Marina & The Diamonds (singer Marina Diamandis) posted a couple of new songs this month! This got me all excited, since Marina hasn’t done anything since The Family Jewels. In the new videos, she takes on the persona of Electra Heart — which is also the title of her second album — and does some different things musically.
I think this is a great track — brooding, dramatic, dark.
I like “Fear and Loathing” much better than a more recent video for “Part 2, Radioactive.” “Radioactive” isn’t bad, it’s just that it has a more generic dance feel and reminds me of the 90s. I’ve listened to it a couple of times, and I guess it doesn’t sound as fresh or original as I would like.
I loved the quirkiness of her first album. The mixture of symphonic elements (strings, bells) with synth and pop on many of those songs was unique and interesting. It seems she’s trying to make herself a bit more accessible now and is sticking to mainly electronic sounds for her new songs. That’s fine, I just hope nothing is lost in the process.
Her new album should be released this October.
