.

The first collection, A Shot of White Noise, is more acoustic, and the second, Violent Girl, has more electric guitar and more instruments in the arrangements. One is more raw and melodic and meditative, with the other being a bit more composed and playful or aggressive. They are two juxtaposing mixes to capture Elliott’s juxtaposing sides.

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Elliott Smith -

A Shot of White Noise

1. Let's Turn the Record Over
2. Some Song
3. Place Pigalle
4. Taking a Fall
5. Crazy Fucker (Another Standard Folk Song)
6. No Name # 6
7. I Don't Think I'm Ever Gonna Figure It Out
8. True Love
9. Grand Mal
10. No Confidence Man
11. Misery Let me Down
12. Instrumental (Waltz #3)
13. Stickman (Acoustic)
14. Ceclila-Amanda
15. You Make It Seem Like Nothing
16. My New Freedom
17. Everything’s Ok
18. Sorry My Mistake
19. Stained Glass Eyes
20. No More
21. Trouble (Cat Stevens Cover)
22. Figure 8

Elliott Smith -

Violent Girl

1. Division Day
2. Some (Rock) Song
3. A Living Will
4. How to Take a Fall
5. Dancing on the Highway
6. Suicide Machine
7. I Figured You Out
8. I Can't Answer You Anymore
9. Abused
10. Flowers for Charlie
11. Miss Misery
12. Our Thing (Instrumental)
13. Stickman
14. The Enemy Is You
15. Mr. Goodmorning
16. Brand New Game
17. From the Poisoned Well
18. The Real Estate (The Mailman Thinks Me Dumb)
19. Burned Out, Still Glowing
20. No Life
21. Splitsville
22. Because (Beatles Cover)

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