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The second studio album from Marina Lambrini Diamandis finds the mercurial Welsh singer/songwriter assuming the role of diva in waiting, trading in the ballsy, quirky retro-pop of her 2010 debut, Family Jewels, for the glitzy (and still relatively ballsy) electro-thump pomp of Ke$ha and Lady Gaga. Produced by Dr. Luke (Katy Perry), Liam Howe (Sneaker Pimps), Greg Kurstin (Lily Allen), and Rick Nowels (Madonna), Electra Heart is a brooding, sexy, desperate, overwrought, and infectious record that's both aware and unashamed of its contrivance. In short, Diamandis is trying to expose the artifice of big-box pop music by using its own voice, and despite the obvious trappings of the concept, she does a fairly respectable job. Her resonant operatic voice is expressive enough to make a lyric like "Candy bear, sweetie pie, I wanna be adored/I'm the girl you'd die for," from the capricious opener "Bubblegum Bitch," feel less like a floozy come-on and more like a malicious schoolyard taunt. When she sticks to that persona, as she does on standout cuts like the Lykke Li meets "Viva la Vida"-era Coldplay-influenced single "Primadonna" and the saucy, Lana Del Ray-inspired "Teen Idle," Electra Heart beats with the feral blood of an army of disenfranchised high-school loners coming into their own, but deeper, more depressive cuts like "The State of Dreaming," "Living Dead," and the grim, dancefloor-ready downer "Homewrecker," despite their catchy melodies, clever wordplay, and meticulous, radio-savvy production, reveal the lonely rebel, defiantly eating lunch alone, secretly wishing for acceptance.
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Tim Pierce, Electric Guitar - Rusty Anderson, Electric Guitar - Mark 'Spike' Stent, MixingEngineer - Dan Chase, Keyboards - Matty Green, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Marina Diamandis, Writer - Nigel Lundemo, AdditionalEngineer - Rick Nowels, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Kieron Menzies, Audio Recording Engineer - Dean Reid, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Audio Recording Engineer - Marina, Vocals, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - John Ingoldsby, AdditionalEngineer - Trevor Yasuda, AssistantEngineer
© 2013 679 Recordings Ltd. ℗ 2012 679 Recordings Ltd.
Lukasz Gottwald, Writer - Henry Walter, Writer - John Hanes, MixingEngineer - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Tim Roberts, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Dr. Luke, Producer, Programmer, All Instruments - Irene Richter, ProductionCoordinator - Marina Diamandis, Writer - Marina, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Phil Seaford, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Clint Gibbs, Engineer - Katie Mitzell, ProductionCoordinator - Cirkut, Producer, Programmer - Julie Frost, Writer - Jon Sher, AssistantEngineer
© 2013 679 Recordings Ltd. ℗ 2012 679 Recordings Ltd.
Lukasz Gottwald, Writer - John Hanes, Engineer - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Tim Roberts, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Dr. Luke, Producer, Programmer, All Instruments - Irene Richter, ProductionCoordinator - Marina Diamandis, Writer - Thomas Pentz, Writer - Diplo, Producer, Programmer - Marina, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Phil Seaford, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Clint Gibbs, Engineer - Katie Mitzell, ProductionCoordinator - Cirkut, Producer, Programmer - Jon Sher, AssistantEngineer - Henry Walker, Writer
© 2013 679 Recordings Ltd. ℗ 2012 679 Recordings Ltd.
Tim Pierce, Electric Guitar - Rusty Anderson, Electric Guitar - Mark 'Spike' Stent, MixingEngineer - Dan Chase, Drums, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer - Matty Green, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Marina Diamandis, Writer - Nigel Lundemo, AdditionalEngineer - Rick Nowels, Producer, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Writer - Kieron Menzies, Audio Recording Engineer - Marina, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - John Ingoldsby, AdditionalEngineer - Trevor Yasuda, AssistantEngineer
© 2013 679 Recordings Ltd. ℗ 2012 679 Recordings Ltd.
John Hanes, Engineer - Greg Kurstin, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Piano, Programmer, Writer - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Tim Roberts, AssistantEngineer - Marina Diamandis, Writer - Marina, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Jesse Shatkin, AdditionalEngineer - Phil Seaford, AssistantEngineer
© 2013 679 Recordings Ltd. ℗ 2012 679 Recordings Ltd.
Tim Pierce, Electric Guitar - David Campbell, String Arranger, Strings Conductor - Devrim Karaoglu, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Strings - Rusty Anderson, Electric Guitar - Mark 'Spike' Stent, MixingEngineer - Matty Green, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, Engineer - Marina Diamandis, Writer - Nigel Lundemo, AdditionalEngineer - Rick Nowels, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Writer - Kieron Menzies, Audio Recording Engineer - Marina, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Dan Reid, Electric Guitar - John Ingoldsby, AdditionalEngineer - Trevor Yasuda, AssistantEngineer
© 2013 679 Recordings Ltd. ℗ 2012 679 Recordings Ltd.
John Hanes, Engineer - Greg Kurstin, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Tim Roberts, AssistantEngineer - Marina Diamandis, Writer - Marina, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Jesse Shatkin, AdditionalEngineer - Phil Seaford, AssistantEngineer - Steve Agnello, Writer
© 2013 679 Recordings Ltd. ℗ 2012 679 Recordings Ltd.
John Hanes, Engineer - Greg Kurstin, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Tim Roberts, AssistantEngineer - Marina Diamandis, Writer - Marina, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Phil Seaford, AssistantEngineer
© 2013 679 Recordings Ltd. ℗ 2012 679 Recordings Ltd.
Liam Howe, Producer, Programmer, Synthesizer, Dulcimer, MixingEngineer - Marina Diamandis, Writer - Marina, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - The Elite, Drums Recording Engineer
© 2013 679 Recordings Ltd. ℗ 2012 679 Recordings Ltd.
Tim Pierce, Electric Guitar - David Campbell, String Arranger, Strings Conductor - Devrim Karaoglu, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Rusty Anderson, Bouzouki, Electric Guitar - Mark 'Spike' Stent, MixingEngineer - Matty Green, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, Engineer - Marina Diamandis, Writer - Nigel Lundemo, AdditionalEngineer - Rick Nowels, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Kieron Menzies, Audio Recording Engineer - Marina, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - John Ingoldsby, AdditionalEngineer - Trevor Yasuda, AssistantEngineer
© 2013 679 Recordings Ltd. ℗ 2012 679 Recordings Ltd.
Tim Pierce, Electric Guitar - Devrim Karaoglu, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer - Rusty Anderson, Electric Guitar - Mark 'Spike' Stent, MixingEngineer - Matty Green, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Matt Chamberlain, Drums - Marina Diamandis, Writer - Nigel Lundemo, AdditionalEngineer - Rick Nowels, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Writer - Kieron Menzies, Audio Recording Engineer - Marina, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - John Ingoldsby, AdditionalEngineer - Trevor Yasuda, AssistantEngineer
© 2013 679 Recordings Ltd. ℗ 2012 679 Recordings Ltd.
Liam Howe, Producer, Programmer, Synthesizer, Mellotron, MixingEngineer - Marina Diamandis, Writer - Marina, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Lambrini Kaklamani, Additional Vocals
© 2013 679 Recordings Ltd. ℗ 2012 679 Recordings Ltd.
Album review
The second studio album from Marina Lambrini Diamandis finds the mercurial Welsh singer/songwriter assuming the role of diva in waiting, trading in the ballsy, quirky retro-pop of her 2010 debut, Family Jewels, for the glitzy (and still relatively ballsy) electro-thump pomp of Ke$ha and Lady Gaga. Produced by Dr. Luke (Katy Perry), Liam Howe (Sneaker Pimps), Greg Kurstin (Lily Allen), and Rick Nowels (Madonna), Electra Heart is a brooding, sexy, desperate, overwrought, and infectious record that's both aware and unashamed of its contrivance. In short, Diamandis is trying to expose the artifice of big-box pop music by using its own voice, and despite the obvious trappings of the concept, she does a fairly respectable job. Her resonant operatic voice is expressive enough to make a lyric like "Candy bear, sweetie pie, I wanna be adored/I'm the girl you'd die for," from the capricious opener "Bubblegum Bitch," feel less like a floozy come-on and more like a malicious schoolyard taunt. When she sticks to that persona, as she does on standout cuts like the Lykke Li meets "Viva la Vida"-era Coldplay-influenced single "Primadonna" and the saucy, Lana Del Ray-inspired "Teen Idle," Electra Heart beats with the feral blood of an army of disenfranchised high-school loners coming into their own, but deeper, more depressive cuts like "The State of Dreaming," "Living Dead," and the grim, dancefloor-ready downer "Homewrecker," despite their catchy melodies, clever wordplay, and meticulous, radio-savvy production, reveal the lonely rebel, defiantly eating lunch alone, secretly wishing for acceptance.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:22
- Main artists: Marina
- Label: Atlantic Records UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2013 679 Recordings Ltd. ℗ 2012 679 Recordings Ltd.
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