When preparing the songs for this week, I was shocked to see that I’ve featured Liz Phair only once on the blog to date.
That was more than two years ago when I chose ‘Stratford-On-Guy’ as Song of the Day #115.
It’s not that Liz Phair plays such a major role in my music collection that her absence on the blog is a surprise, it’s just that as I approach 1,000 songs of the day, I figured somebody like her would have at least found her way into two or three posts.
Liz Phair went from the ultimate indie rock goddess to the ultimate sell-out in the course of ten years.
Her debut album, 1993’s Exile in Guyville, was a barrier-smashing success that shook up the all-male independent music scene with its fresh sound and frank sexuality. Songs such as ‘Fuck and Run’ and ‘Flower’ were shocking both for their explicit lyrics and the deadpan manner in which Phair sang them. The album (which received a 15th anniversary reissue just this year) is deservedly considered by critics as one of the best albums of the past few decades.
Meet Me In Montauk 