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  • Summary: The more emotional third album for the New York-based singer/songwriter has a much simpler title than her 2008 release.

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  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 19
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  1. The Guardian
    100
    Happily, this third album contains some of her best songs yet.
  2. Drowned In Sound
    80
    It's undeniable that for her self-titled third album, Marnie Stern has made some canny decisions. This time round, several of the tracks are built around huge, stomping riffs, with the speedier guitar lines mixed further back to create more space, without sacrificing that-which-is-Marnie.
  3. PopMatters
    Dec 13, 2010
    80
    Marnie Stern is the sound of Marnie Stern breaking her own mold and growing into herself, be it personally or musically.
  4. Mojo
    Dec 20, 2010
    60
    Marnie Stern is a strong statement from a musician whose confidence is soaring. [Dec 2010, p.97]
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  1. RocknRoll314
    10
    Marnie Stern is amazing at everything she attempts. There can be none greater in this day and age. She receives a lot of criticism, which comes with the territory, but she can shred the guitar and sing like no one else I've heard in a long time.… Expand

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