Marnie Stern - Every Single Line
Saturday, August 25th, 2007Marnie Stern - “Every Single Line”
New York, NY
File Size: 4.21mb, Length: 3:40
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What a revelation Marnie Stern’s music is to me. If someone just described this to me before I listened to it I’d more than likely shrug it off - blazing guitar riffs, neurotically virtuosic drums, scream/sing vocals - too much for someone who gets a headache from a car alarm going off. But Stern’s music must be heard to be believed. First, she pulls it all off with a striking sense of melody. One would expect a cacophonous mess, but there’s an amazing fluidity to it. Second, Stern seems to make up the new breed of guitar-based music that’s fighting against the tired cliches of organicism. Much like Battles, Stern’s sound is so dense and affected that the lines between the original sound source and the end result is blurred beyond much recognition (admittedly more in Battles’ case). It’s really exhilarating stuff.
Artist Website: Marnie Stern
Label Website: Kill Rock Stars