Marnie Stern - The Comeback KidIts been a decade since we last heard from Marnie Stern, but when her guitar bursts in like a shower of stardust on The Comeback Kid, the follow up to 2013s The Chronicles of Marnia, its like no time has passed. But this is no nostalgia trip. The Comeback Kid is a statement of intent. I cant keep on moving backwards, Stern repeats on anthemic opening track Plain Speak, her fingers furiously tapping the fretboard as the song joyfully zips forward like

the record was actually recorded in a field by the River Thames

the moniker for Julia Kugel

” and he’s quick to point out the significance of what had happened in the city in recent times: it was a stronghold for creative independent pop music

and Kikujiro

So says Robert Hampson

air-raid sirens

Offering low noise and better speed stability

the dizzying arrangement of “Gold Girl” shows Hollie as boldly orchestrated

and marks this place in time as a very pleasant stop on the way forward

His major hit East Of the River Nile suggested and put forward a sound derived from the Far East and he was up and running

over two and a half hours of music

first single “Best Thing” is a "song is about relationships