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Liz Berg - Coattails By: Brian Campbell  |
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Liz Berg
Coattails
www.lizberg.com
Liz Berg once told me in a letter that her latest record, Coattails, ‘can best be described as modern indie pop rock. Confused? Well, wait until I tell you that it is essentially a concept album about religious approval, relationships and the type of fame people cling to unnecessarily.’ OK, that’s all well and good, but you can also add female empowerment to that list. After listening to this record, that is surely on of the things you will feel as a woman.
Yes, female empowerment. You might be able to get that idea through a lot of avenues nowadays, and if you’re doing it through music (which you should), I’m hoping that the Spice Girls is not the vehicle you are using to get there. Let Liz Berg get behind the wheel, and let Coattails take you there. It will surely be an enjoyable ride.
While it may be hard to pick up on Coattails as being a concept album of sorts, what isn’t hard to pick up on is the sheer talent that Berg possesses. Berg plays all of the guitars on this album, sings all of the vocals, and even lends her bass skills to I Will Not Apologize and her drumming talents to DIY. Not to mention Berg also solely wrote every single word on Coattails. Now, if that isn’t female empowerment right there, I don’t know what is. Sure the Spice Girls are empowering in their own right, but they can’t even say that they ever wrote all of the lyrics to one of their records, and Liz Berg can. Speaking of the album’s closing track, DIY, I could sit here and write some of Berg’s inspiring lyrics, but that is a journey you should be taking yourself. If you have an issue or a problem you are currently trying to work through, let Berg and DIY help you.
As a matter of fact, almost every song on Coattails can help out in some fashion. Berg has a nice flare for being able to pen relatable songs, and lyrics in which the everyday listener can apply to their own life. That is something that sets her apart from a lot of other female musicians.
This is not simple female musician Lilith Fair-type fodder. Coattails is a powerful journey through heartbreak, loss, religion, love, fame and everything in-between.
Rocks like:
- Sarah McLachlan - Surfacing
- Sleater-Kinney – The Woods
- Hole – Celebrity Skin
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