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asdfghjkl so today at uni, I took the lift and I overheard someone listening to L+F (they were listening to You)!! I was gonna strike up a conversation with them, but before I could do that, the doors opened for my floor. So I started walking out, but then I thought NO I must put an end to my social awkwardness!! I span round in an attempt to talk to her, but completely mis-timed it and full on slammed myself into the side of the doors of the lift, then let out a slightly hysterical laugh, and pointed to my L+F necklace. Her mortified expression made me realise I looked like a complete nutter and legged it before embarrassing myself further...

I loved these posts my thoughts exactly!!

Emotional Machine is SO good literally can't get it out of my head, and I don't want to get it out of my head because it's so infectious!!!

I'll agree that this is probably her worst album, however I still love it nonetheless! Plus her previous albums have had to grow on me anyway - especially TFJ which I wasn't as sure about at first but now it's her second best album (behind FROOT). I think this will also be one that grows on you over time, and I do really love the simplicity behind it as well as the themes she is exploring throughout

She looks so cute I love you guys but really I think we can be way too harsh - there is really no need to get all dressed up to go into town. Why should she? There really is no need for her to dress up, put on make up, extensions, etc, unless she wants to, and that is the only valid reason. And if she doesn't want to do that, it doesn't mean she doesn't care about her career, herself, etc.

I want connection I want to feel human again Lost my direction I want to feel human again That part gets me EVERY time

Noo I didn't record any of it I wouldn't be surprised if the School of Life uploads a video of it though, because there was a poster saying that recording may be happening (although I am not sure if they just do that at every event!)

Did anyone go to the School of Life talk yesterday?? It was AMAZING!! It helped give the album some more context, and I love it even more now!! She is so unbelievably honest and down-to-earth. The psychologist interviewing her also said she has listened to the full album, and it was not 'mainstream' but it also wasn't 'non-mainstream'. I also met her afterwards and I hardly slept last night but idec it was worth it

At the moment it seems like a possibility... but yeah she does seem to love the LOVE songs as she should! but I wouldn't be surprised if she is just releasing them as a GP/label pleasing thing! Plus I have a feeling FEAR is going to be completely different to LOVE, so if she released singles from both, people may complain about a lack of cohesiveness. So I guess just releasing singles from one album enforces the idea that these are two separate albums!

https://twitter.com/MarinaDiamandis/status/1111685703254056963 Interesting... I wonder if she is releasing the LOVE songs first more to please her label and for promotion, and maybe the FEAR songs are more for the stans and are more typical Marina

I understand that this album cycle has been frustrating, but I still don't think that makes it okay to judge her every move. And if we were not so quick to make negative judgements, maybe people would be happier and more accepting. I get what you are saying though.

Honestly, I am ready for my upcoming crucifixion for this post, but here goes.. I get this is a public forum where we can post our opinions, whether they are positive or negative. However, I feel recently there has been unnecessary criticism towards Lana. This includes her recent BUKU performance - I don't see why what she wears and how much make-up she puts on matters so much, and of course her setlist is going to be less stan-friendly (because she is rightly tailoring it for a festival). As well as this, other areas seem to receive so much backlash at the moment, and I really struggle to understand why, e.g., her poetry, her friends, her instagram posts, her current lifestyle (excluding hillsong of course), her appearance when in public as well as on stage, her vocals on stage (I personally think they are still brilliant, but we struggle to notice this because the playback is too loud), etc. Firstly, if we only focus on the negative, then that is all we are going to see. Secondly, do all these things that we are criticising really matter? Why do we care so much about what she wears, or what instagram filter she uses, or that she likes to attend yoga and drink matcha tea? We are all here because we have a special connection to Lana and her music (I am assuming), and that seems to be lost for a lot of people here. I think we need to take a step back, let Lana be herself and live her life without so much judgement, and be more accepting/forgiving/tolerating as a fan base. Once we do that, there will be a happier fan base who can fall back in love with Lana again (for those who may have lost their connection, as I notice quite a few members seem to feel this way). Anyway, thank you for coming to my TEDtalk.

I can't wait for Marina's new album Love + Fame

So Marina recently said she was doing 'something major' with Gay Times, and today she posted the same selfie while tagging Grimes and referencing We Appreciate Power... I wonder if Marina and Grimes are doing a joint feature in Gay Times??

I also love the production of this song (although I'll admit I think it would be better without the beats), there are so many small details. Can anyone else hear the voices at around 1:05??

Honestly I actually really like it!! It reminds me of a happier Blue (although I have no idea why!). I think it's really quirky in a brilliant way, and I think it may be one of those songs that you don't know how to take it when it comes out, but it grows on you over time!

GUYS IF WE LINK ALL THE SNIPPETS TOGETHER, WE GET THE FIRST CHORUS/INTRO AND VERSE [Africa snippet] O-o-o-orange O-o-o-orange [south America snippet] O-o-o-orange O-o-o-orange [North America snippet] I see the flowers and the greenery I take a breath [Asia snippet] of air I feel free Spent so long [Europe snippet] Was busy chasing happiness When all I needed was [Australia snippet] A little peace Try to get back to what we need

I can see why you guys are saying she's sold out to become mainstream, and she certainly is less quirky compared to previous albums, but I still think Superstar is miles better than anything played on mainstream radio at the moment. And her lyrics are still beautiful, especially Handmade Heaven (and even some of Superstar's lyrics imo). Baby is pretty mainstream and generic, but for a Clean Bandit song it's a lot better than I ever expected it would be! Not to be THAT person, but we have only heard three songs out of sixteen in full, and I think if she was trying to become mainstream, she would do A LOT more promo and TV/radio appearances and release her singles over a longer period of time to give each single a better chance of charting. But yeah, what I am trying to say is, her music is less quirky than what we are used to. But the Marina we know and love is still there, especially in the lyrics. And if she was trying to become mainstream, she would be pushing each single a lot harder than she currently is.

Not too sure about the instrumental but the visuals are stunning! I am sure I'll love it when we hear it in full and play it a few times

If she has such limited time to do 7 songs, it would be nice if she did at least one from each era. It could be something like: Video Games Ride West Coast High by the Beach Love Mariners Venice Bitch It's a little basic but with such limited time and it being a festival rather than her own concert, I think that would be reasonable. Hopefully she would do all of VB, rather than the first two and a half minutes. She could always use the instrumental part to go to the barricade, which I think would be cool. And then come back to the stage when the instrumental section stops.

@marinadiamandisnews on instagram has posted a story with a pre-save link for Orange Trees!! So it looks like it may be out this Friday after all!! I am not ready... https://marina-orange-trees.now.sh/presave

The song itself is not brilliant imo, but something about it is kinda addictive anyway?? I like the idea of the song in terms of the grungy Night-Time-My-Time-meets-Sucker tumblr aesthetic, but the song itself is not quite doing it for me yet! Maybe it will grow on me!

I am so hyped for this album!! I LOVE these lyrics Especially this one I like to think about how we all look from afar People driving fancy cars look like beetles to the star The missiles and the bombs sound like symphonies gone wrong And if there is a God they’ll know why it’s so hard

Marina will be giving a talk at The School Of Life in London on April 5th! We love a psychologist Queen! https://www.theschooloflife.com/london/classroom/life-lessons-with-marina/