Electra heart [sound recording] / Marina and the Diamonds.
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Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Dr. James Carlson Library | CD | POP/ROCK Marina & the Diamonds | Available | 33111007411032 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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
Credits and lyrics ([10] p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Enhanced compact disc.
Bubblegum bitch (2:32) -- Primadonna (3:40) -- Lies (3:46) -- Home-wrecker (3:22) -- Starring role (3:26) -- The state of dreaming (3:36) -- Power & control (3:47) -- Sex yeah (3:46) -- Teen idle (4:14) -- Valley of the dolls (4:13) -- Hypocrates (4:01) -- How to be a heartbreaker (3:47) -- Radioactive (6:07) -- Fear and loathing (3:43).
Marina and the Diamonds (Marina Diamandis, vocals, piano) ; with accompanying musicians.
Recorded at various locations.