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Marina And The Diminishing Returns - Love + Fear
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Detox found suing.
I want to be positive, and really tried giving it another go, honest. Out of what made the official album, I think "Handmade Heaven" is far and away the best of the bunch. It uses both lyrical and melodic clichés in a really attractive way. The lyric delivery, especially in the verses, is pretty engaging. Lowkey cinematic even. The "I want to belong" line is sound sincerely sung, it's heartbreaking, and that descending melody right before the chorus keeps the thing alive. Gorgeous.
"End of the Earth" is also a favorite. For what it is, it doesn't overreach its lyric, and the backing vocal "of the end, of the end, of the end" is legit haunting. I also think that the beat break about 2:50 in with her voice calling and responding to itself is effective and moving.
But... other than a few other scattered inspired moments elsewhere, pretty much the rest is an album of hollow songs with slick production presets. Good for those that are getting something out of this (and sorry be part of the negative voices because I don't want to rain on any parades, so by all means, continue to sit back and enjoy those problems), but between the countless stock musical retreads, half-hearted lyrics, and the bizarre armchair therapist marketing angle, the entirety leaves me depressed rather than 'uplifted'. I just feel condescended to. Like, "this is good enough" really isn't. The highs of her past work put this in a context that shows Love + Fear as glaringly cynical.
I'm inclined to believe the hearsay that she was lacking direction and vision for this, because it's an insulting waste of her talent, and of our time, and I sincerely hope she's able to find a better spark for the next album.
"End of the Earth" is also a favorite. For what it is, it doesn't overreach its lyric, and the backing vocal "of the end, of the end, of the end" is legit haunting. I also think that the beat break about 2:50 in with her voice calling and responding to itself is effective and moving.
But... other than a few other scattered inspired moments elsewhere, pretty much the rest is an album of hollow songs with slick production presets. Good for those that are getting something out of this (and sorry be part of the negative voices because I don't want to rain on any parades, so by all means, continue to sit back and enjoy those problems), but between the countless stock musical retreads, half-hearted lyrics, and the bizarre armchair therapist marketing angle, the entirety leaves me depressed rather than 'uplifted'. I just feel condescended to. Like, "this is good enough" really isn't. The highs of her past work put this in a context that shows Love + Fear as glaringly cynical.
I'm inclined to believe the hearsay that she was lacking direction and vision for this, because it's an insulting waste of her talent, and of our time, and I sincerely hope she's able to find a better spark for the next album.
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I really think the marketing was the worst part. If she had just been like "hey, these are carefee songs I felt like making, letting loose with other collaborators and having fun" it would have been received MUCH better, at least by me. But the "pop psychologist" thing really isn't it, when this is her most surface-level work.
The Family Jewels and its unhealthy-coping-mechanisms lyrics found unbothered.
The Family Jewels and its unhealthy-coping-mechanisms lyrics found unbothered.
The tour kicks off tomorrow. At this stage, I just need to know which songs from L+F she’s performing so I can learn the words and pretend to get my life next Friday.
I think branding the songs on this album as "okay" was very diplomatic.
LEARN ALL OF THEM!
Which reminds me my ticket was returned and now I’ll have to queue at the Royal Albert for god knows how long.
Oh no indeed.
I'm bopping to most of this now. It is a bunch of assorted ok songs but I bop when I'm not paying attention to the lyrics.
The best lyric here for me is 'I hate this city but I stay cause of you.' No other piercing moments anywhere on the record. Probably personal bias there though.
The best lyric here for me is 'I hate this city but I stay cause of you.' No other piercing moments anywhere on the record. Probably personal bias there though.
Lykke's been to the gym lately!
No rest for the wicked, you know.
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Wonder which songs from the older albums will fit into each half.
Maybe if she mentioned it it means it will shift... more? Most sets tend to stay roughly the same with like, 2 or 3 songs shuffling in and out.
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