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Lisa Bianco - "momentum"


Lisa Bianco’s last album, “postdata”, to me was a hit and miss album. The high points were amazing songs that showed a promising start to her solo career, but some songs just did not work for me.

I am happy to report that the 7 songs that make up “momentum” are all the things I loved about “postdata” without any of the things I didn‘t. The 5 upbeat rock songs and 2 mellow songs that make up the album show some (pardon the pun) real forward ‘momentum’ in Lisa’s music.

“Momentum” is a really great listen from beginning to end. I am going to have to give it honorable mention for my top album list of 2011 (it arrived after I had already announced my top albums of 2011).

- Lazlo






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Finding a balance between the visceral and intellectual is one of the trickiest things to pull off in music, but Lisa Bianco manages to do just that. Her songs, evocative and inventive, straddle the line between punk rock passion and singer/songwriter introspection to create something uniquely her own.

A performer emerging from New York City's underground scene, Bianco has earned laudatory notices from publications such as CMJ ("Distinctive NYC underground songstress"), the Village Voice ("galvanizing") and East Coast Rocker ("Bianco is spreading a unique sound throughout the New York underground. An interesting blend of alternative, guitar rock, and pure punk aggression has led to a very distinct calling"). That praise has come in the wake of her electric live performances - shows that erase the distance between artist and audience. Lisa says, "I play and tour because it provides a sense of purpose. I often feel like a messenger. When I'm on stage, I feel so alive, and I work to convey that to everyone."