▁its ▁bl unt , ▁honest ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁music ▁itself , ▁a ▁hy brid ▁of ▁ind ie ▁rock ▁and ▁pop , ▁and ▁established ▁Ph air ' s ▁pen chant ▁for ▁expl oring ▁sex ually ▁explicit ▁lyr ics ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁song ▁" F lower ": ▁" I ▁want ▁to ▁be ▁your ▁blow ▁job ▁queen / ▁... ▁I ' ll ▁f uck ▁you ▁and ▁your ▁min ions ▁too ." ▁By ▁contrast , ▁her ▁tra dem ark ▁low , ▁v ibr ato - less ▁monot one ▁voice ▁▁ ▁gave ▁many ▁of ▁her ▁songs ▁a ▁slightly ▁det ached , ▁almost ▁dead pan ▁character . ▁ ▁The ▁release ▁of ▁Ph air ' s ▁second ▁album ▁received ▁substantial ▁media ▁attention ▁and ▁an ▁advert ising ▁bl itz . ▁ ▁Wh ip - Sm art ▁deb uted ▁at ▁# 2 7 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁" Super n ova ," ▁the ▁first ▁single , ▁became ▁a ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁modern ▁rock ▁hit , ▁and ▁the ▁video ▁was ▁frequently ▁featured ▁on ▁MTV . ▁Ph air ▁also ▁land ed ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁with ▁the ▁head line ▁" A ▁Rock ▁Star ▁Is ▁Born ." ▁However , ▁the ▁album ▁received ▁mixed ▁reviews , ▁and ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁cert ified ▁Gold ▁( ship ments ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁units ), ▁it ▁ultimately ▁did ▁not ▁sell ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁expected , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁hoped ▁the ▁album ▁would ▁introduce ▁Ph air ▁to ▁a ▁wider , ▁more ▁main stream ▁audience