Career
She has garnered acclaim for her technical skill and tapping style of guitar play. In early 2007, Kill Rock Stars released Stern"s debut Civil Defense, In Advance of the Broken Armenian lieutenant was well received by critics, and most favorably by The New York Times, citing it as "The year"s most exciting rock "n" roll album." In mid 2007, Stern toured the United States. and United Kingdom with Hella"s Zach Hill and The Advantage"s Robby Moncrieff, in support of her debut album.
In 2008, Stern was named one of Venus Zine"s "Greatest Female Guitarists of All Time", Spring 2008 issue and was nominated "Female Artist of the Year" and "Punk Album of the Year" for the 2008 Plug Music Awards.
Marnie Stern"s second album, entitled This Is lieutenant and I Am lieutenant and You Are lieutenant and So Is That and He Is lieutenant and She Is lieutenant and lieutenant Is lieutenant and That Is That, was released October 7, 2008. Upon release, it garnered the title of "Best New Music" as well as Number.
44 on "The 50 Best of 2008" from Pitchfork Media. Stern toured Europe and the United States. in support of This Is lieutenant with former United States. Maple guitarist Mark Shippy, bassist recruit Malia James, and a varying line-up of drummers.
Backed by bass player Nithin Kalvakota and former Tera Melos drummer Vincent Rogers, Stern spent most of 2010 and 2011 touring North America, Europe, and Australia in support of her self-titled third album.
Highlights include several winter festivals in Europe as well as support dates with the Flaming Lips. She was chosen by Les Savy Fav to perform at the Association of Tennis Professionals Nightmare Before Christmas festival that they co-curated in December 2011 in Minehead, England. In 2011, Stern was named one of Elle Magazines "12 Greatest Female Electric Guitarists", and was chosen as a voter on a panel of top guitarists and other experts for the Rolling Stone Magazine "100 Greatest Guitarists List".
In 2012, she was named Number.
87 on the Spin Magazine list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of all Time". In December 2012, it was announced that her next album entitled The Chronicles of Marnia would be released on Kill Rock Stars.
The title track of the album was debuted that same week on the website of Spin Magazine in an article about Stern. On March 4, 2013, The Chronicles of Marnia was made available exclusively on National Public Radio"s First Listen.
During 2013"s SXSW she was featured in American Broadcasting Company News" 7 Emerging Artists on the Rise article.
On March 22, 2013, Stern was featured on the front cover of The Guardian. Stern has cited many musical influences that contribute to her sound, including Hella, King Crimson, Lightning Bolt, Deerhoof, Erase Errata, Yoko Ono, Don Caballero, United States. Maple, Royal Trux, Television, Bruce Springsteen, The Who, and Talking Heads.