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(Strangely, despite the subject matter of much of Marina’s work, she cites Spears as an influence however the nature of this influence is unclear. While names of the producers alone wouldn’t necessarily dictate what this album would sound like, these are some pretty major names who have worked with starlets like Rihanna, Katy Perry and Britney Spears. Each song was intricately produced and written by myself, and my only hope is for it to be enjoyed and consumed as a story and theory that encourages people to question themselves.” The album was critically well-received and put Diamandis on the map as someone with a unique sound who had something to say and enough POP savviness to potentially meet a mainstream crowd without having to follow the status quo.Ĭheck out singles: Mowgli’s Road, I Am Not A Robot, Hollywood, Shampain, Oh No!Īs a relative outsider from the UK both obsessed with and commenting on (primarily) American popular culture and its objectification and representation of women, Marina’s message seemed perfectly clear, however when details and imagery began to emerge about Diamandis’ second album lines began to get a little bit blurred.Įarly buzz surrounding album number two suggested that Diamandis would be working with some of pop music’s biggest producers, including Dr.

In an interview with NME Magazine about “.Jewels”, Diamandis said: “It is a body of work largely inspired by the seduction of commercialism, modern social values, family and female sexuality.

MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS ELECTRA HEART M4A FULL

Marina’s first full length album “The Family Jewels” (which was preceeded by several EP’s) was released in 2010.

While many see Marina & The Diamonds as a band, Marina Diamandis is a Welsh singer/songwriter and “The Diamonds” does not refer to a backing band but to her fans (as well as being an obvious reference to her surname). First, I present some background for those of you who haven’t been following or perhaps are not familiar with her previous work. Of course, I felt compelled to muse about my thoughts and concerns for your entertainment and hopefully for your enlightenment.įor those of you who are familiar with Marina’s latest (admittedly wonderful) musical offerings, I urge you to read on before assuming I’ve lost my mind. I don’t know about the rest of you out there but I find myself fascinated, perplexed and maybe even a little bit concerned by the direction of the music and the marketing campaign for “Electra Heart”, the upcoming sophomore release from Marina & The Diamonds (due April 30th, 2012 from 679 Recordings/Warner Music Group).