I’m completely obsessed with Marina and the Diamonds at the moment. I like her 3 singles so much I think I’m going to explode.
It’s pop, but a little “left-of-the-dial” as the muso types say. She has a weird, passionate voice that jumps around like a giddy sparrow, and her lyrics suggest darkness and depth. There’s a back story that’s pretty interesting as well — she really wanted to be in a manufactured pop band, but never made it. Then she started writing her own songs. She’s not super-hot or anything, but there’s something cute about her, and in her videos she looks like she’s really having fun… and that’s probably better than mere hotness.
If you don’t quite get these songs initially, don’t worry. I took a few listens, but now (all of three days later) I listen to these songs pretty much on repeat.
Mr Brightside
baajuhut
Maggie
djamwal
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I’m imagining you exploding!
Can’t listen to sounds at work.