http://pitchfork.com/news/39518-marnie-stern-announces-new-album/
― markers, Friday, 23 July 2010 01:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
― Zeno, Friday, 23 July 2010 01:36 (2 years ago) Permalink
not sure about the blurry vocals.other than that - good as usual.
― Zeno, Friday, 23 July 2010 01:40 (2 years ago) Permalink
yeah, it's definitely different, especially from the stuff that was on her last record, but I'm really looking forward to hearing the whole LP
― markers, Friday, 23 July 2010 01:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
I really enjoy her non-music video endeavors. I find her incredibly funny. But her music makes me run for my life.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 23 July 2010 01:42 (2 years ago) Permalink
so use it for jogging
― Zeno, Friday, 23 July 2010 01:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
i like it, not surprisingly. i don't think it's all that much of a departure, but i'm okay with her not departing. i noticed though that her press release more explicitly invokes prog than before. which is what she's always seemed like to me.
― a tenth level which features a single castle (tipsy mothra), Friday, 23 July 2010 02:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
why did we need a new thread for this?
― call all destroyer, Friday, 23 July 2010 02:28 (2 years ago) Permalink
seriously guys, why did we need a new thread for a new record?
― markers, Friday, 23 July 2010 02:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
I guess 162 posts on the other thread justifies a separate one this time...although if people started new threads for every new record this site would become a bit unwieldy.
here's the other thread -- marnie stern is fun
― curmudgeon, Friday, 23 July 2010 02:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
this site would become a bit unwieldy.
Would?! This site already seems as unruly as a Marnie Stern record.
― bmichael, Friday, 23 July 2010 03:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
does anyone know what happened with the Mary Timony collaboration?
also, this is predictably great and I am super excited about the new album.
― fffv, Friday, 23 July 2010 04:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
The label teased another new track from the album today, "Transparency is the New Mystery," one of the (relatively) slower ones that nonetheless gives a sense of the album's mood. It's her most earnest and wistful album, and I really can't get enough of it. Each song is a like a punch in the gut, but it's still really brisk and fun. This is easily one of my favorite albums of the year.
― Evan R, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 16:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
for ash is great, might be the best i've heard from her. very psyched for this!
― sonderangerbot, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 17:03 (2 years ago) Permalink
Perpetua linked to a new interview w/ Marnie Stern
― markers, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 17:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
thanks for the heads up, Evan -- I've already listened to the track eleven times in the past hour or so according to iTunes
― markers, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 18:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
I love how adamant she is that music has to mean something; that she's almost personally offended by songwriters who don't somehow reveal themselves or put themselves out there.
I also love how on the new record she goes out of her way to make sure every song has stakes. Early on the album, on "Nothing Left," she even explicitly spells them out in the chorus: "This! Does! Matter!" It is awesome.
― Evan R, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 18:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
the new track is awesome. a really step forward.
i hope most of the album will sound like this.
― Zeno, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 19:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://pitchfork.com/news/39970-listen-to-a-new-marnie-stern-track/
― Zeno, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 19:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
i dig the song just fine, but does anyone else get annoyed by zach hill? dude overplays the drums like crazy! it's like... i admire your proficiency and all, but it comes across as just showy and i always hate how tightly his drums seem to be tuned.
― akaky akakievich, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 20:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
couldn't agree with you less
― sonderangerbot, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 21:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
she killed it was her previous record -- if this is on that level ohhhhhhhh mannnnnnn it could turn out to be the best thing i've heard all year!
― markers, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 21:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
i love this record so much. it's full of joy and pain and beauty all of which is revealed through absolute musical dominnnce. so, so good.
― maura, Thursday, 9 September 2010 06:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
30 seconds of each song from the new album can be listened to here:
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/marnie_stern/marnie_stern/
― Zeno, Thursday, 9 September 2010 12:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
and it sounds great.
female guitar players are the new black.
― Zeno, Thursday, 9 September 2010 12:15 (2 years ago) Permalink
maura's post is awesome -- really looking forward to this record a lot
― markers, Friday, 10 September 2010 16:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
this sounds just like sleigh bells?
― always be cozen (dayo), Friday, 10 September 2010 16:19 (2 years ago) Permalink
i like marnie stern
― a hoy hoy, Friday, 10 September 2010 16:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
in what way, dayo?
― markers, Friday, 10 September 2010 16:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
trebly, energetic, high pitched female vocals, sugary, high bpm (I only heard that one song 'rulers' I think it was called)
― dayo, Friday, 10 September 2010 16:33 (2 years ago) Permalink
i really like marnie stern, but she is the queen of one-note melodies
― Dominique, Friday, 10 September 2010 16:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
marnie stern is fun
― Zeno, Friday, 10 September 2010 18:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
"marnie stern is fun" is a better & more otm name for a thread than "marnie stern - marnie stern"
i will miss it
― samosa gibreel, Friday, 10 September 2010 18:26 (2 years ago) Permalink
is marnie stern no longer fun?
― Daniel, Esq., Friday, 10 September 2010 18:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
yeah, she sucks now so I started a new thread -- hope no one minds too much! <3 y'all
― markers, Friday, 10 September 2010 19:02 (2 years ago) Permalink
I pre-ordered this yesterday.
― Mormons come out of the sky and they stand there (Abbbottt), Friday, 10 September 2010 23:24 (2 years ago) Permalink
I keep playing "Transparency Is The New Mystery" again and again -- it's just so good. If this record is as good as her last one, then I'll be ecstatic.
― markers, Saturday, 11 September 2010 00:24 (2 years ago) Permalink
""marnie stern is fun" is a better & more otm name for a thread than "marnie stern - marnie stern"
the most otm thread name shouldve been "marnie stern - This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That"
― Zeno, Saturday, 11 September 2010 08:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
must've started the song in the middle some of these times, but:
✓ 03 TRANSPARENCY IS THE NEW MYSTERY 2:57 Marnie Stern Marnie Stern 79
― markers, Sunday, 12 September 2010 03:26 (2 years ago) Permalink
in, like, three and a half days
― markers, Sunday, 12 September 2010 03:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
omg "Building a Body"
― Mormons come out of the sky and they stand there (Abbbottt), Sunday, 12 September 2010 19:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
not on YouTube or hypem yet :-(
― markers, Sunday, 12 September 2010 19:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
I pre-ordered the album & Kill Rock Stars sent me a download link today! Legal 'leak,' feels weird but awesome.
― Mormons come out of the sky and they stand there (Abbbottt), Sunday, 12 September 2010 19:49 (2 years ago) Permalink
oh wow that's not a bad idea -- should look into that! thanks for the tip, Abbott!
― markers, Sunday, 12 September 2010 19:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
leaked, and it's awesome as expected.
― Zeno, Wednesday, 15 September 2010 02:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
Transperancy is.. and Cinco De are especially awesome it seems
― Zeno, Wednesday, 15 September 2010 03:33 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://3voor12.vpro.nl/speler/luisterpaal/44001815#luisterpaal.44001815
― markers, Thursday, 30 September 2010 19:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
She is going to be playing here *free* on Nov. 2 for an "election night party." I am so stoked! Meedly meedly frrrm!
― Mormons come out of the sky and they stand there (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 6 October 2010 14:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
My record showed up in the mail yesterday and it came w/a cool poster of the album cover. Also it is an awesome album so I am highly satisfied w/this purchase. I wish there were more bands I liked on KRS because the vinyl/download ticket combo is affordable + awesome!
― Mormons come out of the sky and they stand there (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 6 October 2010 14:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
I went to go buy this yesterday and the guy behind the counter told me they had sold their last (only?) copy, but that they'd be getting at least one more in when the truck stopped by next at the end of the day or whatever. Dude also said some of the other stores in the area had it. I'm going to head out in a bit and see if I can find one.
― markers, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 14:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
Totally forgot about this coming out yesterday!
― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 6 October 2010 14:43 (2 years ago) Permalink
Meedly meedly frrrm!
might CUTECELSIOR this
I like this album quite a lot, more than the one before I think
am also interested in this (didn't even know it was a thing)
― ROLLINS: MY DEMISE (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 6 October 2010 15:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
utterly, utterly awesome
― Davek (davek_00), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 20:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
reminds me
― Dominique, Tuesday, 19 October 2010 21:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
the interview linked upthread makes her sound like she talks like she plays.
i never checked for her before but i'm hearing the new one now and it sounds awesome. 'cinco de mayo' especially. i think 'prog' was not a very useful thing to tag her with, but maybe it made more sense on the older ones.
― j., Wednesday, 20 October 2010 06:37 (2 years ago) Permalink
Mash up is great too, D! Two artists who belong together.
― Davek (davek_00), Wednesday, 20 October 2010 15:07 (2 years ago) Permalink
My promo of this just arrived...so awesome, so so awesome!
― Darren Huckerby (Dwight Yorke), Saturday, 23 October 2010 11:05 (2 years ago) Permalink
― mizzell, Monday, 1 November 2010 22:35 (2 years ago) Permalink
underrated album
― Zeno, Wednesday, 3 November 2010 00:26 (2 years ago) Permalink
That is a sweet .gif!
I am going to see her play in about five hours. Merm nerm merm nerm nirmna ferrrm!
― 17th Century Catholic Spain (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 3 November 2010 00:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
JEALOUS
― I BLOATED (Edward III), Wednesday, 3 November 2010 00:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
I should pick up some ear plugs, I think.
― 17th Century Catholic Spain (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 3 November 2010 00:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
The show was v v awesome and loud and joyful and fun! Lots of smiling and good motion and shredding.After four songs or so she said, "Normally I say a bunch of really dirty stuff between songs, but Courtney's grandparents are in the audience tonight." (I looked it up and this Courtney is their tour manager.) The bassist kept trying to get her to play along with little jokes about labia or whatever and she'd just take a sip of whiskey and say, "Usually I'm not this slow!" <3
― 17th Century Catholic Spain (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 3 November 2010 17:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
:-D :-D
this album rules btw
― markers, Wednesday, 3 November 2010 17:16 (2 years ago) Permalink
yes indeed it does! and thankfully it sounds nothing like sleigh bells
― sonderangerbot, Thursday, 4 November 2010 15:37 (2 years ago) Permalink
The best part of fall is putting this CD back in my car and becoming obsessed with it all over again. My favorite album of 2010, in hindsight.
― Evan R, Tuesday, 18 September 2012 20:59 (8 months ago) Permalink
psyyyyyched
http://pitchfork.com/news/48901-the-new-marnie-stern-album-is-called-the-chronicles-of-marnia/
a+ title
― what is google (schlump), Tuesday, 11 December 2012 16:20 (5 months ago) Permalink
2013: the year I finally make a point of listening to Stern's music.
Chronicles, I'm still trying to figure it out and whether I like it. The excesses echo what I once loved about Deerhoof, so there's that.
― Raymond Cummings, Monday, 17 December 2012 12:46 (5 months ago) Permalink