Jump to content

Marina and the Diamonds 'FROOT'

Ryan.
in Pop and Country

Featured Replies

Still no review from Pitchfork. The did review Electra Heart but not The Family Jewels - prob because she was a nobody back then, in US terms.

Edited by AntoineTTe

  • Replies 779
  • Views 47.5k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Yay it's still happening.

 

http://i.imgur.com/1X5fhjV.jpg

what is? Froots of the month? I haven't really been following them.
what is? Froots of the month? I haven't really been following them.

 

It's the sixth Froot and the last one we were supposed to get before the album's original release date. It's "coming out" tomorrow.

 

I hope she doesn't stop there. "Blue", "Solitaire" and "Savages" all deserve "Froot of the Month" status.

It's been an incredible journey and I'm glad we get to celebrate the final Froot Of The Month together. Your support has made this experience so enjoyable and I'm so excited for the rest of this year.

 

Stay tuned, as more Froot will be coming your way.

 

So this IS the final "Froot of the Month", but "more Froot will be coming our way". Waaaat?

So this IS the final "Froot of the Month", but "more Froot will be coming our way". Waaaat?

 

A FROOT TOUR PLEASE!?!? :w00t: :cheer:

As I haven't heard them all I dont feel confident in my opinion at the moment.
I've voted Froot but Kendrick's album is my other favourite of the year so it was difficult!

http://www.interviewmagazine.com/thumb/w263xh347/2015/04/06/img-marina-and-the-diamonds_101524997394.jpg

 

During her Electra Heart phase in 2012, Marina Diamandis hid behind costumes and theatrical shows. With the Marina and the Diamonds' latest release, however, the girl behind the music finally feels like herself again. The singer-songwriter's third studio album, FROOT (Neon Gold/Atlantic), presents thematically darker songs than those heard on her sophomore effort; in certain ways, FROOT even returns to her debut 2010 album, paying sonic and lyrical homage toThe Family Jewels.

 

At the age of 29, the musician has admittedly grown up a bit—something that's reflected in her music. Diamandis touches upon topics, such as death, that don't often surface in daily conversation. But no matter how dark tracks may be, Diamandis retains her own sense of happiness. Just after the relese, we spoke with the musician about playing the role ofElectra Heart and trading her blonde locks in favor brunette.

 

ILANA KAPLAN: How did you come up with FROOT spelled in such a funny way for the title?

 

MARINA DIAMANDIS: I've been asked this quite a lot and I tend to give a different answer every time. There wasn't really much to it: I liked the way it looked, I liked that it was playful, and the syntax. I wanted to give the album a name that had no previous connotations—it was able to have its own identity.

 

KAPLAN: It reminds me of Fruit Loops. With that idea of playfulness, there is also a contrast of darkness that appears on the record. Why is FROOT a bit darker than your previous records?

 

DIAMANDIS: It's weird because it was not a big ambition for me. I think of the album as being very positive, but I know that people have been saying the album is quite dark. I've always toyed with that, and I've always been interested in subject matters that aren't necessarily dark for me, but truthful—things we don't normally talk about in person. InElectra Heart, I dealt with similar themes, but with FROOTit's a lot more direct.

 

KAPLAN: What do you mean about subject matters you don't talk about in person?

DIAMANDIS: For example, for myself, a song like "Immortal," which deals with mortality—I probably wouldn't have that conversation with friends. I probably wouldn't hear a lot of songs on the radio with the same subject matter. It talks about death and how we relate to it. It talks about things that we think about that aren't that strange or dark—they're universal issues.

 

KAPLAN: On the subject of death, was there a catalyst for that theme appearing on the record?

 

DIAMANDIS: Not really, no. I know someone who's ill, but I think that subject was in my mind anyway. It wasn't really about anything in real life.

 

KAPLAN: Your style has really evolved over the past few years. How do you feel like it's changed throughout the course of your records?

 

DIAMANDIS: For the last record, I created a character forElectra Heart. A lot of that album was very much dealing with a sassy and girly aesthetic. So that kind of colored the whole year with floppy, pink glitter, which I very much enjoyed. Now, I'm 29 years old, and it's very natural to evolve, especially with this album because it sounds so different. With this one I've been referencing more '70s stuff, a lot of suits, actually. All of them are quite feminine though—something that makes me feel quite feminine and strong is what I'm into.

 

KAPLAN: Did you feel like you were acting throughout the whole period of Electra Heart?

 

DIAMANDIS: I think Electra Heart was very much an amplified version of myself—it was a very theatrical, very camp performance. It's definitely a part of me, but it was a very cartoonized version of myself. With FROOT, it felt more enjoyable, in some ways, because it was more natural and I wasn't pretending to be someone else.

 

KAPLAN: What song do you think sums up FROOT, and what's your favorite track right now on the record?

 

DIAMANDIS: I think "Happy" sums up the album, and I think my favorite tracks at the moment are "Can't Pin Me Down" and "Savages."

 

KAPLAN: Did you prefer being blonde or brunette?

 

DIAMANDIS: [laughs]Oh, brunette all the way. I'm glad I did it. Blonde was fun, but it fell out within three months. Something tells me nature doesn't want me to be blonde.

 

KAPLAN: My hair couldn't hold it either... During the period of 2012 to 2014, were you fully working on music or did you take a break?

 

DIAMANDIS: I was always working on it. I think mid-2012 onwards I started to write FROOT. The way I write is quite complex; it would take quite a while to finish our songs. I'm not writing every day. I do about two days a month. If I'm not ready to say something or I don't know what I'm going to say, I take my time. I completed the writing after about a year and a half. The whole thing for me is long.

 

Source

Loved that, Thanks!

 

It's always interesting to read about her writing because she's a talented songwriter. I love that she takes her time and doesn't actually wrote a song just for the sake of writing a song, but because she has something to say.

 

Shame about 'Can't Pin Me Down' being one of her favorite at the moment.

It shows that she took her time with the writing. Many of the songs of extra parts that a regular pop song wouldn't bother with.
It shows that she took her time with the writing. Many of the songs of extra parts that a regular pop song wouldn't bother with.

As much as you may dislike it, Forget is definitely one of those with its double middle 8 and the outro that keeps on building and building.

Create an account or sign in to comment

Go to topic listing

Recently Browsing 0

  • No registered users viewing this page.