Elliott’s sophomore full-length End of Ways is a blend of home recordings as well as studio recordings which bring some extra depth within the songs to suit their somber settings in the tracks "Throw It Away", "Forget", and "Better Way". But the record still retains its stripped down, lo-fi vibe in songs like "Let’s Go Somewhere" and "Remember When" with their clear Elliott Smith and Nick Drake influences in both the acoustic guitar lines and quiet vocals. The addition of young pianist Jeremy Bennett also beautifully adds candle-light melody throughout the album with his haunting notes in the opening song "Mistake" and his Tim Burton-meets-Vince Guaraldi style in the album’s escapist-themed title track "End of Ways" along with the dramatic climax to "Timeless Tears" and the album closer, "Over the Moon" which is Elliott’s profession of love to his present companion who he saved from her former home.
Elliott Fullam is slightly less timid this time around as he leads his journey on this record from loss, isolation and hopelessness to partnership, hope, freedom, and love. This is an indie/slowcore/acoustic album for fellow fans of Mazzy Star, Radiohead, Elliott Smith, Nick Drake, Big Thief, Crumb, and Alex G that explores childhood, dissociation, heartbreak and ultimately, survival.
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