Folds, an avid fan of the late songwriter, paid tribute to Smith with the song “Late,” off 2005′s Songs for Silverman. “Anything to keep his memory and music alive,” Folds tells the A.V. crew, before launching into a stripped-down piano-driven rendition of Either/Or‘s “Say Yes.”

In December, we received an early Christmas present in the form of news that two Elliot Smith reissues were on the way, namely, Smith’s first solo album, Roman Candle, and From a Basement on a Hill, which was incomplete at the time of Smith’s death and later finished by former producer Rob Schnapf and ex-girlfriend Joanna Bolme.

Kill Rock Stars will unleash remastered versions of both albums on April 6, but has made a couple MP3s already available. “Last Call” is off Roman Candle, which was remastered by Tape Op Magazine and Smith archivist Larry Crane, along with Roger Seibel. KRS also has From a Basement‘s “Twilight” up for grabs.

Head to the KRS site to read some very moving words about Smith by label founder Slim Moon.

April will see the re-release of Roman Candle, Smith’s first solo album that was originally released on the Portland-based Cavity Search imprint. Says KRS founder Slim Moon of the album, “I have never heard music as heartwrenchingly, gut-checkingly honest, intimate, and wise—before or since.” Tape Op Magazine editor and Smith archivist Larry Crane remastered the album, which will also be released on vinyl for the first time in the US.

Additionally, KRIS will reissue Smith’s classic From a Basement on the Hill, originally released in 2004 via ANTI-.

Both albums will be available April 6.

Now, it wouldn’t be a proper reissue celebration without an unreleased song or two, and the label is currently giving away “Cecilia/Amanda,” recorded way back in 1997. The song was originally written by Stranger Than Fiction, Smith’s high school band, but later reworked and given new lyrics. It’s up for streaming/downloading right now.