Liz Phair presented her detailed future album Sober. The LP arrives on June 4 via Chrysalis. Today (April 14), Phair released the latest single from the recording, entitled “Spanish Doors”. Listen to it below and scroll down to find it Soberthe tracklist and the album.
“The Spanish Doors” is “about breaking a beautiful life, when everything you mattered to is suddenly thrown to be grabbed,” as Phair said in a press release. She added:
Sober is Phair ‘s first album with new material in 11 years, after 2010 Funstyle. The new LP features previously shared tracks “Good Side” and “Hey Lou”. The record was produced by Phair’s longtime collaborator Brad Wood, whom he also worked on. Exiled to Guyville, Whip-Smart, and whitechocolatespaceegg. “I found inspiration for Sober delving into an early era of my musical development, I spent my art school years listening to Art Rock and New Wave music non-stop on my Walkman, ”said Phair. “The English Beat, The Specials, Madness, REMs Automatic for the People, Yazoo, Psychedelic Furs, Talking Heads, Velvet Underground, Laurie Anderson and Cars. The city came to life for me when I was young, the troops in my headphones gave me the courage to explore. ”
Phair added:
Sober:
01 Spanish Uses
02 The game
03 Hey Lou
04 There
05 Good part
06 Sheridan Side
07 Ba Ba Ba
08 Sober
09 The soul of the soul
10 Lonely Street
11 Dosage
12 Bad Kitty
13 The rain scene