The comeback single we needed. "Good Side" had me worried this album was going to be a slightly more self-aware version of Somebody's Miracle, but this has all the off-kilter writing and classic rock referentiality we always loved from Phair with updated production and an observer perspective that prevents the track from coming off as Exile rehash.
Pitchfork's infamous 0.0 review opened with them declaring that Phair was unable to write a perfect pop song - well, that's what we get ...
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