Grant-Lee Phillips

Virginia Creeper

2004-02-10

Rather than attempt to top what will be a career defining effort, Grant Lee has decided to pull up stakes and head South. His previous release, 2002’s solo debut Mobilize, was an industrial/alt-dance/pop masterpiece that still resonates with an unrivaled sense of assurance and liberation.

This time around, the songs are more metaphor-laden character studies than self-revelatory. The music, too, is a striking departure, turning in a folk-based direction - “Cosmic Americana” as Gram Parsons once called it. Check out Grant’s version of Gram’s “Hickory Wind” which rounds out the album.

Though Creeper won’t outdo Mobilize, it proves that Grant's songs can stand up to the genre-leap test.

Quick Links:

More reviews tagged #Rock

  • reviewed 11/2014

    FLY MOON ROYALTY
    Unfinished Business

  • reviewed 10/2013

    TOMMY MALONE
    NATURAL BORN DAYS

  • reviewed 03/2009

    Nathan Kalish and The Wildfire
    Waterbirds

  • reviewed 11/2016

    Air Traffic Controller
    Black Box

  • reviewed 02/2006

    BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO
    100% Fortified Zydeco

  • reviewed 11/2008

    Chris Daniels & the Kings
    Stealin’ The Covers

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.