Electra Heart

by Marina and the Diamonds

Electra Heart cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 30 April 2012
  • Label: 679
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 46:55
  • Community rating: 3.61/5 from 7 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A high-concept departure from her debut, Marina Diamandis embodied various female archetypes to satirize American pop culture, fame, and romance. The record explicitly leans into polished, stadium-ready electropop production from figures like Dr. Luke and Diplo, pairing commercial gloss with deeply sarcastic, cynical lyrics.

Genres

Descriptors: conceptual, alienation, theatrical, synth, glossy

Tracklist

  1. Bubblegum Bitch (2:33)
  2. Primadonna (3:41)
  3. Lies (3:46)
  4. Homewrecker (3:23)
  5. Starring Role (3:27)
  6. The State Of Dreaming (3:37)
  7. Power & Control (3:48)
  8. Living Dead (4:03)
  9. Teen Idle (4:14)
  10. Valley Of The Dolls (4:14)
  11. Hypocrates (4:01)
  12. Fear And Loathing (6:08)

Credits

  • Marina and the Diamonds - primary artist
  • Rusty Anderson - electric guitar, bouzouki [bazouki], electric guitar
  • Tim Pierce - electric guitar
  • Dan Chase - keyboards, drums, bass, keyboards, programmed by
  • Marina Diamandis - vocals, written-by, vocals, piano
  • Marina Diamandis, Julie Frost, Lukasz Gottwald, and Henry Walter - written by
  • Henry Walter - written-by
  • Julie Frost - written-by

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