Carla Bozulich writes songs that are dark, uncomfortable, and filled with raw sexual imagery. The band she fronts takes those songs all over the musical map. And though they are often placed in the alt-country camp, the Geraldine Fibbers don't fit neatly into any category. The music contains varied and elusive ingredients from lullaby to punk. Still, identifying and labeling the parts is irrelevant -- the whole is greater than the sum.

Tony Peltier