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The Music of Heatmiser

Posted by Loren on August 17, 2023

The Music of Heatmiser
photo by JJ Gonson

On Oct. 6, Third Man Records will release a compilation titled The Music Of Heatmiser, the band comprised of Elliott Smith, Neil Gust, Tony Lash, and Brandt Peterson, who were active in the early 1990s.

The 29-song collection includes demos from 1992, the live track "Lowlife" (below) from 1993 in Fort Collins, CO, and much more.

The Music of Heatmiser Tracklist:

1. Lowlife (‘92 Cassette) 
2. Bottle Rocket (‘92 Cassette) 
3. Buick (‘92 Cassette) 
4. Just A Little Prick (‘92 Cassette) 
5. Dirt (‘92 Cassette) 
6. Mightier Than You (‘92 Cassette) 
7. Can’t Be Touched (Cavity Search Single) 
8. Wake (Cavity Search Single) 
9. Stray (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. Black Out (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) 

The Music of Heatmiser
photo by JJ Gonson

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