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by
Marnie Stern
- Record Label: Kill Rock Stars
- Release Date: Oct 7, 2008
- Summary: The sophomore album for the New Yorker was produced by Zach Hill
- Record Label: Kill Rock Stars
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Pop
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 16
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Mixed: 2 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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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, down to its mouthful of a title, is a fearless album, brought to fruition by a desire to push boundaries and explore sound.
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The conviction in Stern's direct, bare voice is what turns the album into the kicking, clawing, emotional frenzy that we get.
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Her songs always at least suggest pop, and the sense of tune at their core adds an inviting thrill to Stern's fitful guitar and Zach Hill's ridiculously, miraculously agitated drums.
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MojoIt boasts stronger songs than Stern's 2007 debut "In Advance Of The Broken Arm," without losing the fretboard fireworks that made its predecessor an underground smash. [Feb 2009, p.106]
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That she is able to incorporate these technical talents into solid songwriting is what makes This Is It the success that it is.
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As This Is It etc. is only just over 40 minutes, that’s a bit odd, but if anything it speaks to the potency of Stern’s music.
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UncutPleasingly, the most difficult thing about the album is its name. [Dec 2008, p.116]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Apr 26, 2023
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