On first listening to 'Geek the Girl' you might find yourself, as I did, playing 'spot the influence' but it's only when you look at the album's release date you realise this work actually predates the Eels, Sparklehorse and many other lo-fi indie pop acts of the day.
It's this fact that helps cement the album as a classic - the album's influence is huge and the style Germano landed on here was certainly ground-breaking for '94.
On top of that the subject matter she takes on here was crying ...
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