Matt Elliott's Songs boxset features the acclaimed trilogy along with a bonus CD of unreleased tracks showcasing his melancholic, folk-inspired sound

Songs (4CD box set) by Matt Elliott is an essential collection featuring the albums Drinking Songs (2005), Failing Songs (2006), Howling Songs (2008) and The Broken Man (2011). This box set perfectly illustrates the evolution of his songwriting, marked by deep melancholy and a unique approach to folk.

After his electronic work with The Third Eye Foundation, Elliott turned to more organic music, where acoustic guitar, minimalist orchestration, and his plaintive voice combine to create dark, haunting ballads. Inspired by traditional European and Slavic music, he creates a universe that is both intimate and tragic, where each song seems to tell a story of wandering, loneliness, and human fragility.

The four albums collected here explore different shades of this style: Drinking Songs unfolds hypnotic soundscapes, Failing Songs is more stripped down and political, Howling Songs reaches a raw emotional intensity, while The Broken Man plunges even deeper into the abyss of despair and funereal beauty.

With this anthology, Matt Elliott reveals the full extent of his talent, navigating between mournful laments and instrumental soaring in a poignant and timeless work.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• C.F. Bundy
• Trying to explain
• The guilty party
• What's wrong ?
• The Kursk
• What the fuck am I doing on this battlefield
• A waste of blood
• The maid we messed

Disc 2:

• Our weight in oil
• Chains
• The seance
• The failing song
• Broken bones
• Desamparado
• Lone gunman required
• Good pawn
• Compassion fatigue
• The ghost of Maria Callas
• Gone
• Planting seeds

Disc 3:

• The Kübler-Ross Model
• Something About Ghosts
• How Much In Blood ?
• A Broken Flamenco
• Berlin & Bisenthal
• I Name This Ship Tragedy, Bless Her & All Who Sail With Her
• The Howling Songs
• Songs For A Failed Relationship
• Bomb The Stock Exchange

Disc 4:

• Mellow
• Eulogy for Liam
• Melange
• South Canadian sea
• Song to child
• Lament
• Wedding song

Additional Details

Label: Ici d'Ailleurs

Genre: Folk

Run Time: 264 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 11/24/17

UPC: 3521383440049