Marina & The Diamonds - Froot

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I'm the same, @HEARTCORE. Her first two albums have that depressing, angsty sentiment that I was feeling at the time of their respective releases (and that I still do, sometimes) -- FROOT is too happy and glossy sonically for me to truly appreciate it. It also doesn't help that the songs on it just weren't big "moments" live for me.

That said, Blue is one of her best.
 
I still adore FROOT but I just don't use it as much as The Family Jewels and Electra Heart. It's like those first two albums had higher highs or something while FROOT is more even keeled and polished. That said, I do play FROOT, Blue, and Savages regularly.
 
I'm the same, @HEARTCORE. Her first two albums have that depressing, angsty sentiment that I was feeling at the time of their respective releases (and that I still do, sometimes) -- FROOT is too happy and glossy sonically for me to truly appreciate it. It also doesn't help that the songs on it just weren't big "moments" live for me.

That said, Blue is one of her best.

That's interesting, because to me it's the other way around. I found "Froot" too gloomy and moody.
 
FROOT is not a 'happy', light album at all, guys... Seriously?
For Marina, it's definitely a lot happier as a record. Yes, you have the guilt of I'm a Ruin & Weeds, the dark undertones of Blue and arguably some of the sadness of Forget but the majority of the album has an overwhelming sense of freedom + happiness. FROOT is joyful, Forget is a release from sadness, Gold is jubilant in freedom, Can't Pin Me Down is independent, Solitaire is rejoiceful despite its themes, Better Than That is cheeky and Happy doesn't need explaining. You could even argue that Immortal is somewhat positive in its description of living beyond our own mortality. Compare this to The Family Jewels, Electra Heart or even Mermaid vs Sailor + Give Me The Money, where the overwhelming feelings of bitterness/anger/guilt/regret/self-hate etc are present, or at least masquerading as something positive (Primadonna, for example).
 
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