[Jorcelirl]

I adore this woman's music and am surprised that she's not a bigger name. From her debut in 1991 to her last release in 2009 she's retained a remarkable consistency while managing to make each album distinct.

'Happiness', 'Geek the Girl', and 'Magic Neighbour' are my personal favourites. Hell I love them all.

[BadbarmrapBef]

A lot of people on here seems to like her a lot but I tried once with one of her album but it just didn't clicked at all .
Maybe I should try a second time because on papaer it sounds like somthing I would like

[Jorcelirl]

Which album did you try?

[nithhysfusy]

She's ridiculously talented. My favorite that I've heard of hers is Geek the Girl, which is unsettling but wonderful.

I like her but I can also understand why she's not a bigger name ... her music is pretty insular, and, despite the intelligence and occasional humor behind it, morose as hell.

I saw her playing with Neil Finn when I saw him in concert several years ago ... it was sort of odd, given how different his music is from hers, but she took the stage alone to perform "Wood Floors," and it was phenomenal.

[maxfieldj1]

I love Lullaby for Liquid Pig!

[Sxedlawb]

Love all her albums, but especially Slide, Excerpts from a Love Circus and Happiness.

[Jorcelirl]

I've only just discovered her debut, "On the Way Down From Moon Palace". I highly recommend it to new listeners - it has everything about her that I love but is not nearly as heavy as what was to follow.

[MP+4]

PoorMatty from here introduced me to her. In the Maybe World is my favorite!

The entire album is gorgeous, but Golden Cities, Red Thread and After Monday are my favorites.

[Heaneisismich]

Replace "Golden Cities" with "Except for the Ghosts," and those are my 3 favorite songs from that album too.

I think Lisa Germano makes some of the most creative, beautiful music of anybody writing these days and it certainly seems to come from an almost frighteningly genuine place. From interviews and videos of live performances I've seen, she seems to me to be an incredibly fragile, sensitive person who I wish got more recognition than she does because I get the sense that she could really use it. I've also corresponded back and forth with her a few times and she is a very sweet, personable lady who genuinely appreciates the encouragement she does get from her fans.

An interesting thing I notice is how many people talk about how uncomfortable her music makes them. I don't have any problems listening to the records--they are dark and spooky, for sure, not to mention revealing of some pretty heavy personal stuff, but so unspeakably beautiful. I think I might feel different, though, if I saw her live. I find myself holding my breath even when I watch videos of her performing live. There is something distinctly "uncomfortable" about it. Like you're watching something you maybe shouldn't be.

My personal favorite record of hers (and one of my all time top 10) is Lullaby for Liquid Pig, although I think objectively Geek the Girl is usually seen as her "best work." Outside of On the Way Down From the Moon Palace, all her records have been at a consistently excellent level, but the last three in particular have been absolutely spellbinding. In the Maybe World (the album as a whole) is one of the most interesting and beautiful musical perspectives on death I've heard. Slide is a sorely underrated record, too; "Wood Floors" and the title track are two of my favorites by her.

[Heaneisismich]

Lisa has a new album called No Elephants coming out "as soon as I figure out how" according to her website. I wonder if this means she is no longer with Young God Records. That someone like her has trouble getting her music released is such a sickening thing to me. Easily in my top 10 favorite artists, and it's such a shame her music isn't more widely known.

Anyway, here is "Apathy and the Devil" from the new album. It's weird and beautiful and haunting, as usual.

[nithhysfusy]

She is super talented, but it's no surprise to me that her music is not well known. She has such a specific sound and the world her music creates is so insular and dark.

I actually do not know her catalog apart from two albums ... Geek the Girl and Lullabye for a Liquid Pig. Both are very strong, but Geek is my favorite. "Cry Wolf" is pretty f***ing devastating.