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A new album from Lisa Germano is always a noteworthy event, as each of her periodic hiatuses has threatened to be a permanent one.
Magic Neighbor, Lisa's first new album in three years, shows that an evolution has been occurring during her recent silence: an unexpected amount of light is now filtering into her creaky, melancholy, and decayed little sonic snow globes. This shift in direction, however, is still in a bit of an awkward stage.