Lisa Germano is a music industry veteran. Making her violin debut in John Mellencamp’s Lonesome Jubilee circa 1987, she’s worked with everyone from David Bowie to the Indigo Girls, playing everything from the autoharp to the mandolin. In addition to her extensive session and live recording resume, she’s released six solo recordings complete with self-written lyrics, vocals, piano and strings. To put it bluntly, Lisa Germano is an impressive woman.
Now, at 47 years old, Germano has just put the finishing touches on her seventh solo album entitled In the Maybe World. Like her other albums, In the Maybe World is raw and candidly engaging. Lisa Germano is fearless in her words and intimate in her recordings. This album is marked by deep piano arpeggio’s, trembling violins cutting through the air and Germano’s delicate voice whispering her life to you.
In the Maybe World begins with “The Day,” a song which seems to condense the life cycle into the span of only one day. Germano sagaciously sings, “It’s a sunrise, It’s a sunset, it’s the memory of the onset, of a lifetime full of wonder, and the constant falling under.” Many songs on this album are about the beauty of life and the acceptance and inevitability of death. “Into Oblivion,” is crafted around a traditional Italian folk melody and deals with an entrance into death and leaving this world perhaps for another. Other tracks on the album such as “In the Land of Fairies,” will perpetually haunt you. “In the Land of Fairies” uses reverberating single note piano repetitions and multiple vocal tracks to convey a feeling of ethereal space. The title track is the most instrumental and ambient of the group, by means of faint electronic percussion, and an acoustic guitar.
“Too Much Space,” is a real standout song of In the Maybe World. Germano knows how to create feelings of simple desolation. Scarce violin strains are prevalent throughout the number; their strength grows and diminishes in certain places. Her voice is never trying too hard but instead is real and forthright. In the Maybe World is set to be released during July. Listening to this album is reminiscent of lounging under a weeping willow in a vast field on a sunny day. It is moving and sad, yet wise and hopeful.
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