Germano, Lisa / Magic Neighbor
Album: | Magic Neighbor | Collection: | General | |
Artist: | Germano, Lisa | Added: | Oct 2009 | |
Label: | Young God Records |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2010-01-10 | Pull Date: | 2010-03-14 |
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Week Ending: | Mar 7 | Feb 14 | Feb 7 | Jan 31 | Jan 17 |
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Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Nov 23, 2021: | Virutally Happy
Kitty Train |
4. | Mar 02, 2010: | Ambient Annoyance
The Prince Of Plati |
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2. | Jan 17, 2016: | Breakaway Bluff
Snow |
5. | Feb 11, 2010: | in the groove
Simple |
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3. | Mar 03, 2010: | Brownian Mojo
Snow |
6. | Feb 06, 2010: | Music Casserole
Suli-Mon |
Album Review
Klayr
Reviewed 2010-01-07
Reviewed 2010-01-07
Innovative female singer/songwriter, for fans of Laura Viers and (early) Liz Phair. Germano has a great voice which can be crystal clear, brimming with anger (à la pissed-off Cat Power), and anywhere in between. Songs are sometimes haunting, other times bittersweet, other times fanciful. Lots of strings, flutes, and some instrumental oddities. No FCCs.
Recommended tracks: 3, 6, 9, and 8 (for the more avant-garde).
1. Magical fairy-esque instrumental track with strings. [1:21]
2. Song starts despairingly, but turns bright midway… nice piano + strings accompaniment, which really emerges near the end. Nice, subtle track. [3:35]
3. Vocals sound almost Lucinda Williams-esque here. Stark acoustic guitar contrast with whimsical strings + flute to create a fantastic mix of the melancholy and magical. [2:56]
4. Sweet instrumental piano ballad, with tambourine and strings towards the end. [2:16]
5. Emotional and fairly sorrowful ballad. [3:28]
6. Sardonic love song, with simple guitar and nice vocal harmonies. Germano doing a drawl thing here again, like on track 3. Brief touches of accordion and recorder! [3:29]
7. Haunting track with vocals and simple piano up front. Some space age sounds and strings in the back starting in the middle, then a stark piano/vocal end. [2:50]
8. Pensive, slightly creepy track with dreamy vocals, chaotic bursts of piano, and some strange alien fetus whisperings towards the end. [3:07]
9. Melancholy, bare-bones track. Slow and beautifully simple. [4:17]
10. Atmospheric water nymph song/spell with pseudo-harp. Creepy-chic. [3:23]
11. Long ruminative instrumental intro with some butterfly centric bio-erotic lyrics towards the end. [3:00]
Recommended tracks: 3, 6, 9, and 8 (for the more avant-garde).
1. Magical fairy-esque instrumental track with strings. [1:21]
2. Song starts despairingly, but turns bright midway… nice piano + strings accompaniment, which really emerges near the end. Nice, subtle track. [3:35]
3. Vocals sound almost Lucinda Williams-esque here. Stark acoustic guitar contrast with whimsical strings + flute to create a fantastic mix of the melancholy and magical. [2:56]
4. Sweet instrumental piano ballad, with tambourine and strings towards the end. [2:16]
5. Emotional and fairly sorrowful ballad. [3:28]
6. Sardonic love song, with simple guitar and nice vocal harmonies. Germano doing a drawl thing here again, like on track 3. Brief touches of accordion and recorder! [3:29]
7. Haunting track with vocals and simple piano up front. Some space age sounds and strings in the back starting in the middle, then a stark piano/vocal end. [2:50]
8. Pensive, slightly creepy track with dreamy vocals, chaotic bursts of piano, and some strange alien fetus whisperings towards the end. [3:07]
9. Melancholy, bare-bones track. Slow and beautifully simple. [4:17]
10. Atmospheric water nymph song/spell with pseudo-harp. Creepy-chic. [3:23]
11. Long ruminative instrumental intro with some butterfly centric bio-erotic lyrics towards the end. [3:00]
Track Listing
1. | Marypan | 7. | Magic Neighbor | |||
2. | To The Mighty One | 8. | Suli-Mon | |||
3. | Simple | 9. | Snow | |||
4. | Kitty Train | 10. | Painting The Doors | |||
5. | The Prince Of Plati | 11. | Cocoon | |||
6. | A Million Times | . |