ConstableReggie

THIS IS SO DAMN GOOD HOLY SHIT! She just CANNOT release a bad song, that's pure TALENT ladies and gentlefags! 

it's out omg

 
oh wow her best album is coming 

BANKS better do what the other girls aren’t doing and give us album news within 48 hours of the song!

Okay but can we appreciate the fact that she really added AYS? on the setlist? like omg

I'm so happy that she's doing Are You Satisfied, but HTBAHB instead of Radioactive or Lies is a choice. Also no Blue and Emotional Machine.

Tbh is a good setlist and Im here for it, of course its missing some gems but she cant tour all four albums at once lol

SHE SANG ARE YOU SATISFIED LIVE SHE HASNT DONE THAT IN YEARS OH MY GODDDDDDD

as was love+fear

a disgusting tasteless and disrespectful review. can't say i'm surprised, pitchfork has always been utter garbage.

i want the actual vinyl rip 

If handmade heaven isn't in your top 3 wtf are you doing

someone with the vinyl RIP IT! lossless pls

I’d love so much to one day hear the original version of YEW!

tea. marina wouldn't just shove random shit in y'alls ears. this album is amazing, it's going to be on repeat for AWHILE. she SERVED

Okay well y'all can continue to bitch and complain while I BOP to this masterpiece. Take it for what it is lol, it's an amazing pop album. She delivered

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Karma is...whew. A SONG.

L+F is so good, def not a disappointment for me. It's something different than what she has done before. There are some songs that have simple lyrics, but tbh that's not a bad thing, not all songs have to be deep with complex lyrics. Out of the 16 songs I only dislike one, True (i gotta admit the lyrics from True are real corny) But other than True I like each song. I def like FEAR more than LOVE, but my fave song overall is End Of The Earth, a cinematic masterpiece. My fave from FEAR is Believe In Love. Those 2 are honestly 2 of my favorite songs of her in general. I'm so glad Marina didn't actually quit music like she was going to. 

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... 

To give insight to my opinion, I've been a hardcore stan since 2012. 
 
And honestly, I was not disappointed with this album. Some of the songs are not really good (I'm looking at you, Superstar.) Some of the lyrics are a bit strange (the 'towels' line in NMS) but as someone mentioned before, it feels reminiscent of her quirky lyrics from TFJ ('we are the spoons...'). Some of the melodies and production feel a little bit repetitive but it's refreshing to see her embracing genuine electropop. I would've liked to see PDCM and TNWWY on the album as I feel they fit more than some of the songs on it but I'm not mad as we have heard parts of both of them.  FEAR>LOVE. 
 
I was at Neon Gold X when she premiered Emotional Machine and honestly, I was a little disappointed, but after hearing the studio version it is definitely a highlight of the album.  I'm so glad that BROODS provided backing vocals for the song and it wasn't just for the live performance.  It adds to much to the song! Life is Strange has been on repeat too (but fuck that cheering sample).  That cello though!  Karma sounds exactly like a Clean Bandit song (almost a WIL reject..) so I wasn't really surprised that Jack produced it.  I could see them pushing that as a single.  I also wish we never got that You snippet last year because I feel like I had expectations for that song that weren't met.  It's a cute little bop though. 
 
I'm not sure how I would rank this against her other albums.  I feel like I don't have an accurate gauge on how to rank them because her first three albums are so overplayed for me that my opinion might be skewed. 
 
Overall, as a hardcore stan, I feel like the four years was worth the wait. This album is the pop album I desperately wanted FROOT to be following EH. I find myself relating to a lot of the themes throughout the album, and that's part of why I love Marina so much.  I do definitely understand the criticism that it's a bit ~basic~ but I do not think basic music is bad.  I love how distinct all 4 albums are, and how cohesive they are.  L+F is extremely cohesive, and I'm happy to see how much she has matured in her thought process and that she has a positive outlook on life now.  I'm happy that she's happy! 

People in here are seriously bashing the fact that she brought back the quirkiness in her lyrics for some songs this album.
 
The verses in NMS are just as comical as those from almost any TFJ song.
My mans it doesn't make sense

Song sorter if anyone's interested:
 
https://alexdunphy.tumblr.com/lfsorter

This is definitely a departure from the sounds she did before but this is actually a really mature and interesting album!
 
That being said, I'll overplay it for a week and come back here to check if I still have the same opinion on it

Song sorter if anyone's interested:
 
https://alexdunphy.tumblr.com/lfsorter