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if she were not to release those unreleased tracks she could've at least added all acoustics and some interludes from lonely hearts club tour. p&c interlude is hella good

the cover is a mess, the title is a mess, the tracklist -- we'll see lol RIP are they not allowed to use Balslev's photoshoot or what...

They'll never top kin.

I kinda think that Believe in Love shoulda been made a single, right after Handmade Heaven. It would've made a nice introduction to the love-fear concept she tried to present and I think that the whole message added with those beautiful instrumentals had some commercial potential. Right after that Superstar -- then it would make more sense and perhaps would be better received by the fans. By the way, as we're heading towards the 10th anniversary of Electra Heart, the one and only album of the decade, Marina gave an interview, together with, amongs others, Rick Nowels: https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/oral-history-marina-the-diamonds-electra-heart-10-anniversary

unless her money-thirsty label does it anyway

Blue Banisters was a weird album that I do not find the need to revisit at all. Since Jack did not put his hands on it, and I do really enjoy the first three tracks of COCC, I might as well be in love with this new record or despise it the way I do the critics-and-general-public-hello-i'm-calling-you-please-like-me-NFR. The point is, I happen to hate his guitar, and he did even incorporate it in King by Florence + the Machine, damnit... So well, we'll see. A hit or miss.

Primadonna Selfish Girl is better than most of the album lol. The standard version would've benefited from it a lot.

I did not mean direct comparison to their sound, just that this vibe could've been used in their discography -- that's simply what happens when you pull out a commercial album and decide not to incorporate any deeper elements to it (speaking of Perry -- she proved she is able, occassionally, to create something like Chained to the Rhythm). Move Me is too electronic for Lust for Life. Handled differently, yet with similar melody, perhaps could have been there, indeed. Charli is proving to me that she is one of those very artists that have strong, devoted fanbases and are fond of mostly because of their easygoing, good nature and magnetic attitude, not necessarily deep or profound artistry. As I said, the record is enjoyable, but the way it is given 8.0 by Pitchfork is absolutely insane to me. Not to diss Charli of course, but no record of Lana's -- we're on Lanaboards, after all -- except for NFR! got such a good score, no matter how she tried.

At the moment I can say that it is an enjoyable commercial pop record, but rather far from her goth electropop known from the first album, let alone her colleagues' pop aims (Born to Die, Electra Heart and the like). Don't know why she kept comparing it to True Romance. It feels at times like something Ariana Grande or Katy Perry could've released, apart from those revisits to sounds from earlier decades, but isn't it a trend these days, hasn't Dua Lipa done the same? I've no idea what for this soulless sellout persona was even created to begin with, 'cause there's no story in it at all, and an excuse to make this record was not needed too 'cause I don't feel there's much of a difference between this and what she has previously worked on, to be honest. Maybe something refreshing like disco tits or I Love It in the tracklist would have helped. All in all, it's an okay record with some catchy hits, though lyrically, well... but I'm happy seeing you enjoying it, just speaking from the perspective of someone who's admired every second of her first album, don't get me wrong, . highlights: good ones (instant love forever), new shapes (grower, and this angelic voice of Caroline's is to die for) also: baby and yuck (simply catchy), lightning (nice 80s vibes)

The voice is literally the same lol Anyway it's only a month left before Electra Heart turns 10... Where is the anniversary edition or something

it wasn't even finished when the album dropped, how was it supposed to make it to the tracklist?

Gold is probably one of the worst songs in Marina's catalogue, and it's not because of its rather strange but a grower material sound -- it's a story about a millionairess singing about how she doesn't want more money but keeps having it anyway and her privilege of "freedom" LOL.

i love Casanova piano version, Allie should('ve) release(d) some CLXII Acoustic compilation because both that song and Old Habits Die Hard piano break my heart

After ADIAML was out I'm kinda embarrassed to think that I had used to enjoy Superstar, lol... Still it could've been an amazing song if not so polished.

Does anyone happen to know if there exists an edit of The Sensual World instrumental with the lyrics of Flower of the Mountain? I wonder how this would have sounded had Bush got permission to use the original words from Ulysses! Have a great day all

If she actually released Scab & Plaster... this song deserves the world

The point is she no longer wants to be an *artist*. She gave up on it at the time everyone, like the British public and critics as well, put shit on Electra Heart, her biggest and most challenging project yet. At the time she started up, she was broke, lonely, depressed, without friends and with familly issues. This all has changed. She is now a millionaire, she has friends, she is happy, what could she write about? She's not the same type of person as Lana is, perhaps because Lana always looks for other men who inspire her (and often mistreat her too, probably). Marina tried to redeem herself with FROOT and critics did enjoy the album. And this was supposed to be the final record. I don't know honestly if her hiatus decision was made just before the tour ended or it was planned all along. We know the tour was exhausting and she had to perform despite her father's poor health et cetera. The breakthrough that was abandoning the Diamonds was letting her go of the persona she had in order to have a more casual, relaxed relationship with her profession -- yes, more of a profession instead of art. This is a little bit sad from our viewpoint because we're probably not getting anything daring from her catalogue anymore except for silly-written woke-feminist-anthems that could've been easily written on Twitter but whatever. Sex Yeah or Teen Idle lyrics touch hearts because they are spoken from her own viewpoint, these were her own problems. What she writes now seems flat at times because she tries to be universal too much. It's the same rhethoric as "we all cry the same tears at night, life is strange oh oh". I just don't think she's necessarily a good *universal* lyricist, you know what I mean? Like St. Vincent was able to write The Melting of the Sun, but Man's World or Purge the Poison -- lyrically, because sonically they're very, very good and I am really happy fo that -- seem sillier. I want her to explore something that she has not explored about herself. This is what she needs, to be an explorer, actually interested in what's to find instead of digging the same hole again and again. Maybe something about sensuality, sexuality, something peaceful yet dreamy & beautiful, she could draw inspiration from Lana's Music to Watch Boys to or Bush's The Sensual World. Or even the other way round, more like Lily Allen, the sexual rebelion. Who knows? This is just something completely random that came into mind, and, duh, she's got lots of time and money to think about her new project to make it interesting. Anyway Scab & Plaster is probably never coming again because I cannot imagine her releasing a song about her hating her dad after a decade. Will she even do that compilation album? Right now even Marinazine is abandoned lol.

Literally there was not any beef between her and Lana, and with Lily it was like 12 years ago. The song she made about Ellie was never confirmed to be about her, although we know it's 99% true, she never admitted that so I don't know how one can find it nasty of hers. To say that she's problematic is rather weak seeing how both Charli and Lily were asking her to collab. I would just say she is not really into the music industry and is rather reserved. She's been bitchy only to those stupid Twitter haters and they deserved that. What else feuds are you talking about? "Nicki MInaj is unbearable" was iconic though.

IF ONLY YOU KNEW MY DEAR HOW I LIVE MY LIFE IN FEAR, IF ONLY YOU KNEW MY DEAR HOW I KNOW MY TIME IS NEAR

just copy and paste the image They should've collabed already plenty of times. Now with Marina in LA and Charli in LDN I hardly see it coming but who knows. Where tf is Just Desserts on Spotify tho?

The interludes used on Lonely Hearts Club Tour are so underrated. Should've been released digitally, really. Love the Power & Control one soooo much.

So she cancelled Primadonna but left How to Be a Heartbreaker on a tour dedicated to an album about a heartbreak? LOL

Isn't it Are You Satisfied though? It is kinda becoming her hit now. As far as I remember she mentioned bringing Hermit the Frog back so...

I'd rather listen to Cry for You lol. Unbothered.

You can say whatever you wanna say about Electra Heart but we must all agree it has the best bridges in the whole of Marina's discography. 100%. Starring Role, Power & Control, Living Dead, The State of Dreaming, Valley of the Dolls, Sex Yeah... these tracks are bitches. Kurstin rock-inspired songs + Bubblegum Bitch, Nowel's excellent ballads, Howe's delicacy, an ideal mix. I just listened to it and everything still sounds fresh and so many things are happening in the background instrumental it's insane. Shit, I love this album so much and I hate the fact that so many people flatten it to Dr Luke's Primadonna, How to Be a Heartbreaker and Lies, among which only the latter aged rather poorly. Even without any concept it would've been an incredible record and yet, we got a complete concept album with lots of visuals, her whole new persona, and so many cultural references. Marina poured her whole heart into it and she'll never top this.