His second release for the Dreamworks label, and fifth overall, Figure 8 is a lush and beatifully melancholy collection of pop songs. Gone is the intimate lo-fi feel of his Kill Rock Stars albums, replaced by intricate arrangements and orchestration. One gets the feeling that the sound of his earlier work was not by choice but by economic neccessity and Smith was now, with a major label budget and backing, able to establish himself as a pop craftsman on par with Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Son Of Sam
2. Somebody That I Used To Know
3. Junk Bond Trader
4. Everything Reminds Me Of Her
5. Everything Means Nothing To Me
6. La
7. In The Lost And Found (Honky Bach)
8. The Roost
9. Stupidity Tries
10. Easy Way Out
11. Wouldn't Mama Be Proud
12. Colorbars
13. Happiness/The Gondola Man
14. Pretty Mary Kay
15. Better Be Quiet Now
16. Can't Make A Sound
17. Bye