Description:
In a career of more than two decades, Sam Phillips has built an intensely loyal fan base that has tracked the evolution of her music from Beatles-esque alternative pop to seductively stripped-down torch songs - with an intriguing side trip into the world of The Gilmore Girls, where she served as composer. And she continue to enthrall music critics and her fellow musicians. In fact, one of the most highly praised tracks on the new Robert Plant / Allison Krauss collaboration, Raising Sand, Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us, was written by Phillips and appears on Don`t Do Anything in its original form. That song illustrates the power of Phillips spare yet haunting approach. This is the first album that Phillips, who plays both electric and acoustic guitars as well as piano, has produced on her own. Don`t Do Anything has a more pronounced rock feel than her recent releases. As a vocalist, Phillips remains coolly matter-of-fact even with the most confessional of lyrics. This time she delves into the story of Depression-era preacher Aimee Semple McPherson, whose evangelist empire was brought down by a mysterious disappearance and romantic scandal. She treats her audience like the grownups they are, making adult contemporary music - both uncompromising and alluring - for contemporary adults. (Nonesuch)
