Marina & The Diamonds ~Radioactive~Electra Heart<3~
 

i know there already but thread but it like one year old here is new version
Here can discover her music and talk about her music
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND HER MUSIC (sorry about the caps but she that good)

Marina & The Diamonds
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...adioactive.jpg
Diamonds in Radioactive MV

SHORT BIO



Discography ~Pictures and Years~

i also have HQ cover if anybody wants them (most of them or over 1000 by 1000)

VIDEOS

Wow this girl is awesome :luv2! Her music is super catchy & she has a beautiful voice! Thank you for making a thread of this girl & bringing her to my attention :o!

I'm so sad she pushed back her album :(

^^ @ CHE.R.RY, i love her songs sooo much >_< i just had to share her

^ @ milky way, I can't wait to hear it but the waiting is killing me >_<

I updated disco with pictures and videos emblemed

I love her music! I have "The Family Jewels" album and each track is amazing. Thanks for this post

Yeah I really like the album myself! I think my favorite song is Shampain followed by I Am Not A Robot.

I Really like "Are You Satisfied?", "Shampain" and "The Outsider"

But but all her songs amazing, i really like Seventeen at the moment

"Radioactive" is the shizzle. Been listening to it everyday since Northerner recommended it to me. Anyone got any recommendations for her other music? (plz & thnx.)

Been a fan since I heard her Obsessions/I Am Not A Robot single in 2009.

Radioactive took a while to grow on me but I love it now. Its just such a huge departure from her previous sound.. guess it was expected since she's obsessed with America. She's worked with a lot of huge American pop producers for the new album and its going to reflect in her sound.

If Radioactive is the first song you've heard from her - the rest of her disco is very different, more of a indie/piano-pop vibe. But try out "I Am Not A Robot" and "Are You Satisfied?".

I kind of hope she doesn't take on a dance sound for the new album though...electronica would maybe be cool, but I've gotten to the point where I feel like there's barely any creativity in dance music nowadays :shakehead. Radioactive is an okay song, but I prefer The Family Jewels style more.

For InvaderSTELLAR

most of her works i recommend

but my favorites are

what do you mean, pushed back? a date was never announced. right from the get-go, she always said "early 2012", and it was recently announced for February...

^oh good to know, i so excited for the release <3

Radioactive is her best song EVAAA...! :D :D

huge fan!!!
Love "I am not a robot" and "Are You Satisfied?" as well as "The Outsider."
Just my top faves.

Wow I like that Starring Role song :heart.

i also love it ^_^

my favorite marina song right now is jealousy

I've heard of Marina and the Diamonds before but never took the liberty to check her out. Her music style on "The Family Jewels" is right up my alley. Her foray into American pop however, does not tickle my fancy. Not liking the compositions of "Radioactive" and "Starring Role".

Thanks for sharing!

new song "Homewrecker" from Electra Heart is out. very goooood!

^ Damn you weren't kidding this song is badass. I love it when she says 'boys and their 6 inch rockets' xD!

This song sounds Lady Gaga-esque imo.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ectraheart.jpg

1. Bubblegum Bitch
2. Primadonna
3. Lies
4. Homewrecker
5. Starring Role
6. The State of Dreaming
7. Power and Control
8. Living Dead
9. Teen Idle
10. Valley Of The Dolls
11. Hypocrates
12. Fear & Loathing
Bonus Tracks:
13. Radioactive
14. Sex Yeah
15. Lonely Hearts Club
16. Buy The Stars

Perfect! I love the cover :D! Thanks for posting it Paparazzi :yes


Can't wait to finally hear the rest of Fear & Loathing, love the song so far! And Living Dead is on there? I have that song already. Wonder if the finalized version will be any different...

Probably. I've already heard 3 finished tracks, 4 demos, and 1 live version. So i've heard, to an extent, half the album. But it's going to be amazing. I'm sure a lot of the demos will be quite different, however.

I'm so glad this topic has been revived. Primadonna had its first radio play today, and the video should be out later. I love it!
I also managed to get a ticket for her Lonely Hearts Club Tour for May 12th, yaaaay~

After listening to Homewrecker I am stoked for this album! :luv2

I can't wait for the album, I love Primadonna's video.

Is the deluxe version with the extra songs going to get a worldwide release, or is it a UK-only thing? I can't believe they demoted "Radioactive" to a bonus track! :(

The cover is brilliant, though --- I love the '80s-inspired look she has going on there.

Scab and Plaster gets me so excited for the album every time!

I think I remember her management (679) tweeting someone saying that it'll be available to order in the US soon, so probably not UK only. Whether it'll be the version in stores or online, I'm not sure though.

I bought the limited edition version! Exciting.

I'm in love with Starring Role. Had it on repeat all day :heart

I'm trying so hard to not totally ruin the album before it comes out...I can't believe she's done all this promo for it & it's not due for release until late April :o...

Ugh my body is ready for her new album. Amazing voice

♡ ELECTRA HEART DELUXE COVER ♡

http://twitpic.com/96dau0

^ It looks the same to me :thud

UGH. How the hell is Scab and Plaster not on the album? FAIL Marina. Like her hair.

^ I haven't even listened to those songs. Were they demos or something?

^ Yeah, it's a demo.

I'm loving Lies and The State of Dreaming right now. All I need is for Bubblegum ***** to leak and I'm set.

Standard editions leaked.

Great album.

First few listens it does get a bit samey but once I know the songs I'm sure this will change.
Surprised how much I love Teen Idle and Valley of the Dolls. Bubblegum B is so instant and after one listen had it in my head.

The album is absolute perfection, i love it SO much :love

this album is literally perfect.

how does it compare to Family Jewels??? I LOVE that album to bits.

So psyched to listen!!

Disappointed tbh. It is overproduced and many song sound too similar

EDIT: nvm

Love the tracks, but so far I like Family Jewels more... intially.
I am so obsessed with Lies, Primadonna, Homewrecker, but nothing more than Living Dead. :heart

My faves: Primadonna, Starring Role, Valley of the Dolls, Bubblegum *****, Power & Control, and Lies

Can't wait to get this in the mail :heart

I love the album. I can't get into Teen Idle and Hypocrates though.

It is very different from the Family Jewels, but that's why i like it. I wouldn't want her to produce the same album.

At first the songs do sound the same, but when you listen to them more often, they're def. different.

i love the lyrics a lot too, they are different then her previous work, but in my opinion they leave a lot more room for interpretaion. All in all it's one of the best, if not the best album released this year (imo) :)

♡ E L E C T R A H E A R T I S A M A S T E R P I E C E ♡

Fav songs: Bubblegum ♡B♡i♡t♡c♡h♡, Primadonna, Lies, Homewrecker, Starring Role, The State of Dreaming, Power & Control, Living Dead, Teen Idle, Valley of the Dolls, Hypocrates, Fear and Loathing, Radioactive, ♡S♡e♡x♡ Yeah, Lonely Hearts Club, Buy the Stars
(if you notice that is all of them)

Favourite lyric: You don't love me, big ♡f♡u♡c♡k♡i♡n♡ deal

It's a good album, nothing amazing, just... good I guess. I like it, but it's overproduced, and I don't think she's making a statement at all. I love Primadonna though, the lyrics are really good. I think it's the best track. Bubblebum ***** is fun too. Radioactive is amazing too, and I quite like Fear and Loathing.

...everything in the middle just blurs into one big 14-year-old diary mess.

I really loved the album! Valley of the Dolls, Starring Role, Primadonna, Teen Idle, Bubblegum biaatch and Homewrecker are frikkin amazing

Omg I forgot the album was released yesterday!!! :thud

I must buy now!!! & OMFG!!! She's gonna be opening for Coldplay (my favorite band) when they go to Portugal, Spain, & France!!! WTF!!! I just saw them last Friday, but it was two other bands that opened for them (which were good but still!)! I would've been soooo thrilled if she'd come to San Jose with Coldplay :/

Sorry for the double post but omg...I totally didn't realize it was only gonna be released in the UK in April ugh! It's still not due for release until July in the states :thud

Either way, I've managed to get my hands on it (which I will buy when it comes out here ofc), and this album is spectacular! I remember when I first listened to the Family Jewels, I was pretty impressed with it, but for some reason the more I listened to it the more I realized that I only really liked a few songs. I've always respected Marina, but this album has sealed the deal for me. I honestly don't think it sounds overproduced, I think it sounds like a work of art. I think Family Jewels is light-years away from even touching Electra Heart.

My favorite songs are Lies, Starring Role, Power & Control, Living Dead, Homewrecker, Primadonna, Teen Idle, Fear and Loathing, Lonely Hearts Club (this song is ****in' amazing :luv2), & Buy the Stars.

All I can really say is WOW...this album is so cohesive in my opinion. I love the lyrics, music, and compositions. It's a job well done. :yes

My life is a play...

Entitled "Hummus"

I love the visuals but it's quite boring.

^ God she is soo gorgeous :heart. I thought it was an interesting little interview, actually. I love how honest & raw the lyrics are to this album...I mean, the music is awesome already but to have an album coupled with amazing lyrics is just rare nowadays, at least for me anyway.

& Omg!!! Where are those alternate versions of the songs?! Were they only made for the interview?! They sounded so good! I want them :(!

... I was meant to post the music video of Power and Control but I somehow got the wrong url. I actually love her interviews.

^ Not the most interesting PV, but I still adore Power & Control.

...All Electra Heart has done is made me realise that, oh my gosh, The Family Jewels is one of my favourite albums ever. Numb is just... ugh, beautiful and amazing. ;__; I'll sing the praises of every song except Girls, that song and I don't really click.

Don't get me wrong, I love Electra Heart (it's a case of a great album and an amazing, faultless album that speaks to you on so many levels), but I wanted more weird songs like Mowgli's Road and Guilty. Or the the oddballness of songs like Hermit the Frog. I guess that's why I love the end to Fear and Loathing, or the bit about kissing the mirror in Teen Idle.

I've always liked TFJ, but I never realised how AMAZING it is. Oh No! is like.... my anthem in life. It's so badass ...I just love this woman so much.

I prefer Electra Heart a tad more. Although, her voice in The Family Jewels was sassier. I love it. But I guess she didn't need that much sass on Electra Heart.

No Buy the Stars on the US Electra Heart? That's a crime, as is leaving off Lonely Hearts Club. Two of the best songs right there. Not hugely fond of How to be a Heartbreaker, I like it's simplicity, but it's a bit boring. Getting that instead of Buy the Stars is a big no.

I generally like her lyrics and style more on TFJ. Songs like Numb, Are you Satisfied?, Guilty, Mowgli's Road and I am not a Robot are really quirky, clever, sometimes funny, but so easy to relate to. The album is quirky pop music gold. It's also pretty much the only album both my boyfriend and I love, so it's got that too haha. Our music tastes are so far apart.

And, I finally cracked, I'm seeing her live in London in October, I cannot wait! I'm tempted to go wearing a cheerleader uniform, it would be waaay to hot though. :(

I was planning on seeing her this August but I'm not even sure now because of my schedule. I would love to see her though!

I was so excited to see her album on iTunes this morning! I bought it right away! I really like How to be a Heartbreaker :heart.

EDIT: Primadonna (Burns Remix) = :no

It barely even has Marina in it :thud...It sounds almost COMPLETELY unaffiliated with the original song.

I'm loving how to be a heartbreaker too. She needs to avoid this theme crap and just have fun recording herself like with the family jewels, scab and plaster and htahb. IMO

Asked if this is the minger verion on twitter. Awaiting response.

Double post, but I went to see her tonight in London, and it was amazing. She's really great live, and her vocals are super in a live setting. It was at the HMV Forum in Kentish Town, so a smallish two tier typical old theatre venue you get in London. It was the perfect size. I danced SO MUCH, the upbeat songs like Primadonna and Bubblegum ***** were pretty much huge karaoke sessions, she loved it and wanted us to sing louder, AMAZING atmosphere. She has great stage presence.

Really good setlist too, a good mix of the two albums. I think my favourites were Radioactive (the audience went crazy!), Teen Idle (just Marina with a keyboard, beautiful performance) and pretty much all the TFJ songs. I love Oh No! a lot too, it was my first Marina song, so I went crazy. I think I danced enough for everyone in that hall.

I was gutted she didn't do Numb, but I didn't expect a lot of TFJ songs so it was ok. I was hoping for Buy the Stars in the encore, but we didn't get that either. Only complaints though.

The set was really cute, dated wallpaper with neon signs and a little living room set up. Oh, and both her parents attended! We all sang happy birthday to her dad, and Marina bought her mum on stage at the end. :)

The setlist was something like this


It was generally an amazing evening, she's AMAZING live. GO SEE HER. I don't like most of Electra Heart but they're a million times better with the live arrangements and how the live venue works with her vocals.

She said it was the best live show she's ever performed (the atmosphere was really great!), she looked really moved when we sung the "I lalalalala love you!" part of HTBH back and forth at the end. :')

As I side note, totally wanted to kick the people who sung when she did the 'piano' versions of Obsessions and Teen Idle. They are not the karaoke songs.

ok I'm gonna stop stanning and go sleep

I do really love the song Valley of the Dolls

Gorgeous.

Where's my post from here? o_O wtf?
Anyway, I love Primadona and How to be a heartbreaker :D

New song, E.v.o.L, free download until midnight (not sure what time zone? GMT?), for Valentine's Day.

smarturl.it/e.v.o.l

It's also partly on Youtube and she posted a streaming link on Twitter.

I've not had a proper listen yet but it sounds so much closer to the TFJ but with Electra-esque lyrics. I like.

I'm loving "E.V.O.L"

I was expecting something mediocre since it's a free download but it's just as good as the rest of Electra Heart.

A Marina and the Diamonds thread! :heart
I should visit this section of the forum more often

State of Dreaming video. Pretty simple, but I think it works for the song/winding down Electra Heart.

didn't know there was a thread for her...

I got to see her in Houston last October! Wish I knew the playlist for her, since she did a half hour show.

the gig sounded awesome Relmy :D

HTBAH is okay, its catchy but not one of my faves. I absolutely LOVE E.V.O.L though (ba dum tsch). To me it sounds like a halfway point between TFJ and EH.

I wonder what she'll do after she wraps up Electra Heart and touring?

I'm loving EVOL and so glad I got to download it :D! I can't believe I didn't know about it sooner :thud...it came out a month ago!!!

It waaas, because I went alone I could ugly embarrassing dance as much as I wanted to Radioactive!

She said in an interview that everything done under Electra Heart will get released somehow as she can't use it afterwards. I think her music will go in the direction of E.V.O.L, quirky with the refinement of Electra Heart. I hope her lyrics keep the irony of Electra Heart, but eh, EH's lyrics lacked a charm that was in TFJ.

...I kind of love HTBAH, I think it's because I associate it with seeing her live, and it was a thousand times better live. I liked EH a lot more after hearing the songs live, actually.

/sounds like a proper stan right now

What's with this PV?

e.v.o.l was perfection. It's so catchy.

Another new song, duet with Charli XCX -"Just Desserts".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cohU-_F6hZA

I don't really like it, it sounds like they've done loads of work to tone done Marina to fit with the other girl? It also sounds unfinished heh.

^
Thanks for the news!
I really like Just Dessert at a first listen, not bad!

Check out some new photos here: http://electraheart.tumblr.com/

Gorgeous <3

can't wait to get to know what 11 diamonds is.
and seems like 8.8.13 will be the death of electra heart...at least that is the rumor

edit: the shirt I made
http://25.media.tumblr.com/4659e3b72...1sfo1_1280.jpg

^ She did say the last part would come in August back in May or June. Also, I love the shirt! How did you make the print?

As for Lies, it just makes me angry that the label have pretty much ditched her. Primadonna did well, but they just seemed to stop trying. I hope they actually give her the budget to make another album, especially as they don't seem to be paying out for videos. I'm being a bit hyperbolic, but State of Dreaming was just as low budget. Hopefully there's a surprise in store with the final parts.

^it is no print, i drew it by hand XD

well, Lies is no single and so weren't most of the parts. I think she just wants to do this project her way...the label was is all ablout "album+singles" and she does her artistic stuff on a sidenote...wish I kinda like about it

^ That shirt is really really gorgeous.

I've been reading that the label basically cut her budget... and quite substantial at that. Otherwise, I don't think she would have went on with these videos. If I remember correctly she planned on having 15 parts but not it's down to 11 or 12. I guess when the singles didn't do as well as her label hoped, they slashed her budget. And I think she's recording the third album now or at least writing songs for it? She could be massive in the U.S. if her label promotes her properly.

Have you all heard the Electra Heart song? Here's the link if you haven't: http://****yeahelectraheart.tumblr.c...portland-or-im

WOW!! Congrats, that's so impressive!

I hate to hear artists like Marina have budgets problems. If Primadonna Girl proved them she just needs promotion, then I don't see why they don't give it to her. It's against their interests, too. Especially if they give too much money to other singers, just because they're already famous, which isn't necessarily bad, but then they come up with a stupid crappy video and you're kinda saying "Where the hell did the buget go??"
Videogames by Lana proves that for a good video most of all you need good ideas, not a lot of money.

I need a full version of this ASAP :luv2

That's amazing!!

She mentioned once that the most she's been given is for HTBAH? Or that she knew it was the last time she'd get a real budget? Something along those lines. It's good that's she's persevering with finishing the Electra Heart story though, you can tell she doesn't want to not deliver on something she wants to do, and knows people want to see.

You can really tell that she's decided not only to her fans but also her craft.

An interesting interview. Here's the link if you haven't seen in yet: http://vimeo.com/66033551

PART 11: ♡ "ELECTRA HEART" ♡

amazing and flawless <3
I love this song!

:love :luv2

Such an amazing work Marina did with this album... I just gave it a heard some weeks ago, I always saw gifs of hers on tumblr but never bothered checking anything and now I regret it so hard. Wish I had followed everything from the begining. But still I'm amazed. Congrats, Marina, and R.I.P. Electra Heart

Finally got around to watching the interview, thanks for the link.

And, Marina, that label debt was the worst kept secret lol

I think it's telling that she said write in the UK and record in Scandinavia, especially as that seems to be THE place for music right now. Lots of great pop but also loads of indie stuff too. It could be anything. And what she said about the process of Electra Heart etc... was super interesting, it definitely seems like she's glad for the opportunity but regrets it a little.


As for the new stuff~ I liked the video, it was a good end to the era, and probably as much as she could do :(

Didn't like the song at all though, probably the first song by her that I've just outright disliked. I think it would be good as a 1:30min opening or a concert pump up track though.

I wonder where she'll go next? I'm really excited.

Sadly, I didn't like the song at all, and I didn't really enjoyed the video too. First time it happens with Marina to me.

I like the song, and thought it was somehow a good choice to end the era with it. I also believe Valley of the Dolls would've worked too.

"Back to zero, here we go again, again.
Racin’ down into oblivion.
Back to zero, here we go.
I can feel it comin’ to the end, the end."

I think it fits perfectly.

Ugh. I wish her label didn't cut her budget. I'll always wonder how and what she envisioned this whole Electra Heart era to be.

So... This thread hasn't been updated in almost a year. Nothing really happened music wise with her except this.

Back in May, Betatraxx officially released a studio version of Electra Heart. It sounds just like the original version except they added a beat. It definitely adds a nice little touch to make the song sound more cohesive and structured. They also released a (Classical Version) of the song which is just a 6 minute piano instrumental of it. It's pretty though. Lastly they released a remix of the song. You can get the songs on itunes, beatport, and amazon mp3.

I'm not sure how this release works, but I think "Electra Heart" is now officially Betatraxx's song?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electra_Heart_%28song%29

I find it pretty annoying that they aren't all released as an "Electra Heart (Single)". Each song is a separate purchase on the music sites, and not all versions are available on each site.
You'd think it would be something like:

01. Electra Heart
02. Electra Heart (Classical Version)
03. Electra Heart (Betatraxx Remix)

But I guess that was too simple and organized for them. (However that's how I have them on my computer, all labeled as if they were the same single).

Hope her next album is a mixture of Electra Heart and The Family Jewels. Like everyone else, I thought Electra Heart was fantastic but I'd love to hear songs more like "Are you satisfied?", "oh no" and "The outsider"!

Posted a while ago, it does feel half Electra Heart and half TFJ. Starts very EH but definitely feels TFJ by the end.

Album is out next April and she shared an interview on Facebook

http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/feat...iamonds-froot/

Froot will be happier, basically.

I'm here for a new marinara and the diamonds album!
Froot was so much fun lol

Has anyone listened to all the promo tracks?
I mean the album leaked but im gonna wait.