NPR used to be the place to get your early fix of the latest mindie music coming down the 'pike. Then Pitchfork Advance came along, and it felt like the well had gone a little dry over at public radio. Well, they're back on their game now, recently giving us the latest from Waxahatchee and now The Chronicles of Marnia from shredder extraordinaire, Marnie Stern.
So far, this latest album is sounding like Stern's most poppy and accessible yet. Stern's still got the same... ...unique... voice, and she continues to burn up the fretboard; but it all comes out sounding like some slightly off-kilter, joyous pop. The songs that grab me right out of the gate are "Noonan," "East Side Glory," and since I'm always a sucker for an Infinite Jest reference, "Year of the Glad."
Stream The Chronicles of Marnia via the NPR player. The album is due out March 19th on Kill Rock Stars.
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