Hymns to Uncool or Reconsidering Lisa Germano’s ‘Geek the Girl’
A bold investigation of a woman’s journey through self-A bold investigation of a woman’s journey through self-acceptance, Lisa Germano’s unsettling opus Geek the Girl fell through the cracks of the alternative mainstream in 1994.acceptance, Lisa Germano’s unsettling opus Geek the Girl fell through the cracks of the alternative mainstream in 1994.
July 21, 2021
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Lisa Germano: Geek the Girl
Lisa Germano's third release, 1994's Geek the Girl, is quietly devastating. Recorded on a four-track in her Bloomington, Indiana, apartment, it chronicled the depths of fear—and romantic hope—with dark humor and biting clarity.
September 1, 1999
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What is Victoria’s Secret?
Lisa Germano makes music so beautifully tragic and depressing that it seems nearly fatal.
March 11, 1996
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Revenge of the Geek
It's probably not a good idea to take literally singer-songwriter Lisa Germano's claim, "In the beginning, I was thinking I was going to do a happy record." After all, her terrific 1993 disc Happiness balanced gallows humor with material that was about as upbeat and chipper as your average funeral...
November 9, 1994
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