NeonSkeleton 2,903 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) Electra Heart is the antithesis of everything that I stand for. And the point of introducing her and building a whole concept around her is that she stands for the corrupt side of American ideology, and basically that’s the corruption of yourself. My worst fear — that's anyone’s worst fear — is losing myself and becoming a vacuous person. And that happens a lot when you’re very ambitious. –MARINA DIAMANDIS, 2012 INTERVIEWER: Does Electra Heart have a happy love life? MARINA: No. It’s… tragic! For the followup to her Gold-certified debut The Family Jewels, Marina Diamandis took a left turn out of indie-pop and headed straight for the dancefloor. The result was 2012’s Electra Heart, a package of sleek, taut electropop numbers co-written with industry-leading producers including Rick Nowels, Greg Kurstin, Stargate and Diplo. Electra Heart represents the collision of Greek tragedy, British humour, and the American Dream. It’s a story about bad romance. About how we understand ourselves and how we interact with others. About what this mess of a world is doing to us all. Its lyrics explore the sinister sides of love; its Valley of the Dolls-inspired imagery challenged the American Dream’s corruption of (female) identity, Casper Balslev photographing Marina as the House Wife, the Beauty Queen, the Homewrecker, and the Idle Teen. For better or worse, its iconic eyeliner-heart motif and barrage of music videos—which charted the birth, adventures and death of the starring role herself—practically created 2011-14 Tumblr culture (alongside Born to Die, of course). Taking inspiration from Madonna, Marilyn, Britney and Depeche Mode, the songs sidestep into eurodance (‘Radioactive’), EDM (‘Primadonna’) and pop-punk (‘Bubblegum Bitch’), all the while discussing rejection, regret, identity, and above all the sheer force that love commands over us all. Sometimes sinister, sometimes euphoric, but always bold, Electra Heart stands as the jewel in the crown of one of our generation’s most unique alt-pop idols. Truly, her Heartpop could mean anything. Marina’s creative risks paid off. Electra Heart catapulted straight to the top of the UK charts, and now boasts two Platinum songs in the US, with another two Gold-certified. If you’ve never heard Electra Heart, I can’t encourage you enough. The record is imperial phase Marina and the Diamonds, and is widely considered a modern pop classic. You should absolutely listen to it now, send in your scores, and help make sure this rate doesn’t flop We’ll be rating the brand-new 10th anniversary Platinum Blonde Edition of Electra Heart. This includes the original 12-track album, plus its 5 bonus tracks and the non-album singles ‘E.V.O.L.’ and ‘Electra Heart’, the former coming to Spotify for the first time. Here’s the full album: When you’re ready to vote, the Google form is here: https://forms.gle/pgJRrNFFQzixAWLM7. Score each song out of 10, and then at the end you can choose one song to upgrade to 11. Comments on any or all of the songs are completely optional, but it’d be great to hear your feedback! Provisionally, you have about a month to submit scores. If we can get a good number of voters, expect a ceremony around the end of May. Happy listening, don’t let this flop, and I can’t wait for your votes! MIGHT BE INTERESTED: Spoiler @B33Fre33 @Hola Soraya @Zeitgeist @LovingIsACherryPie @tmo13 @Alfonso @moonsago @RuPaul @Stupid Oreo @HeavyMetal Halcyon @sarcamstic @DrKindnessKunt1999 @Poltergeist @itsmebuddy @Varys @spector @EdX @Pop Music @Butters Stotch @thefamebitch @COOOK @VTV @Magic Mike @CatelynnMarie @Galvon @ajmsamuel @NATAH @Grigio Guy @Benji @Donatellah @juicyjuicy @NewYorkGirl @chun li @Joaco95 @Crescent Bloom @Stephen @AndiGaga @RebeldeFaith @Lanadelduck @Nathan Edited May 2 by NeonSkeleton Rating Electra Heart at https://forms.gle/pgJRrNFFQzixAWLM7 2 2 10 Link to post Share on other sites
CatelynnMarie 2,452 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 omg the google doc made things so much easier to do these thank you 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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itsmebuddy 512 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 submitted! <3 Diamonds by It’s Me, Buddy out now :) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Grigio Guy 2,562 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Y’all better not let EVOL flop!! Religion is a product to sell. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Butters Stotch 3,047 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 OMG, yeeesss!!! Just Sent mine FIND YOUR FREEDOM IN THE MUSIC 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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Joaco95 1,630 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 I’m in LETS GO ELECTRA HEART 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Poltergeist 1,674 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Done! I'm excited for the results! I've been getting messages from my deep waters 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ARTPOPe 9,433 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Voted Stream Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land (Deluxe Edition) 🌺🌴🪐 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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