Lisa Germano: Apathy and the Devil
I think of Germano’s work as in a line with the novels of Jean Rhys or the sculptures of Louise Bourgeois: minutely crafted, beautiful but never fragile, familiar and then unexpectedly sharp.
May 22, 2013
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Elephant Talk: Lisa Germano
Singer, multi-instrumentalist and Michael Gira fave Lisa Germano conjures up a seductive blend of painful beauty and wounded sentiments on ninth album "No Elephants".
April 11, 2013
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Lisa Germano: Interview
Lisa Torem chats to cult artist Lisa Germano about her album, 'No Elephants,' and working with Calexico, Johnny Marr, Michael Gira and the Smashing Pumpkins
March 24, 2013
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Album Review: Lisa Germano – No Elephants
It’s been almost 20 years since Lisa Germano released her hazy dream-pop opus Geek the Girl back in 1994.
February 20, 2013
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Lisa Germano: No Elephants
No Elephants is Lisa Germano's ninth record, and her fourth since declaring that she was quitting the music business forever in 1998. The somewhat restricted palette explored here might scan as "pretty", but the lyrics are classic Germano: jarring, rough-hewn, and anguished.
February 13, 2013
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Lisa Germano: In the Maybe World
Now signed to a new label, this newest release sees Germano sounding a little perkier, while also keeping her low-key approach and somewhat twisted world-view.
July 31, 2006
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Don’t Worry, It’s Dark Only for Art’s Sake
Lisa Germano tackles death and life's dramas in song, but has a brighter side too.
April 6, 2006
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Lisa Germano: Lullaby for Liquid Pig
Lisa Germano's Lullaby for the Liquid Pig is built on her exquisite piano chordings, her whispery vocals, and the moody poetics and subtle melodies of her songwriting.
June 20, 2003
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Germano Brings ‘Lullaby’ Tour to Indianapolis
“I think I need to take time with records,” said Germano, 45, from her L.A. home. “I never thought of this as a career and that I need to make a new one.”
June 20, 2003
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Violinist Lisa Germano Aims to Engage, Not Just Entertain
No one dances to Lisa Germano's music.
June 13, 2003
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Heart-to-Heart: Psychologically Rich Pop Songs Buoy Lisa Germano
You can tell the songwriters who make music according to public expectation and others who work according to their heart. Lisa Germano is among the latter and she makes it clear her music isn’t for everybody.
June 13, 2003
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Germano Emerges From Slump
Throughout her current CD, Lullaby for Liquid Pig, Lisa Germano traces her downfall—and eventual recovery from alcohol abuse—with brutal honesty.
May 31, 2003
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Lisa Germano: Lullaby for Liquid Pig
"I need a fix / A little one / And then it's over / Then I'm done." So begins the title track to Lullaby for Liquid Pig, Lisa Germano's unsettling disquisition on addiction and desire.
May 4, 2003
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Only Angels Have Wings Interview: Lisa Germano
Lisa Germano is one of these persons who like to talk about their music, about their life, she never fails to be self-critical and self-mocking (see her autobiography in which she says she was kicked out of the cheerleaders because she did not smile enough, so the interview actually lasted about ten minutes more than what I expected.
May 1, 2003
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Alcohol, Loneliness, Depression, and Isolation
Much has been said about Germano's drinking over the past few years. Rumors abound; many have said Lullaby reflects the alcohol problems Germano experienced during the making of the record. And while Germano would once agree with people, she now sees her own material more clearly and quickly disputes any claims to Lullaby being merely about alcohol.
April 15, 2003
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