Marnie Stern is doing some finger-tapping that would make the guys from Minus the Bear cry. But, unlike Minus the Bear, her tapping comes in these dense, dissonant bursts that are artful and creative, but not always easily digestible. There is a lot to work through and she's a very progressive, challenging artist, but I wasn't really interested until FluxBlog posted "Ruler" a while ago. "Ruler" is an edgy and dynamic rock song that seems completely in control of the chaotic guitar work that defines it. Marnie spends a large chunk of the song singing in falsetto with more than a little echo. The song finds a solid groove in layers of hyperactivity and kind of has a pop appeal to it. Kind of.

Marnie Stern - "Ruler"