http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13465274&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Fdiscography.rssMarnie Stern is the candy-coated Yngwie Malmsteen of freak rock. Emerging from the same Sacramento, Calif., scene that spat out drumming whiz Zach Hill and his outfit Hella, the guitarist has concocted an uplifting brand of math rock that is as in debt to Orthrelm and Lightning Bolt as it is to hip-hop and the party jams of Andrew W.K. On Stern's 2007 debut, <i>In Advance of the Broken Arm</i>, she does a ridiculous amount of finger tapping (that fingers-dancing-across-the-fretboard trick that metal guitarists love so much) over the whirling-dervish rhythms of Mr. Hill. When playing gigs, however, Stern is often all by her lonesome, sporting headbands and shredding to drum tracks downloaded to her iPod. Between the wicked chops and the eccentric nature of her stage show, a lot has been written about Stern as a kind of post-everything performance artist. But this overlooks her songwriting skills. While her songs are dense and manic, they're packed with hooks and grooves that are surprisingly danceable. The release of her sophomore disc finds these qualities soaked in an even more let's-conquer-the-world feel. Sweet. - Justin FarrarExperimentalen720Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:22:51 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13465274&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Fdiscography.rss Marnie Stern is the candy-coated Yngwie Malmsteen of freak rock. Emerging from the same Sacramento, Calif., scene that spat out drumming whiz Zach Hill and his outfit Hella, the guitarist has concocted an uplifting brand of math rock that is as in debt to Orthrelm and Lightning Bolt as it is to hip-hop and the party jams of Andrew W.K. On Stern's 2007 debut, <i>In Advance of the Broken Arm</i>, she does a ridiculous amount of finger tapping (that fingers-dancing-across-the-fretboard trick that metal guitarists love so much) over the whirling-dervish rhythms of Mr. Hill. When playing gigs, however, Stern is often all by her lonesome, sporting headbands and shredding to drum tracks downloaded to her iPod. Between the wicked chops and the eccentric nature of her stage show, a lot has been written about Stern as a kind of post-everything performance artist. But this overlooks her songwriting skills. While her songs are dense and manic, they're packed with hooks and grooves that are surprisingly danceable. The release of her sophomore disc finds these qualities soaked in an even more let's-conquer-the-world feel. Sweet. - Justin Farrar http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.23320283&variant=play&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Fdiscography.rss Experimental Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Marnie Stern Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.23320283 alb.23320283 Marnie Stern art.13465274 8.99 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 alb.23320283 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/8/1648025_170x170.jpg 2009-04-25 00:00:00.0 2008-10-07 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.23320283&variant=play&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.23320283&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.13467583&variant=play&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Fdiscography.rss Experimental Fri, 1 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Marnie Stern Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.13467583 alb.13467583 Marnie Stern art.13465274 8.99 In Advance Of The Broken Arm alb.13467583 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/4/0/1640469_170x170.jpg 2009-05-01 00:00:00.0 2007-02-20 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.13467583&variant=play&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.13467583&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Fdiscography.rss