Editing Liz Phair (section)

===2008–2009: television composing===
Phair signed with [[Dave Matthews]]' label [[ATO Records]] in early 2008 and re-released ''[[Exile in Guyville]]'' on June 24, 2008,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046022/phair-signs-to-ato-guyville-reissue-due|title=Phair Signs To ATO, 'Guyville' Reissue Due|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> on CD, vinyl, and in digital format, featuring three songs from the original recording sessions,  "Ant in Alaska," "Say You," and an untitled instrumental, and also a documentary DVD, "Guyville Redux." "<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atorecords.com/?page_id=2&artist=18&section=biography|title=ATO Records Liz Phair Biography|access-date=December 2, 2009|publisher=atorecords.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914102632/http://atorecords.com/?page_id=2&artist=18&section=biography|archive-date=September 14, 2011}}</ref>

In May 2009, Phair released a new song, "Faith and Tenderness," sold exclusively at [[Banana Republic]] on a compilation disc featuring other artists.<ref>{{cite web|work=Stereogum|url=https://www.stereogum.com/69352/liz_phairs_faith_tenderness_a_banana_republic_excl/video/|title=Liz Phair's "Faith & Tenderness" A Banana Republic Exclusive|author=Lapatine, Scott|date=May 14, 2009|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref> Also in 2009, Phair began working as a television composer, following an invitation by her childhood friend [[Mike Kelley (writer)|Mike Kelley]] to score the show he was creating for CBS, ''[[Swingtown]]'', given it was based on the life in their hometown. For the task, Phair decided to bring in Doc Dauer, producer of a children's album about bodily functions, ''The Body Rocks'', where Phair performed after being brought in by [[Pete Yorn]], and Dauer's creative partner [[Evan Frankfort]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Cool and Composed|url=http://www.ascap.com/playback/2010/08/Radar_Report/Liz-Phair.aspx|publisher=ASCAP|access-date=April 4, 2012}}</ref> She followed it by creating the theme song for [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Weber Show]]'', and working for the CW's ''[[The 100 (TV series)|The 100]]'', the USA Network show ''[[In Plain Sight]]'' and the CW reboot of ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]'', for which she won the 2009 ASCAP award for Top Television Composer.<ref name=composing>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/930-how-composing-for-tv-is-paying-rents-and-hurting-bands/|work=Pitchfork|title=How Composing for TV Is Paying Rents and Hurting Bands|date=November 5, 2015|author=Smith, Courtney|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref>