Gothic Theatre
Liz Phair
Liz Phair’s deeply clever and often brutally candid songs have been commanding ears and raising eyebrows ever since she started writing them. After her homemade “Girlysound” tapes quickly made the rounds among Chicago’s indie tastemakers in the early 90s, she followed up with what is considered one of the most accomplished debut albums for any artist in any genre, 1993’s Exile in Guyville. Ambitiously patterned after the Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street, the album contained raw, unblinking songs like “F*** and Run,” sharply provocative lyrics claiming her as “your blowjob queen,” and sold over 200,000 copies—a major feat for a small independent release.
Following Guyville, Phair released two other highly-acclaimed albums, 1994’s gold-certified Whip Smart (featuring modern rock radio hit “Supernova”), and 1998’s deeply confessional whitechocolatespaceegg. She also toured with the Lilith Fair, got married, gave birth to a son, and got divorced. Her fourth album, Liz Phair was released in 2003 and included the single, “Why Can’t I?”
Her 5th studio release, Somebody’s Miracle is in stores Fall 2005.
