Post by Sean on Feb 25, 2010 20:46:06 GMT
Out now (but don't buy it yet, buy Falcon instead)
8/10
Highly talked about for her distinct vocal style and impressive live display, Marina was picked to play on the NME Radar Tour among others, and has since rode on a wave of hype leading up to the release of debut full length, 'The Family Jewels'. The results of Marina's labor is an extremely catchy affair, leading to the potential to be this year's success story and for one I wouldn't bet against it. 'Are You Satisfied?' sees Marina questioning your satisfaction with life, and delving into a personal lyric such as 'it's my problem if I have no friends and feel I want to die'. Set against a piano and drum beat that has you tapping your fingers, you question just how Marina can ask such important questions and make it so infectious at the same time. But while you sit lingering with the though, up comes ludicrously named 'Shampaign'. With a techno beat and irresistible vocal, it is a funner song lyrically, and tends to mean nothing other than getting drunk and reflecting on the night before. When you start thinking, Marina is onto something here, the lyrics go downhill from there with trio, 'I Am Not A Robot, 'Mowgli's Road', and 'Obsessions'. Despite lyrical shortcomings, all are examples of perfect pop. In the latter part of the album you have the only two not so good tracks, 'Rootless' and 'The Outsider'. Both don't offer the catchy pop previous tracks have and don't have the lyrical content that is suffice to make it good regardless. You also have 'Hollywood', the marmite single that pushed on her album campaign. This is not before she has offered probably one of the best pop songs you will hear this year. Again, naming is not a great attribute of Marina's so you are left asking how a song titled, 'Hermit The Frog' would be one of the songs of the year. When you listen whoever, you find one of THE choruses of the year and will be singing along with the magical echoes of Marina's 'Ba bad da dum' ending. The penultimate track, 'Oh, no!' sums up Marina where she says, 'I know exactly who I am and who I want to be'. And she does, which is why excusing the occasional track and lyrical content, she has served up an album worthy of taking her shoulder to shoulder with the leading pop stars of this country. Marina is a breath of fresh air.
8/10
Highly talked about for her distinct vocal style and impressive live display, Marina was picked to play on the NME Radar Tour among others, and has since rode on a wave of hype leading up to the release of debut full length, 'The Family Jewels'. The results of Marina's labor is an extremely catchy affair, leading to the potential to be this year's success story and for one I wouldn't bet against it. 'Are You Satisfied?' sees Marina questioning your satisfaction with life, and delving into a personal lyric such as 'it's my problem if I have no friends and feel I want to die'. Set against a piano and drum beat that has you tapping your fingers, you question just how Marina can ask such important questions and make it so infectious at the same time. But while you sit lingering with the though, up comes ludicrously named 'Shampaign'. With a techno beat and irresistible vocal, it is a funner song lyrically, and tends to mean nothing other than getting drunk and reflecting on the night before. When you start thinking, Marina is onto something here, the lyrics go downhill from there with trio, 'I Am Not A Robot, 'Mowgli's Road', and 'Obsessions'. Despite lyrical shortcomings, all are examples of perfect pop. In the latter part of the album you have the only two not so good tracks, 'Rootless' and 'The Outsider'. Both don't offer the catchy pop previous tracks have and don't have the lyrical content that is suffice to make it good regardless. You also have 'Hollywood', the marmite single that pushed on her album campaign. This is not before she has offered probably one of the best pop songs you will hear this year. Again, naming is not a great attribute of Marina's so you are left asking how a song titled, 'Hermit The Frog' would be one of the songs of the year. When you listen whoever, you find one of THE choruses of the year and will be singing along with the magical echoes of Marina's 'Ba bad da dum' ending. The penultimate track, 'Oh, no!' sums up Marina where she says, 'I know exactly who I am and who I want to be'. And she does, which is why excusing the occasional track and lyrical content, she has served up an album worthy of taking her shoulder to shoulder with the leading pop stars of this country. Marina is a breath of fresh air.
