Liz Phair

Main
Albums / Singles
Articles
Gallery

Though a consummate songwriter, Liz Phair is best known for her pre-Lilith feminist leanings. The nicotine-stained voice on her 1993 debut, Exile in Guyville, is as insensitive and self-centered as that of any frat boy, while self-explanatory songs such as "F*ck and Run" and the unladylike lust of "Flower" were hardly the mixed signals or catty whispering the media had come to expect from its charming young ladies. Whitechocolatespaceegg (1998) found Phair writing the best songs of her career. More contemplative and less vitriolic than its predecessors, that album is an excellent display of Lo-Fi brilliance, boasting economical guitar playing, weathered yet charming singing and lyrics, and intriguing arrangements. Her 2003 re-invention as a slick pop idol for the teenage set simultaneously confused and intrigued both the press and the public.