Tray73
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Marina and the Diamonds
Half-Greek, half-Welsh singer-songwriter and musician Marina Lambrini Diamandis, better known by her stage name Marina and the Diamonds, rose to prominence in 2010, after she was the runner-up in the BBC Sound of 2010 poll. 'The Diamonds' part of her stage name is often assumed to refer to her backing band but actually refers to her fans: "I'm Marina. You are the diamonds" she says on her MySpace page. A sweet little nod I think
This is the kind of pop music I like, fresh, quirky, a little bit different, and performed by somebody with real talent! Her piano/keyboard driven songs are diverse, and range from melancholic ballads to jaunty New-Wave throwbacks. Comparissons have been made to Kate Bush, who at times she does remind me of (especially with the song Mowgli's Road), but Kate was not one of her influences and Marina says she never listened to her music growing up and hasn't really since. She does however cite Brody Dalle of The Distillers, Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, Fiona Apple, Dolly Parton and Daniel Johnston, amongst others, as being influences.
Marina has an impressive vocal range, and whenever I've seen her sing live she always gives an excellent performance. Her voice is unusual and her music is what she calls 'experimental pop' - and for me it ticks all the right boxes. I love what a BBC reviewer said of her whilst reviewing her debut album, The Family Jewels, "She’s strange because she appears to have based her entire singing style on the odd rhythms and insane lurches of Sparks’ This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both Of Us". Well that's alright by me, I love that song!
Half-Greek, half-Welsh singer-songwriter and musician Marina Lambrini Diamandis, better known by her stage name Marina and the Diamonds, rose to prominence in 2010, after she was the runner-up in the BBC Sound of 2010 poll. 'The Diamonds' part of her stage name is often assumed to refer to her backing band but actually refers to her fans: "I'm Marina. You are the diamonds" she says on her MySpace page. A sweet little nod I think
This is the kind of pop music I like, fresh, quirky, a little bit different, and performed by somebody with real talent! Her piano/keyboard driven songs are diverse, and range from melancholic ballads to jaunty New-Wave throwbacks. Comparissons have been made to Kate Bush, who at times she does remind me of (especially with the song Mowgli's Road), but Kate was not one of her influences and Marina says she never listened to her music growing up and hasn't really since. She does however cite Brody Dalle of The Distillers, Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, Fiona Apple, Dolly Parton and Daniel Johnston, amongst others, as being influences.
Marina has an impressive vocal range, and whenever I've seen her sing live she always gives an excellent performance. Her voice is unusual and her music is what she calls 'experimental pop' - and for me it ticks all the right boxes. I love what a BBC reviewer said of her whilst reviewing her debut album, The Family Jewels, "She’s strange because she appears to have based her entire singing style on the odd rhythms and insane lurches of Sparks’ This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both Of Us". Well that's alright by me, I love that song!
The Family Jewels
After several EPs and singles, Marina released her debut album 'The Family Jewels' on 15th February, 2010. There's not a single song on this album I don't like, here are some of my favourites from it:
Hollywood
Hermit The Frog
The Outsider (live)
Mowgli's Road
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Hermit The Frog
The Outsider (live)
Mowgli's Road
Numb
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And, not a personal favourites, but a popular song by Marina so thought I had better include it
I Am Not A Robot
Looking forward to the release of her second album 'Die Life' due out in October this year
Although I guess that is good for her. I thought she would be bigger now as I also like all the songs on "Family Jewels". 
