notthatdreamy

Hey, leave my staggering levels of developmental disability out of this! Three of these songs have actually grown on me. Metallic Stallion is a cutie, more relatable when dating someone matching the song's description

I was nearly going to give up on my haterism after my last response but seeing as I'm rousing the crowds, I would never dare deprive the Marina thread of its permanent place in the recent threads, so the haterism must continue: Final Boss made me lose the last brain cell I had and Rollercoaster was physically painful to listen to from the sheer cringe of the lyrics. I actually had to leave the room for a sec. Pure, physical cringe. Second-hand embarrassment, even. You wouldn't have to keep screaming "Bring back cringe!!!" if you just made good art <3 ...Alright fine, I'll pay my non-bitchy dues and admit that Metallic Stallion got to me on a relisten, might've even ended up on a playlist. At the end of the day, Marina has the voice of an angel and can still make me cry with the most bottom of the barrel lyrics as long as she sings in her higher register. I may be a bitch but I'm not heartless.

Apparently I was feeling particularly bitchy yesterday, lmao sorry about that Will try to be a little more fair here I could see the appeal of Cuntissimo but I personally just find it more cringy than anything. It also feeds into the very surface-level feminism vibe I've been getting from Marina for years now. Shallow female empowerment is a personal pet peeve of mine, but I don't think it's objectively wrong to make songs like that. Just personal preference. Metallic Stallion's production is pretty cool but the lyrics seem as generic as the rest of the album. The only mildly interesting part is the metallic stallion metaphor but I personally fail to understand what she's going for with it. I'm open to being enlightened on whatever deeper meaning it may have. I don't think it's ever necessary to put down another artist to make your point, so I will politely ignore the part about Charli, except to acknowledge that yes, Marina does write her own tracks. And her writing has sucked for a while now. It's as simple as that. Writing your own tracks is not a flex if the tracks you write are terrible. I don't find the name of the album to be all that profound, but I am genuinely glad if someone sees more of a vision there than I do.

The lyricism is atrocious, even as it is very clearly trying to be ironic/sarcastic. (Though with the way Marina currently is, y'all are giving her way too much credit by assuming she notices the irony of her lyrics.) I have genuinely never in my life heard more tired and uninspired lyrics. You can't justify shit writing by calling it ironic and sarcastic. But luckily for Marina, the world is full of a certain demographic of people who go wild for anything a mediocre pop singer puts out if it has a half-decent beat. So enjoy your slop, I suppose. (Edited to add: I'm not trying to attack the specific person I'm replying to, I'm attacking all who enjoy this album's lyrics <3)

The writing on this album is atrociously, laughably bad. I feel genuinely sorry for anyone with such a severe lack of self-introspection that these songs feel relatable. That said, the production slaps and if this album makes you happy, more power to you, I suppose.

My Best Days is genuinely one of her best unreleased tracks EVER, I love every single second of it and it is everything I have ever felt in my best relationships, such a beautiful piece of art

Doxxing my country by saying I root for Sweden's loss out of principle

Just curious if I've missed anything, but: Is the woman that consistently appears on her Instagram (including the first pic in her last post) her girlfriend or has she said anything about that? They seem to be cuddling or kissing in nearly every pic I see but I haven't kept up with Marina enough to see if she's said anything

L+F I have probably shat on you more than any other piece of art in the world but I see the vision and have seen it even when being mean, bless your outtakes and happy birthday

Not connecting with the new stuff in the slightest but wanted to drop in to say I had to/got to write an in-depth critique of The Family Jewels yesterday and it made me once again sit back and contemplate on what a multilayered masterpiece that album truly is. Even if she never releases something to my personal tastes again, I will forever revere the genius it took to make that magnum opus of a debut.

This woman has retired, pack it up y'all, let her enjoy her pension in peace

LOVELY production, wish she would let someone/more someones help out with the lyricism. A bit disappointed if the lalala-part is gonna take up a lot of the song but otherwise happy and she looks so. fucking. gorgeous. in the lipsync video, my GOD this woman reminds me why I'm gay

This is so heartbreaking to hear, I truly hope this was just in the moment and not how she's been feeling in general. After everything she's been through, I can't blame her for feeling like this, though. I wonder if the poor quality of the new music is related to her poor mental health, these kinds of depressed and hopeless feelings can really zap your creativity

That is a certainly a song that exists and I have now heard, with lyrics, melody and other components that typically make up a piece of music.

Handmade Heaven was actually the song that made me a Marina fan because I saw people in Lana's Insta comments dragging it to hell for some reason, gave it a listen out of curiosity and fell in love with her stuff