With the eyes of an ingénue she set about kissing them till one took her back to his pad, but alas this Phair maiden was restless and took her tadpole and moved to a bigger pond. Transcending her woe full days many hometown villagers wanted to hear about the same dank pond of her origin. She is now ready to release a new pack of tales spawning from the land of Lost Angels where the sun shines and dreams can come true.
Her current release, “Somebody's Miracle” is collection of 14 tales has Phair Liz reminiscing of her tales in the pursuit of happiness. Climbing the mountains of the music industry she and her merry band had succumbed to the obstacles upon the way, like in “Leap of Innocence” and “Lazy Dreamer.”
Liz is saying 'nay' to the naysayer's and goes to her happy place. The songs “Count on my love” and “Stars and Planets” are the wide-open joyful songs that make this singer songwriter an annual addition to the pop charts. You just can't help but pull your top down, (the car's top) and turn the radio up. These songs are more than radio friendly; they're down right neighborly, thanks to producer John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Jason Mraz) and John Shanks (Sheryl Crow, Chris Isaak, Melissa Etheridge), and recorded at The Village Studios in West Los Angeles; a land of many tales.
Not all of her songs are of sunshine and bunnies, because 'real life aint that fucking funny.' A bunny tale of another sort finds a fellow frog pondering what the want out of life in lieu of what they do for money in “Can't get out of what I'm into,” and another song tells another frog's alcoholic humiliations in the song “Table For one.”
Little Liz stays the course and discovers her own happily ever after, because as she states in the song “Wind in the Mountains”, 'There are days when you find your answer.' It's all about being true to the muse from wherever it comes from.
This collection of songs conveys a seasoned songstress, similar to what Carole King achieved with her “Tapestry” so many moons ago. She gives the pop star princess of the kingdom a run for their money for they are stuck in Disneyland and Phair comes from a more Grimm landscape. Phair's music is not intended for surface listening, but lands nicely on the ears. Her pop hooks hop up and grab you to listen closer. Her lyrics are what really give you insight on Phair, or more importantly something in your own life. She's no tadpole new to the music biz pond.
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