Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork	7.7/10[3]
PopMatters	7/10[4]
Stylus Magazine	A−[5]

In Advance of the Broken Arm is the debut album by Marnie Stern, released in 2007. Kill Rock Stars handled the CD release, and the vinyl with a shorter track listing came out on Rampage Records. The title comes from a work of art of the same title by artist Marcel Duchamp.

1. "Vibrational Match" - 3:37
2. "Grapefruit" - 2:47
3. "Every Single Line Means Something" - 3:40
4. "Precious Metal" - 3:10
5. "Put All Your Eggs in One Basket and Then Watch That Basket!!!" - 2:41
6. "Logical Volume" - 3:40
7. "Absorb Those Numbers" - 3:21
8. "This American Life" - 4:05
9. "Letters from Rimbaud" - 3:39
10. "The Weight of a Rock" - 2:30
11. "Plato's Fucked Up Cave" - 3:30
12. "Healer" - 3:29
13. "Patterns of a Diamond Ceiling" - 4:24

1. "Vibrational Match" - 3:37
2. "Grapefruit" - 2:47
3. "Every Single Line Means Something" - 3:40
4. "Precious Metal" - 3:10
5. "Put All Your Eggs in One Basket and Then Watch That Basket!!!" - 2:41

1. "Absorb Those Numbers" - 3:21
2. "This American Life" - 4:05
3. "Healer" - 3:29
4. "Patterns of a Diamond Ceiling" - 4:24

• Marnie Stern: vocals, guitar, keyboards
• John-Reed Thompson: bass, keyboards, organ
• Zach Hill: drums, bass, keyboards, piano

• Songs written by Marnie Stern, except for "Vibrational Match", which was written by Marnie Stern and Bella Foster
• Arrangements by Marnie Stern and Zach Hill
• Engineering and mixing by John-Reed Thompson at Retrofit Recording, Sacramento, California, with additional engineering by Marnie Stern
• Produced by Zach Hill
• Mastered by John Golden
• Artwork by Bella Foster