Electra Heart [Bonus Track]

by MARINA

Overview

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. [The CD was also released with a bonus track.]

Product Details

Release Date:	07/10/2012
Label:	Elektra / Wea
UPC:	0825646580101
catalogNumber:	531129
Rank:	3626

Tracks

1. Bubblegum Bitch
2. Primadonna
3. Lies
4. Home-Wrecker
5. Starring Role
6. The State Of Dreaming
7. Power & Control
8. Sex Yeah
9. Teen Idle
10. Valley Of The Dolls
11. Hypocrates
12. How To Be a Heartbreaker
13. Radioactive
14. Fear & Loathing

Album Credits

Performance Credits

MARINA   Primary Artist
Rusty Anderson   Electric Guitar,Bazouki
Matt Chamberlain   Drums
Greg Kurstin   Bass,Guitar,Piano,Keyboards
Rick Nowels   Piano,Electric Guitar,Keyboards
Tim Pierce   Electric Guitar
Liam Howe   Synthesizer,Mellotron,Santoor,Phillycorda
Dean Reid   Bass,Drums,Electric Guitar,Keyboards
Devrim "DK" Karaoglu   Bass,Strings,Drums,Keyboards
Dan Chase   Bass,Drums,Keyboards
Marina Diamandis   Piano,Vocals

Technical Credits

David Campbell   String Arrangements,String Conductor
Jon Ingoldsby   Engineer
Greg Kurstin   Composer,Programming,Producer,Engineer
Rick Nowels   Composer,Producer
Elite   drum programming,Drum Producer
Nigel Lundemo   Engineer
Stargate   Producer
Benny Blanco   Programming,Producer,Instrumentation
Emily Wright   Engineer,Vocal Producer
Liam Howe   Programming,Producer
Luke   Programming,Producer,Instrumentation
John Hanes   Engineer
Julie Frost   Composer
Kieron Menzies   Engineer
Diplo   Programming,Producer
Miles Walker   Engineer
Jesse Shatkin   Engineer
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen   Composer,Engineer
Dean Reid   Producer,Engineer
DJ Chuckie   Producer
Devrim "DK" Karaoglu   Composer,Programming,Producer
Tor Erik Hermansen   Composer
Charlie Paakkari   Engineer
Dan Chase   Programming
Benjamin Levin   Composer
Clyde Narain   Composer
Marina Diamandis   Composer
Thomas Wesley Pentz   Composer
Clint Gibbs   Engineer
Lukasz Gottwald   Composer
Dan Omelio   Composer
Ammar Malik   Composer,Programming,Instrumentation
Cirkut   Programming,Producer,Instrumentation
Fabian Lennsen   Producer
Steve Angnello   Composer
Henry Walter   Composer