March 23, 201510 yr This is a fabulous album, and it doesn't deserve to underperform. :( - Good that she just made the top 10 though. I think the main problem was promotion, and although the release strategy and the Froots of the month are good for fans, most casual listeners might have missed new songs/the album all together. Electra Heart got to #1 (on fairly low sales but even so) but 'Primadonna', I'd say, was well known at the time and no doubt helped the album. I'm pretty sure 'I'm A Ruin' could've easily been a top 20 hit. For the future? It's not impossible for Marina to be commercially successful again if she wants - I get the impression that she's just happy to be making music at the moment. She's the kind of artist who will have a strong fanbase for many years to come, even if albums didn't take off too well, commercially. She just needs to get back into the studio, write some new/catchy/relevant hooks (like Savages for example) and step up the promotion for the next era.
March 23, 201510 yr She's always stuck me as the person who wants commercial success and even values her work based on how it performs.
March 23, 201510 yr She's always stuck me as the person who wants commercial success and even values her work based on how it performs. Well every artist values commercial success to some extent. But she said it herself that the whole point of Froot being released like this was so that she didn't have to depend on Airplay and hit singles. She called it her best work she's done out of the three so I don't think that's the case.
March 23, 201510 yr 10.4k sold in first week. I thought she would have been able to at least match Rebecca Ferguson's 14k. The Family Jewels now 195,358 Electra Heart now 89,676 If this era does ever become a bit more mainstream and some hype is generated, I can see Electra Heart going gold eventually. Edited March 23, 201510 yr by Joe.
March 23, 201510 yr Well every artist values commercial success to some extent. All artists need some sort of commercial success to pay for their work, simple as that. They're not that different from the Average Joe in that way - if it doesn't pay they just can't keep on releasing. Of course "artistic integrity" gets thrown around but no one's here for that, boo boo. The good news is that she's projected to sell around 40k in the US, which isn't bad for an artist of her status there. :arrr: Edited March 23, 201510 yr by tommie
March 23, 201510 yr 40K wow, that's amazing for her! :o She's always stuck me as the person who wants commercial success and even values her work based on how it performs. From how I see it, she really wanted success with the first two albums but, with this album, she's just seeing any success as an additional benefit to doing what she wants to do. She's built up a large fanbase all across the world now so I think she feels a bit more free. I think she views it that, if she couldn't achieve mainstream success by writing the big pop album with big name producers, then she's not going to achieve that big success and so she may as well focus on the music rather than success.
March 23, 201510 yr 40K wow, that's amazing for her! :o 45-50k in the US is the latest prediction, but that's including streaming. :arrr: It would be amazing sales for her there and could possibly fund another album.
March 23, 201510 yr The album is also holding up really well in the US, still #14 where-as it's like #50 here (ouch). And she has big promo in America this week, so could actually end up doing a second week of decent sales over there. It's also worth mentioning that this is her most critically acclaimed album to date, which I'm sure she's happy about since it's her most personal album, and the one she's had most control in making. I know I'm a big fan but I openly admitted that Electra Heart was flawed and disappointing upon its release, I'm always ready to critique my favs if I feel the need. But FROOT is genuinely the best album of the year (and possibly last year) for me. Edited March 23, 201510 yr by Joe.
March 23, 201510 yr Is it critically acclaimed? I haven't seen many reviews yet. I've delighted that The Family Jewels has sold that well.
March 23, 201510 yr Is it critically acclaimed? I haven't seen many reviews yet. I've delighted that The Family Jewels has sold that well. Yeah it's had lots of 4 and 5 star reviews. Guardian gave it 4 stars and featured it as their 'album you need to listen to this week'
March 23, 201510 yr Yeah, it's her best received album yet - it's currently standing at 78 on Metacritic whilst TFJ is 68 and Electra Heart is 57 (both criminally underrated). Also, I found this app that ranks all your favourite Marina songs: http://jesseepinkman.tumblr.com/marianasong The difficulty in choosing between two songs really does highlight how glorious her discography really is. :wub:
March 23, 201510 yr 1. I Am Not A Robot 2. Froot 3. Oh No! 4. Fear And Loathing 5. Obsessions 6. Lies 7. Buy The Stars 8. Power And Control 9. Teen Idle 10. Shampain 11. Bubblegum Bitch 12. Guilty 13. Numb 14. Radioactive 15. Homewrecker 16. Mowgli's Road 17. Hollywood 18. Rootless 19. Hypocrates 20. Are You Satisfied? 21. Primadonna 22. Starring Role 23. How To Be A Heartbreaker 24. The Family Jewels 25. Hermit The Frog 26. Girls 27. Simplify 28. The State Of Dreaming 29. Sex Yeah 30. Hermit The Frog 31. The Outsider 32. Lonely Hearts Club 33. Plastic Rainbow 34. Living Dead 35. Valley Of The Dolls 36. Seventeen 37. Horror Pop 38. Daddy Was A Sailor Pretty accurate for the most part!
March 23, 201510 yr Shame they don't have the other Froots on there, as they'd be higher than loads of those tracks. http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/...n-introspection Guardian review 4/5 http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/...amonds-and-more Guardian review 4/5 http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/mus...r-Album-reviews Sunday Express Review 5/5 http://diymag.com/2015/03/16/marina-and-th...ot-album-review DIY review 4/5 http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/11/froot...monds-ew-review Entertainment Weekly review 8/10 http://state.ie/album-reviews/marina-the-diamonds-froot State 4/5 http://www.theguardian.com/music/video/201...ar-video-review - Why Froot is the album you should hear this week. Edited March 23, 201510 yr by Joe.
March 23, 201510 yr Thanks Joe. My God, reviews are getting incredibly short these days. Edited March 23, 201510 yr by AntoineTTe
March 23, 201510 yr Goes to show how great her first album is. But I Am Not a Robot should be a lot higher than 37 :( 1 Oh No! 2 Mowgli's Road 3 Obsessions 4 Numb 5 Froot 6 Guilty 7 The Outsider 8 Rootless 9 Sex Yeah 10 Power And Control 11 Bubblegum Bitch 12 Lies 13 Radioactive 14 Shampain 15 Are You Satisfied? 16 Primadonna 17 Starring Role 18 Teen Idle 19 Living Dead 20 The State Of Dreaming 21 Hypocrates 22 Lonely Hearts Club 23 Hollywood 24 Homewrecker 25 Buy The Stars 26 The Family Jewels 27 How To Be A Heartbreaker 28 Seventeen 28 Simplify 30 Valley Of The Dolls 31 Fear And Loathing 32 Hermit The Frog 33 Horror Pop 33 Daddy Was A Sailor 35 Hermit The Frog 36 Plastic Rainbow 37 I Am Not A Robot 38 Girls
March 23, 201510 yr 1 Hollywood 2 Froot 3 Oh No! 4 Primadonna 5 Mowgli's Road 6 Power And Control 6 Radioactive 8 Shampain 9 Teen Idle 10 I Am Not A Robot 11 Numb 12 Lies 13 Girls 14 Buy The Stars 15 Obsessions 16 How To Be A Heartbreaker 17 Seventeen 18 Living Dead 19 The State Of Dreaming 20 Are You Satisfied? 20 Rootless 20 Guilty 23 Homewrecker 24 Starring Role 25 Lonely Hearts Club 26 Bubblegum Bitch 27 Horror Pop 27 Hermit The Frog 27 Daddy Was A Sailor 27 Simplify 27 Plastic Rainbow 27 The Outsider 27 Hermit The Frog 27 Hypocrates 35 The Family Jewels 36 Fear And Loathing 37 Valley Of The Dolls 38 Sex Yeah
March 23, 201510 yr 1 Are You Satisfied? 2 I Am Not A Robot 2 Hollywood 4 Oh No! 4 Primadonna 4 Lies 7 Lonely Hearts Club 8 Fear And Loathing 9 Bubblegum Bitch 10 Hermit The Frog 11 Radioactive 12 Sex Yeah 13 How To Be A Heartbreaker 14 Buy The Stars 15 Obsessions 15 The Family Jewels 17 Mowgli's Road 18 Girls 19 Hermit The Frog 20 Teen Idle 21 Numb 22 Hypocrates 23 Froot 24 The State Of Dreaming 25 Starring Role 26 Homewrecker 27 Valley Of The Dolls 28 Shampain 28 Living Dead 30 Seventeen 30 Daddy Was A Sailor 30 Simplify 30 Plastic Rainbow 34 Rootless 35 The Outsider 36 Horror Pop 37 Guilty 38 Power And Control --- I would say that's a lot more accurate than I thought it would be!
March 23, 201510 yr 1 Teen Idle 2 Hollywood 2 Guilty 2 The Family Jewels 2 Power And Control 2 Radioactive 2 Lonely Hearts Club 8 Hermit The Frog 8 Mowgli's Road 8 Hermit The Frog 8 Numb 12 Seventeen 12 Shampain 12 Lies 12 Valley Of The Dolls 12 Buy The Stars 17 Froot 17 Fear And Loathing 19 Oh No! 19 Bubblegum Bitch 19 Hypocrates 22 Are You Satisfied? 23 Obsessions 23 Primadonna 25 I Am Not A Robot 26 Rootless 26 How To Be A Heartbreaker 28 The State Of Dreaming 29 Girls 29 Sex Yeah 31 Plastic Rainbow 31 Homewrecker 31 Living Dead 34 The Outsider 34 Starring Role 36 Horror Pop 37 Daddy Was A Sailor 38 Simplify It is pretty accurate, apart from including Hermit the Frog twice. I'd only swap Guilty with Mowgli's Road. They should update this with FROOT !
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