In Advance of the Broken Arm

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In Advance of the Broken Arm
File:Marnie Stern - In Advance of the Broken Arm.jpg
Studio album by Marnie Stern
Released February 20, 2007
Genre Experimental, indie rock
Label Kill Rock Stars
Producer Zach Hill
Marnie Stern chronology
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The New York Times 9/10 stars link
Pitchfork Media (7.7/10) link
Stylus Magazine (A-) link

In Advance of the Broken Arm is the debut album by Marnie Stern, released in 2007. Kill Rock Stars handled the CD release, and the vinyl with a shorter tracklisting came out on Rampage Records. The title comes from a work of the artist Marcel Duchamp.

Track listing

CD

  1. "Vibrational Match" - 3:37
  2. "Grapefruit" - 2:47
  3. "Every Single Line Means Something" - 3:40
  4. "Precious Metal" - 3:10
  5. "Put All Your Eggs in One Basket and Then Watch That Basket!!!" - 2:41
  6. "Logical Volume" - 3:40
  7. "Absorb Those Numbers" - 3:21
  8. "This American Life" - 4:05
  9. "Letters from Rimbaud" - 3:39
  10. "The Weight of a Rock" - 2:30
  11. "Plato's Fucked Up Cave" - 3:30
  12. "Healer" - 3:29
  13. "Patterns of a Diamond Ceiling" - 4:24

LP

Side A

  1. "Vibrational Match" - 3:37
  2. "Grapefruit" - 2:47
  3. "Every Single Line Means Something" - 3:40
  4. "Precious Metal" - 3:10
  5. "Put All Your Eggs in One Basket and Then Watch That Basket!!!" - 2:41

Side B

  1. "Absorb Those Numbers" - 3:21
  2. "This American Life" - 4:05
  3. "Healer" - 3:29
  4. "Patterns of a Diamond Ceiling" - 4:24

Personnel

Performers

  • Marnie Stern: vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • John-Reed Thompson: bass, keyboards, organ
  • Zach Hill: drums, bass, keyboards, piano

Other

  • Songs written by Marnie Stern, except for "Vibrational Match", which was written by Marnie Stern and Bella Foster
  • Arrangements by Marnie Stern and Zach Hill
  • Engineering and mixing by John-Reed Thompson at Retrofit Recording, Sacramento, California, with additional engineering by Marnie Stern
  • Produced by Zach Hill
  • Mastered by John Golden
  • Artwork by Bella Foster

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