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Texas singer-songwriter Gretchen Phillips is about to release her first new album in five years. The proudly out lesbian and Texas Music Hall of Fame inductee continues her smart, thought-provoking brand of songwriting on I Was Just Comforting Her. Lead-off track “Red State/Blue State” is an electro-pop ditty with an optimistic message that suits the Age of Obama. It’s in keeping with her desire to explore higher studio production values as well. Phillips says of the new record, “I got hungry for really big production. Not big production for big production’s sake, but to make an album that utilized every instrument and sound that I felt would serve the songs. I decided not to scrimp on my recording budget and not to give myself any time constraints. I wanted to work on it until I was totally satisfied.”
Gretchen Phillips
“Red State/Blue State” [MP3]
TOUR DATES
02/18 Los Angeles, CA @ Genghis Cohen
02/19 Felton, CA @ Don Quixote’s
02/23 San Francisco, CA @ Cafe du Nord
02/25 Eugene, OR @ Sam Bond’s
02/26 Seattle, WA @ SPACE: A Design Build Collective
02/27 Olympia, WA @ ABC House
02/28 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Pizza
