NuclearHeart

HAPPY (~ xcuse the spam ~)  
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jePZTW64jlI  
 
but i'm really starting to like her (with this album in particular). i didn't like electra heart much; it felt synthetic and unnatural to me (except for the acoustics). this album is good and growing... 'better than that' goes hard af lmao 

Production-wise, Electra Heart sounds completely flat and two-dimensional, like something thrown together by Dr. Luke in Protools and crushed to death. FROOT has space and depth to it, if you listen on a good audio setup (and avoid transcodes; only the 256kbps MP3 version is real, I think).

so like...almost half the album...

I deleted it. It isn't out for a month and a half and I want something to look forward to but from what I heard, I honestly loved it.
 
I think Savages will be one of my favourite Marina songs but it is too early to tell. Looking forward to April again...

Charli should be announcing a US tour sometime in the next few days..... 

Love the album-- bummed that it leaked so early, but I'm sure we're all still going to support her. Buying it when it comes out for sure! Early favorites are "Happy" "I'm A Ruin" "Blue" "Solitaire" and "Savages" 
 
But until then, I still dislike the album cover so I created something for myself to use, and I ended up making a .gif for it, so here it is for your viewing pleasure. Also included the album art/still version. Reblog it on Tumblr if you want!  / still image/album cover here
 

Underneath it all, we're just savages! 
 
Yaas Queen, DRAG the human race 

Gonna have a listen tomorrow, although I really wish it hadn't leaked - I can tell Marina is devastated, have you guys seen her last Facebook post? She was obviously really passionate about this album and loved the froot a month concept... Now everyone's heard the full album is just doesn't seem as exciting, poor darling 
I'm listening to the leak but I'm getting the vinyl boxset (which I am IN LOVE with) and I think it's important her fanbase supports her cos she worked hard, it's not just about the money, just having her back and appreciating her art.

the only fake hoes are the leakers.................................

MARINA HAS SPOKEN:
 
"There will always be cheap people around. As long as you’re not hanging out with them, who cares?" -  her just now on twitter.
 
She just called y'all fake hoes cheap.

It was because her label in Brazil sent promo copies today, what a coincidence that it leaked the same day and Brazilian fans are tweeting about having it
 
the cum 2 brazil curse

I mean Charli is right. In no way did Marina make Charli famous. Marina isn't even famous. Iggy didn't even make Charli famous. Charli made Iggy famous, because no one would have gave a fuck about Fancy if it wasn't for her. It's been Charli's own knack for creating catchy ass choruses that got her to where she is right now. and certainly not a song w marina that didnt even have a proper release

A RepublicanRecords A&R intern called Alfredo Tirado tweeted -  https://twitter.com/alftirado
 

 
Oh god its coming so very soon....

Waiting to buy tix until the full tour begins, since the closest show is like 3 hours away. HOWEVER, Idolator emailed me today and I'm one of the winners of their contest to win signed fake Froot from Marina!!  

bitch = no
bad bitch = hells yeah

"Love will never be forever/ Feelings are just like the weather/ January to December/ Do you Wanna be a member?"
 
That shit's gonna be on my tombstone I love it so much lol

I just realized with this era, how important the artist's happiness truly is to a project. It shows through. I don't care for elaborate videos and "matching" visuals. The fact that she's so proud and pleased with herself really makes everything enjoyable.

AHHH I cannot with these basics shitting on Marina's FROOT...
 
The songwriting is fantastic, I don't understand the haters. Happy almost made me cry the first time I heard it, and I don't get that kind of uncontrolled response to music usually. You guys honestly just don't get it and/or don't enjoy it and that's fine. But stop with the BS about how she's changed and her lyrical quality has declined.
 
She wrote every song on this album ENTIRELY herself... She has never done that before and it's very rare. She also coproduced every song. This is not a heavily planned creation of her and a team of strategists and hit producers and songwriters, this is Marina creating a 100% HER masterpiece and I don't understand how you all can be so ungrateful for that...
 
Get it through your heads: Marina did not have NEARLY as much artistic freedom with her first two albums as with FROOT. The Marina you fell in love with on Electra Heart is not the true Marina...

this is based on 4 songs, two of which you like

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FROOT - sexuality, death and relationships
Happy - happiness and relationships
Immortal - death and relationships
I'm A Ruin - relationships
 
i literally cannot see your point

Not to beat a dead horse, because my opinions are similar to many of them posted before me, but here's what I think of the era so far.
 
1. The VISUALS of this era, froot/neon/space/nature, were a very strong choice on Marina's part, but I think they are loosing a bit of translation in the visuals actually being made. For the most part, I think the photography has been on point with her vision (especially the album cover and Immortal cover), and obviously the icons of the Froots and website/packing designs. The videos is where visually things have gotten a bit messier, but I don't think that is all M's fault, if at all. With the videos, she isn't really the top dog in charge anymore. There's directors who want their vision to come to life, and may disagree with M's (even though they should do what she wants). In the interview that came out today from the German website, M said that she wanted the Froot video to be more futuristic, but the Director insisted that they make her look old hollywood glam. Now with the content of the videos themselves, I think M has always had the problem of videos without much action and plot. Almost all of her videos look really beautiful, but it's just M looking nice and twirling and making grand arm gestures. She really needs to work on this. There doesn't necessarily have to be a plot since this isn't a concept album like EH, but often times just more scenes or actions for M to do would help tremendously. Also stop cutting out portions of the song for God's sake. You wouldn't have to do that if stuff actually happened in your video that took up more time. I also fully realize the M doesn't have tons of money to throw at her videos, and I think the fact that she has had visuals for every song so far is a great achievement.
 
2. LYRICS- I'm not going to take into much consideration the lyrics of the unreleased songs, in case things had been changed since they were posted. Looking at the songs that have been releases thus far, I think they are pretty strong and lyrically a hybrid of TFJ and EH. The themes are more general like EH, but have the hint of eccentricity and snark that TFJ had. Marina's strong suit has always been he use of description language and metaphors, and in that I think Froot is the most well written song. Happy lacks a bit of something to me, but I love the verses. IAR doesn't have the best chorus. I don't think I would change anything lyrically about Immortal.
 
3. SONICALLY- I am not over impressed with the production so far, but not displeased either. I think he vocal mixing has been great, and the melodies have been pretty strong (not crazy about Immortal though). Her voice sounds nice, but I don't feel like she is vocally challenging herself. I would like to hear more experimenting with the instruments tbh. That is something great in TFJ, and I think Froot would really benefit from a few weird instruments since she's trying to take us to another world that's a bit kooky at times. It totes has more life than the EH instrumentals though.
 
Overall, I am really happy with this era. I think she's putting out solid quality work, and I haven't been wholly dissatisfied with anything yet. I also admire her marketing plans. Truthfully, I am most happy that Marina is happy. To know that she really believes in this and is in love with what she's doing is the best feeling for me. Something that makes it difficult to be a Lana stan at times. That is all. For now.

She doesn't sing with emotion in Happy?... Have you been to the ear doctor lately?
 
EH was a concept album that did not live up to its concept musically. A lot of the songs were emotionally empty (or just didn't seem genuine) because of the production & they were very forgettable. FROOT is not a concept album, so you can't compare it to EH in that sense. Only when it comes to the music, which is so far shaping up to be a much more original-sounding album with good lyrics despite the lack of overall "concept" for the album.
 
And seriously.. you need to listen to Happy again if you think she sings it without emotion.

but you like Taylor Swift....she's one of the most benign and uninteresting celebrities in mainstream music

Really? Her voice sounds like Pitbull and Taylor Swift and Iggy Azalea and HAIM and Tove Lo and Nicki Minaj and Sam Smith and 5SOS and Kelly Clarkson and ???????????????
 
Who the fuck even uses the radio as a valid comparison to anything considering how shit 99% of the music it plays is??
 
as if her voice has changed at all
why can't people just be blunt about not liking something anymore, instead of saying dumb shit like that. is she supposed to get vocal chord surgery so her voice drastically changes to appease you on a new album? I'm sorry but that's the most ridiculous and redundant criticism I've ever heard
no offense

Hating a new era based on 4 songs God bless yall