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All so, so good!

The chorus is so disappointing and nothingy, more like the end of a chorus rather than a full one. The rest of the song is pretty great though, especially the "Did I drink too much? Am I losing touch?" refrain.

Double post.

Omg. I just assumed you were just joking when you said "cauliflower".

This year's Your Love isn't it, basically (just as wonderful for it too).

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Considering her debut charted at 138, and her second album only reached 31 despite a ~minor~ hit, FROOT debuting at number 8 with more sales than those two combined is an incredible achievement with no songs sent to radio or any promotion at all and the campaign must've helped somewhat as her 'close fan base' must have grown from somewhere between this era and the last.

[08] Happy [09] Froot [10] I'm a Ruin [10] Blue [09] Forget [7.5] Gold [09] Can't Pin Me Down [8.5] Solitaire [09] Better Than That [08] Weeds [11] Savages [09] Immortal Average: [9] It's so difficult because I could give all these songs justification for any score above the lowest 7.5 depending on what aspect of the song I focused on. Like Immortal could've easily been my 11 in terms of lyrical themes and vocals but it could also be the 9 I gave it for overall enjoyment when listening and the sometimes too floaty production. And I'd be happy with given it either! Same goes with the rest of the songs, but with things like how much I listen to them being the deciding factor for the purpose of the rate.

The purity of her vocals in the first verse and the lyrics of the second make it a definite highlight. I would've rearranged the structure though slightly so it builds up more and doesn't drag in the middle, e.g. maybe not gone into the big LIKE WEEEE-EEEEEDS until the second chorus, with the "cut him at the root" in the first chorus leading straight into the second verse instead.

To be fair, the uncensored chorus may have a bigger impact (tacky, or not).

Watching that, along with the news of her US success, has actually made me really emotional omg. SHE'S ALL GROWN UP. Also, isn't Forget amazing?!

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I'm less shocked, more absolutely seething <_<

Literally had this on repeat all day. Amazing.

That, too.

She said she liked the metaphor of fruit ripening until they're ready for consumption; she feels like she's at that stage in her life when she's finally content and ready for life - she's ripe, like fr-oo-oo-t. Spelling-wise, she said she liked how playful it looked (Fruit looked too serious apparently) and enjoys the concept of combining nature with artificiality of which this era's tour aesthetic, ~neon nature~, is based on. Also, why not? :P

Well this is a bit amazing isn't it? Never really listened to Flamingo but I may just have to now.

Just about to watch the Season 2 finale! As much as I loved the first series, this one has been so much greater. I really hope it's renewed - I don't want to say goodbye to all the characters just yet.

Omg. The rate I did included all of her songs! I'll try and find the link to it. EDIT: Found it http://mermaidvssucker.tumblr.com/marinasorter *.* Here's mine: I'd say on the whole it's pretty accurate, but there's a few amazing tracks near the bottom which should *technically* have the same praise as some of my top 15 but I suppose that's just the cons of having such a great back catalogue.

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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:

Same here! I was convinced she was going to be #1 and it was just a question of whether she'll be able to outsell Electra Heart's first week or not. Ah well, she's safe from being dropped and her worldwide sales - particularly the US - more than make up for it.

See, with Marina, I can see why some people might be disappointed with a track in relation to older songs but I don't think I could genuinely saw any of them were "poor". Especially when factoring in Marina writing it by herself and coproducing. If Forget is poor, even with its glorious 1,2,hit of the extended middle 8 and outro - particularly the lyrics and vocals, then so is every song released this year (~slight hyperbole).

XUClIslXKZo Glorious. Such a welcomed return, My Head is an Animal is definitely in my all time top 10.

Up to #1 now which is pretty damn impressive if the preorders really don't count towards its initial position. Here's hoping for sales higher than Electra Heart.