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Liz Phair (born Elizabeth Clark Phair on April 17, 1967 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. She was a cornerstone in the underground early ’90s indie rock movement for her songcraft and DIY ethics. Her sound developed at the turn of the century into something more akin to pop or adult contemporary.
Phair’s entry into the music industry began when she met guitarist Chris Brokaw, a member of the band Come. Brokaw was visiting her San Francisco loft-mate Nora Maccoby when he heard Phair’s songs, and encouraged her to record them.
After moving back to Chicago, Phair began writing songs and recording homemade tapes under the name Girly Sound, and supported herself by selling her drawings on the streets of Chicago. She soon became a part of the alternative music scene in Chicago and became friends with Material Issue and Urge Overkill, two of Chicago’s upstart bands to go national in the early 1990s, as well as Brad Wood and John Henderson, head of Feel Good All Over, an independent label in Chicago. (A later attempt at re-recording the Girly Sound tapes failed after arguments between Henderson and Phair.)
After asking Wood who the “coolest” indie label was, Phair called up Gerard Cosloy, co-president of Matador Records, in 1992 and asked him if he would put out her record. Coincidentally, Cosloy had just read a review of Girly Sound in Chemical Imbalance that very day and told Phair to send him a tape. Phair sent him a tape of six Girly Sound songs. Cosloy recalls: “The songs were amazing. It was a fairly primitive recording, especially compared to the resulting album.
Phair’s entry into the music industry began when she met guitarist Chris Brokaw, a member of the band Come. Brokaw was visiting her San Francisco loft-mate Nora Maccoby when he heard Phair’s songs, and encouraged her to record them.
After moving back to Chicago, Phair began writing songs and recording homemade tapes under the name Girly Sound, and supported herself by selling her drawings on the streets of Chicago. She soon became a part of the alternative music scene in Chicago and became friends with Material Issue and Urge Overkill, two of Chicago’s upstart bands to go national in the early 1990s, as well as Brad Wood and John Henderson, head of Feel Good All Over, an independent label in Chicago. (A later attempt at re-recording the Girly Sound tapes failed after arguments between Henderson and Phair.)
After asking Wood who the “coolest” indie label was, Phair called up Gerard Cosloy, co-president of Matador Records, in 1992 and asked him if he would put out her record. Coincidentally, Cosloy had just read a review of Girly Sound in Chemical Imbalance that very day and told Phair to send him a tape. Phair sent him a tape of six Girly Sound songs. Cosloy recalls: “The songs were amazing. It was a fairly primitive recording, especially compared to the resulting album.
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Exile in Guyville
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Whip-Smart wrote:
Was Liz in London in June 2011? WHY DIDN'T I KNOW ABOUT THIS? [2]
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petsounds94 wrote:
Liz, why did you have to sell out... :(
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JeremyAce4 wrote:
Do you think Liz was actually as slutty as her lyrics?
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twilightlullaby wrote:
Was Liz in London in June 2011? WHY DIDN'T I KNOW ABOUT THIS?!
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TheProphetBlog wrote:
Bollywood is so good, i don't know why people hate it
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tonnyaranha wrote:
Maybe in 7 years she releases something.
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GabrielEvans wrote:
I need a new album.
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cathedralheat wrote:
do you mean funstyle? because i think a lot of people liked it. and i thought it was brilliant. [2] it is definitely brilliant.
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NeonFlow wrote:
Exile is probably my favourite. Whip-Smart is maybe a little bit inferior imo, but it feels different and more varied, and best of all it's a great summer album. Whitechocolate has its moments, but honestly I don't like it half as much as I like the other two. It would benefit greatly from a different, less poppy production.
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NeonFlow wrote:
The Girly Sound forums are so dead. Everyone join plz. http://girlysound.com/smf/
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PartySanCTG wrote:
Yeah, Whip-Smart too...
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PartySanCTG wrote:
Whitechocolate yes... I'm not too sure about Whip-Smart though. Have to relisten to it.
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fredericoq wrote:
whip-smart & whitechocolatespaceegg >>> exile in guyville, sorry
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Phlunked wrote:
She's older than me, at least.
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Monchi_Mon wrote:
"She's older than my dad." [2]
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nightraptor93 wrote:
pro pic reminds me of megan fox. liz has got skill :)
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feelslikechris wrote:
the girlysounds are some of the best things ever recorded. "one less thing" breaks my heart.
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Marjorieroberta wrote:
She's older than my dad.
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foxyluva wrote:
It really is
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TomModern wrote:
guys im still in a liz cycle and i love all her albums WUHOOO
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