I went digging around the other day to see what she's up to. She's been keeping a super low profile for months, so there's an album being recorded I'd presume.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 24 June 2014 22:51 (nine years ago) link
nothing rly against charli xcx but it saddens me that she got blanket coverage p much and her slightly more intellectual, tricksy m8 basically got ignored
this album repeats the debut's trick of sneaking up as it progresses, with an incredibly strong run of middle/end tracks
― avicii usque ad arse (imago), Tuesday, 24 June 2014 22:54 (nine years ago) link
Something's happening today.
http://assets.atlanticrecords.co.uk/marinaandthediamonds/froot/email/2014-10-10/marina-froot-announce.jpg
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 10 October 2014 14:03 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI_0HIz_4JY#t=304
― Greer, Friday, 10 October 2014 16:26 (nine years ago) link
huh, okay
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 10 October 2014 16:40 (nine years ago) link
this sounds like music go music! i.e. sounds like abba
― uxorious gazumping (monotony), Friday, 10 October 2014 23:24 (nine years ago) link
After initially being struck a little dumb by this song, I've come around. Ambitious and slyly earwormy.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 13 October 2014 16:17 (nine years ago) link
I like it when pop songs are three good pop songs
― nxd, Tuesday, 14 October 2014 14:06 (nine years ago) link
yeah this is rly rly good
― Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Tuesday, 14 October 2014 14:13 (nine years ago) link
yeah why am I playing this for the 5th time
― Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Tuesday, 14 October 2014 14:31 (nine years ago) link
maybe coz it's rly rly good. patiently waiting for ilx to dismiss it as too intricate, too contemptuous or w/e
― Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Tuesday, 14 October 2014 14:32 (nine years ago) link
Excited for the new stuff nowStill listen to Primadonna regularly, love that jam and they keep playing it at my local bowling alley so it can never go away ha
― nxd, Tuesday, 14 October 2014 14:41 (nine years ago) link
if the next album is on this scale then it'll be p much the pop event of the year (imo)
― Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Tuesday, 14 October 2014 14:44 (nine years ago) link
No album before early 2015 is what I'm reading, but maybe we'll get a second single before year's end.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 14 October 2014 15:19 (nine years ago) link
listening back thru her back catalogue
she's truly incredible
― Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Saturday, 18 October 2014 00:08 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/CMVdSDm.png
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 16:51 (nine years ago) link
Also? A video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZzcY7ASQno
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 17:57 (nine years ago) link
not sure this is grabbing me yet. but optimistic for the rest.
― kinder, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 18:04 (nine years ago) link
guys
gonna stick my neck out and call this the most important british pop album since...fuck idk it's v v important tho
― imago, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 22:30 (nine years ago) link
if the whole thing's got the scale & scope of the title track then my god are we in for it
i said that upthread
― imago, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 22:31 (nine years ago) link
I'll need to hear more tracks before I buy the six different colors of "froots" wholesale.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 22:53 (nine years ago) link
I do like the title track MUCH MUCH more than I did the first time I played it, though.
Why does this come out 6 months from now when it already has a (presumably) finalized tracklist? And half the album will have been released by the time it actually comes out. An unusual strategy.
― Greer, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 23:25 (nine years ago) link
That's the iamamiwhoami model. Though how commercially viable that is remains to be seen (did "Kin" sell well once it eventually came out?).
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 23:28 (nine years ago) link
the song is just so enormous and sad and epic
― imago, Wednesday, 12 November 2014 00:47 (nine years ago) link
listened to her entire back catalogue on repeat tonight. growing convinced that she's the best current popstar. at least my personal favourite - the one i connect with the most. how many popstars write such brilliant hooks and lyrics basically all about depression & insecurity?
― imago, Thursday, 13 November 2014 01:50 (nine years ago) link
Froot just keeps improving for me on every listen (I really liked it first listen too :) )
― nxd, Tuesday, 18 November 2014 10:36 (nine years ago) link
aaand new track shared by popjusticehttp://www.popjustice.com/songs/marina-the-diamonds-happy/
― nxd, Thursday, 11 December 2014 12:12 (nine years ago) link
Oh my, as soon as the backing vocals came in, I was hooked.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 11 December 2014 14:32 (nine years ago) link
"I'm a Ruin" was shared with people on the mailing list today. It's so good. My favorite of the FROOT tracks so far: http://youtu.be/H7z19xLjNXs
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 23:19 (nine years ago) link
wow yeh sounds awesomeloving this pace
― nxd, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 09:29 (nine years ago) link
Why isn't she huge on ILX?
― Ban Kil Moon (imago), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 09:36 (nine years ago) link
froot got 4 votes for the eoy poll :(my #4 - still obsessed with it
― nxd, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 09:49 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, my #10. My question is, why the indifference?
― Ban Kil Moon (imago), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 09:54 (nine years ago) link
she's a bit of a corny songwriter imo. newest song sounds ok though - the handclaps help
― bae sremmurd (monotony), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 11:51 (nine years ago) link
This is the first song of hers in a long while that reminds me why I originally liked her to begin with.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 14:16 (nine years ago) link
yeah "im a ruin" is really good. I loved the first album but I thought "Primadonna" was a pretty weak single and lost interest tbh.
― Stig of the sanctimonious uncontextualized linkdump (Michael B), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 16:14 (nine years ago) link
Second album is really great imo, give it a try
― Ban Kil Moon (imago), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 16:18 (nine years ago) link
"Froot" was #106 in the tracks poll & just missed my ballot. would have done better if it came out earlier imo
― gr8080, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 17:47 (nine years ago) link
Immortal is gorgeous, love the slightly on the nose lyrics. Also she has got to be p much the most beautiful woman on the planet.
― ewar woowar (or something), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 18:06 (nine years ago) link
been listening to "i'm a ruin" on repeat, love the kate bushy heyaheysvideo came out today too, giving me madonna-frozen vibes
― nxd, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 14:33 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDVC_pFMBMM
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 14:40 (nine years ago) link
I love this song so much.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 14:41 (nine years ago) link
it sounds like something off Electra Heart
― kinder, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 16:18 (nine years ago) link
Nah, if anything it sounds like it would fit on The Family Jewels, but it's also kind of a new (okay, maybe not new, but more refined) look on her. Hope there's more of this on Froot.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 16:48 (nine years ago) link
i think because it has a similar line to one in 'power and control'
― kinder, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 17:13 (nine years ago) link
i think this might be the best song she's ever made
― bae sremmurd (monotony), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 20:51 (nine years ago) link
boring video tho
― bae sremmurd (monotony), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 20:54 (nine years ago) link
I'll always be a sucker for billowy clothes blowing in desert wind.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 20:59 (nine years ago) link