As mentioned yesterday when we showed you the Guyville Redux trailer, the release of the Exile in Guyville 15th Anniversary Reissue is just around the corner. It comes with previously unreleased tracks from the original sessions or, like "Ant In Alaska," the "Girly Sound" demos. It finds Phair alone with a guitar and her heartache for close to six minutes. It worked to remind me of what made me like that album when it came out and basically ignore her work beyond that period: It's stark and melodic with imperfect and forced but charming rhymes: "I look at my life and I know you've forgotten / the promise you made to me / I think that's rotten." It feels very real. You lose when you aim for that Avril thing. That's not news, but how fun it is to hear newly unearthed vintage Phair is, maybe.
Liz Phair - "Ant in Alaska" (MP3)
The other bonus tracks are "Wild Thing" (ostensibly inspired by the Troggs), the full band "Say You," and an "untitled solo instrumental." As far as the future: Use that creativity well, Liz.
The Exile In Guyville 15th Anniversary Reissue is out 6/24 on ATO. The live show we mentioned? These are all Sold Out:
06/23 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
06/24 - Chicago, Illinois @ The Vic
06/25 - New York, NY @ Hiro Ballroom
06/26 - New York, NY @ Hiro Ballroom
What would the current music industry do without nostalgia?
