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She’s the undisputed queen of nineties indie rock, known for her groundbreaking debut 1993 record Exile in Guyville, that last year Rolling Stone named in their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Now, Liz Phair is back with her seventh studio release, Soberish, after an 11-year hiatus, and the LP already has top music critics hailing it as a masterful comeback in her 30-year career.
On Friday, the 54-year-old released the latest single and music video, The Game, which sees the rocker look stunning in a series of dreamy visuals, wearing leather knee-high boots and a mesh black bra under a white jacket.
She’s back: Indie rocker Liz Phair seen in her new music video The Game… as she returns with critically-acclaimed album, Soberish, after an 11 years hiatus
The song was written by Phair and produced by long-time collaborator Brad Wood who helmed her first record Guyville, that was said to be a song-by-song response to The Rolling Stones’ 1972 album Exile on Main St.
NME’s El Hunt gave Phair’s new album five stars, writing that Soberish ‘serves as a reminder of Liz Phair’s brilliance after years of underestimation.’
Meanwhile, Entertainment Weekly graded it with an A-, praising her collaboration with producer Wood as ‘even more ideal three decades out.’
New music Friday: The singer has released her latest single and music video, The Game, which sees the rock star look stunning in a series of dreamy visuals
Indie queen: Liz is known for her groundbreaking debut 1993 record Exile in Guyville, that last year Rolling Stone named in their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Kinky boots! Phair rocks out in her new video The Game from her seventh album Soberish
Dreamy visuals: The singer look absolutely stunning in the new music video
Earning her stripes: Phair is considered to be one of the most critically acclaimed indie acts of the ’90s
Art: Phair attended Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, where she graduated in 1990 with a B.A. in art history, and has been getting creative in lockdown with the visuals for her new music
Before Soberish, which was delayed due to the pandemic, Phair had originally intended to make a comeback with singer Ryan Adams on production duties – but the project did not see the light of day.
Last year, Adams, 46, wrote a lengthy apology after he faced a series of allegations of sexual misconduct.
When asked if she would weigh in on the situation, Phair tweeted: ‘If I do, I’ll write about it.’
Out now: Liz Phair’s first record of entirely new material in eleven years and her first studio album under Chrysalis Records, is out now (the cover artwork was designed by her son, Nick)
She added: ‘But I think you can extrapolate. My experience was nowhere near as personally involving, but yes the record ended and the similarities are upsetting.’
Phair would indeed write about it in her 2019 memoir Horror Stories. She is currently working on its follow-up, Fairy Tales.
The singer-songwriter – who lives in LA with her son – reached considerable mainstream success with her self-titled fourth album, that featured the radio hit Why Can’t I?
Stunning: This summer, Liz will be joining Alanis Morissette and Garbage on a world tour that was originally scheduled for last year before the pandemic
Inspiring: The cult indie star has proved to be a huge influence on a plethora of new artists that have discovered her early ’90s work
That song was used on the 13 Going On 30 film soundtrack, starring Jennifer Garner, and was certified Gold.
Phair has received two Grammy nods, for her 1994 album Whip-Smart, and 1998’s Whitechocolatespaceegg.
This summer, Phair is joining Alanis Morissette and Garbage on a world tour that was originally scheduled for last year before the pandemic.
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