Geek the Girl cover

Geek the Girl

Released

Lisa Germano’s full original debut for 4AD after they presented the reworked Happiness made it clear why the label was a much better home for her than Capitol; her tense, often harrowing songs, created mostly via home recordings, seemed almost tailormade for a label with an emphasis on interior feelings. While snippets of a folk song provide lighter relief at various points on Geek the Girl, her close-miked vocals, murky layers of sound and sometimes abrasive guitar suit suit songs often about horrifying situations, as on “Cry Wolf” and “…A Psychopath.”

Ned Raggett

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