Artist
Liz Phair
Liz Phair is an indie rock artist from New Haven, USA. 25 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Indie Rock · New Haven, USA · Best indie rock albums
- 25
- Releases
- 1993–2023
- Active years
Artist
Liz Phair is an indie rock artist from New Haven, USA. 25 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Indie Rock · New Haven, USA · Best indie rock albums
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Liz Phair
2003 · 13 tracks
Whip‐Smart
1994
whitechocolatespaceegg
1998
Soberish
2021
Somebody's Miracle
2005
Glory
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Rare Phair
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Secretly Timid
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whitechocolatespaceegg sessions
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WCSE Sessions
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Girly-Sound To Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Box Set (The Girly-Sound Tapes)
2018
The Girly-Sound Tapes
2018
Icon
2014
Funstyle
2010
iTunes Originals
2005
Exile In Guyville (2018 Remaster)
1993
Exile in Guyville
1993
Releases by other artists featuring Liz Phair.
Growing out of the American underground of the late '80s, Liz Phair fused lo-fi indie rock production techniques with the sensibility and structure of classic singer/songwriters. Exile in Guyville, her gold-selling debut album, was enthusiastically praised upon its 1993 release, and spawned a rash of imitators during the following years, particularly American female singer/songwriters. For her part, Phair wasn't able to fully break into the mainstream, even with the support of the press and MTV. Whip-Smart, her second album, was heavily promoted upon its 1994 release, yet despite its relatively strong chart positions, it was viewed as a disappointment, and Phair's momentum declined steadily during the mid-'90s, as she took several years to record her third album. Phair was born on April 17, 1967, in New Haven, CT. She was adopted by wealthy parents who raised her in the Chicago suburb Winnetka and later send her to Oberlin College in Ohio, where she studied art. At Oberlin, she became fascinated with underground indie rock and eventually became friends with guitarist Chris Brokaw, who would later join the alt-rock outfit Come. Following their college graduation, Phair and Brokaw bo…
