Grant Lee Phillips - Strangelet

With nothing left to prove, Phillips seems to be more content to let flow whatever comes

Album Review by Garry Thomson | 11 Apr 2007
Album title: Strangelet
Artist: Grant Lee Phillips
Label: Cooking Vinyl
While quietly carving out a career for himself outside the confines of his former band Grant Lee Buffalo, Phillips returns with his fifth solo record. Combining the hooks of his former day job in GLB with the more personal majesty of his own latter day output, Strangelets could be his most affecting release yet. Not since the days of Fuzzy in the early 90s has Phillips sounded so immediate. With nothing left to prove, the Californian seems to be more content to let flow with whatever comes. Mostly recorded on his own with the trademarked pervasive, relaxed tone of his voice, it's of no disappointment to hear the electric guitars plugged in once again on tracks such as Runaway and Soft Asylum. With Strangelet, Phillips may well prove to eclipse his past and be recognised as a great performer in his own right. [Garry Thomson]
Release date: 2 April. http://www.grantleephillips.com