Exile in Guyville

by Liz Phair

Exile in Guyville cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 24 June 1993
  • Label: Matador
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 56:49
  • Community rating: 3.76/5 from 10 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Conceived as a song-by-song response to the Rolling Stones' 'Exile on Main St.', Liz Phair's debut is a masterclass in lo-fi, deeply honest singer-songwriter indie rock. The album is fiercely sarcastic and raw, balancing unapologetically vulgar, sexual narratives with highly melodic and introspective slacker-rock instrumentation.

Genres

Descriptors: lo-fi, vulgar, melodic, female-vocals, feminism, DIY, confessional

Tracklist

  1. 6'1" (3:06)
  2. Help Me Mary (2:16)
  3. Glory (1:29)
  4. Dance of the Seven Veils (2:29)
  5. Never Said (3:16)
  6. Soap Star Joe (2:44)
  7. Explain It To Me (3:11)
  8. Canary (3:19)
  9. Mesmerizing (3:55)
  10. Fuck and Run (3:07)
  11. Girls! Girls! Girls! (2:20)
  12. Divorce Song (3:20)
  13. Shatter (5:28)
  14. Flower (2:03)
  15. Johnny Sunshine (3:26)
  16. Gunshy (3:15)
  17. Stratford-On-Guy (2:59)
  18. Strange Loop (4:56)

Credits

  • Liz Phair - primary artist, design, producer, written-by, arranged by, guitar, vocals, piano, vocals, guitar, vocals, handclaps [hand claps]
  • Mark Ohe - design
  • Brad Wood - engineer, producer, percussion, bass, backing vocals, drums, guitar [2nd guitar], organ, bass, drums, percussion [snare left], synthesizer, bongos, organ, maracas, handclaps [h claps], drums, backing vocals, effects [drone, feedback], drums, backing vocals [back vocals], guitar [sick guitar]
  • Casey Rice - engineer [asst. engineer], backing vocals, lead guitar, percussion [snare right], lead guitar, handclaps [hand claps], performer [o-snarl], lead guitar [lead guitar outro], cymbal
  • Mark Schime - photography by [back cover photo]
  • Nash Kato - photography by [cover photo]
  • Tutti Jackson - backing vocals
  • John Casey - blues harp [harp]
  • Tony Marlotti - bass

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