John Rogers of Brainlove Records recommends… “Transformer” by Marnie Stern
“Of all the rock ‘n’ roll records that came out in 2008, one stands head and shoulders above the others in creativity, positivity and sheer spirit. Marnie Stern’s criminally underexposed second album “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” is a revelation, a happy hyper-hyper battering ram of swirling finger-tapped guitar notes, battered drums, and her deliciously shrill voice belting out questioning, hopeful and sometimes surreal lyrics. Visceral, invigorating and original, this album is the most genuinely exciting thing anyone did with a guitar in 2008.”
mp3:> Marnie Stern: ‘Transformer’
John Rogers is the founder of Brainlove Records. Founded in 2003 as an extension of the long-running Brainlove webzine. Sick & tired of the endless flow of promos by signed but nondescript bands that flooded through the Brainlove HQ mailbox, the label was started to promote newer, more original bands with better songs and better ideas. Bands that couldn’t find a label because they were too arty, weird, fucked up or far out to fit in anywhere else, all kinds of bands and artists that the label felt deserved more exposure or were inspired by and wanted to work with. The first single he ever bought was ‘The Final Countdown’ by Europe. On 7″.
