Liz Phair | PHAIR 'NUFF Liz tries too hard on Miracle
PHAIR 'NUFF Liz tries too hard on Miracle
Music Review

Somebody's Miracle (2005)

Liz Phair
Reviewed by David Browne | Oct 03, 2005
EW's GRADE
B-

Details Release Date: Oct 04, 2005; Lead Performance: Liz Phair

Perhaps still smarting from the controversial, crossover-crazed Liz Phair, everyone's favorite saucy divorcée now wants to be all things to all fans. Somebody's Miracle lurches from rootsy balladry to greasy-spoon boogie to rehashed alt-rock. But Phair sounds mostly bored, coming alive only on fizzy numbers like the rueful title song, the proudly hackneyed ''Count on My Love,'' and the wistful ''Leap of Innocence,'' with its very Phair-ian lyric twist.

Originally posted Sep 30, 2005 Published in issue #843 Oct 07, 2005 Order article reprints

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