Marnie Stern’s latest video vividly captures what makes her music tick. On just-released SPIN Essential album Chronicles of Marnia, the New York noise-popper puts her familiar blizzards of finger-tapped guitar notes beneath lyrics wracked with self-questioning. This contrast between rock-star fantasy and indie-famous reality carries over the video for one of the record’s most confident-sounding tracks, “Immortals.” Directed by Allie Avital Tsypin (School of Seven Bells, the Mynabirds), the clip splits between Stern daydreaming mythologically on her couch, running everyday errands around New York City, and playing for an exaggeratedly amped crowd. Be sure to keep an eye out for her dog, Fig, a true immortal if ever there was one.
Marnie Stern tour dates:
April 9 – Oberlin, OH @ Oberlin College
April 11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
April 12 – Hanover, NH @ Dartmouth College
April 14 – Boston, MA @ Great Scott
April 15 – Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo
April 16 – Toronto, ON @ Parts and Labour
April 17 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
April 18 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
April 19 – Milwaukee, WI @ Lawrence College
April 20 – Omaha, NE @ Barley Street Tavern
April 21 – Denver, CO @ Moes
April 23 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux
April 24 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
April 25 – Vancouver, BC @ The Media Room
April 26 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
April 28 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
April 29 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
April 30 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Satellite
May 1 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom
May 3 – Austin, TX @ Holy Mountain
May 5 – Atlanta, GA @ 529
May 6 – Nashville, TN @ Stone Fox
May 8 – Dayton, OH @ Canal Street Tavern
May 9 – Washington DC @ Black Cat
May 10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas
