Liz Phair shares video for new song “Hey Lou”: Watch

Liz Phair released her first new song in two years. “Hey Lou” is a tribute to Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson, and the accompanying music video features puppet versions of the iconic artists. The single refers to Anderson’s classic track “O Superman”, Andy Warhol, and more. See below.

“Hey Lou” is the latest single from Phair’s next studio album Sober. The song was produced by her longtime collaborator Brad Wood. Commenting on the song, Phair said in a press release: ‘Have you ever wondered what love looks like for your favorite celebrity couple behind closed doors? Hey Lou imagines a day in the life of two music legends, the association of which was an inspiration for rock groups and a source of curiosity for hard romantics. ‘

Phair shared her last single ‘Good Side’ in October 2019, and it coincided with the release of her memoir ‘Horror Stories’. She released Girly-Sound to Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Box Set in 2018; her last LP of original music was 2010’s Funstyle. At the announcement of Sober, fair said the record “provisionally” appeared last summer. The album has yet to materialize.

Read Pitchfork’s “A Candid Conversation Between Liz Phair and Snail Mail’s Lindsey Jordan.”