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- Summary: This is the first full-length release from New York indie rock artist Marnie Stern since 2013's The Chronicles Of Marnia.
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- Record Label: Joyful Noise
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Nov 2, 2023There's a marked feeling of newfound ease that flows through The Comeback Kid. The always unstable elements that make up Stern's sound are still potent and volatile, but gone is any dread or confusion that may have pushed her music forward in the past, replaced by a sense of triumph and euphoric self-acceptance.
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Nov 2, 2023Pound for pound, Stern’s latest offering is as urgent and electrifying as anything she’s managed in the 16 years since her disarming debut.
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Nov 3, 2023Listening to the album feels like witnessing a fireworks display, each song exploding to reveal intricate patterns before quickly vanishing as the next one launches.
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Nov 2, 2023The Comeback Kid, is full of shimmering, ultra fanciful castles of guitar-based sound, but it’s also kind of an experimental pop gem, like Deerhoof after a month of Guitar Hero or like OOIOO any time, really.
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Nov 3, 2023What she does best is create that sense of urgent euphoria, and that is all still present and correct on The Comeback Kid.
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Nov 8, 2023The Comeback Kid blasts by in under half an hour, and Stern’s impulses to chase her weirdest muses serve her well throughout. She lands her adventurous leaps with breathless energy.
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Nov 2, 2023Ultimately, these are celebration songs, compelling the listener to look forward, put matters into their own hands and create something good while they can.