![]() ![]() Cheekiness meshes well with her cabaret heart. "I want blood, guts, and angelcake/I'm gonna puke it anyway," she trills in a semi-operatic moment. Sexual politics play a large role thematically, and Diamandis' voice is among the most interesting in the genre right now. But the record is tempered with biting, brash wordplay and unique arrangements that are probably a bit outside the grasp of mainstream U.S. ![]() Where 2010's Family Jewels had a more narrow appeal, peppered with art-rock and new wave flavors, Electra Heart is more mainstream, featuring people who've also collaborated with Katy Perry, Madonna, and Lana Del Rey. Recalling the first wave of female singers who put sharp edges on danceable, pop-rooted music-like Lene Lovich and Kate Bush-Diamandis sinks her canines into the frothy "Bubblegum Bitch" as both an opening salvo and a warning. It's a tune so sticky and hooky that the word "assault" seems appropriate. Diamandis, the sole artist behind the band, does a masterful job of navigating through styles and genres on a varied debut that hoards influences from '80s dance records, late-'90s female rock, and post-millennial. The opening track on Electra Heart-the second full-length by Welsh singer Marina Diamandis and her band-kicks things off with a well-placed pointy-toed boot. Container: flac (tracks) Quality: Hi-Fi, lossless audio Sample Rate: 44100 Hz / 16 bit, Stereo Source: Digital download Album Artist/Name: Marina and The Diamonds - Electra Heart (Platinum Blonde Edition) (2012) 16Bit 44. Track to track, each song is more quotably engaging than the next on The Family Jewels, the debut record by Marina & the Diamonds.
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