Tag: Marina Diamandis
A Song Called “Man’s World” Is, Ironically, Far More Female-Empowering Than Katy Perry’s “Woman’s World”
Back in 2020 (that ominous year), MARINA found it to be the perfect time to release “Man’s World,” the first single from what would become [Read More…]
Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” Is A Direct Assault on the “Purpose” of Men
As Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” continues to dominate charts and shatter records in 2024, it bears reflecting on the why of its enduring success. And the [Read More…]
Whether Emulating Lana Del Rey, Ariana Grande or Olivia Rodrigo, Madison Beer Gets Loud on Silence Between Songs
The story of Madison Beer’s rise to fame is already well-known by now. And, in a nutshell, it goes: Justin Bieber tweeted, among other links [Read More…]
Olivia Rodrigo Gets Emotionally Sucked Dry (Again) On “Vampire”
It’s no secret that Olivia Rodrigo is a Twilight fan. Shit, she even has an unreleased song called “Twilight,” with lyrics that go, “Don’t know [Read More…]
Against One’s Better Judgment, It’s Easy to Heed Romy Urging You to “Enjoy Your Life”
Although Romy Madley Croft, better known as the xx’s Romy or just Romy, still has yet to give us that solo album she teased back [Read More…]
Electra Heart: The Album of a Generation
While many are quick to deem Lana Del Rey’s debut (we don’t acknowledge Lana Del Ray a.k.a. Lizzy Grant), Born to Die, as the “true” [Read More…]
The Pratfalls of Monogamy: Charli XCX Breaks “Every Rule” For “Love”—and with Her Single Release Momentum
Just when you think you’ve finally mastered the choreography to one of Charli XCX’s bops from Crash, she goes and decides to release another song [Read More…]
MARINA Enriches Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land with a Deluxe Edition
As ten tracks felt entirely too short for an album one didn’t want to end, MARINA has been kind enough to release a deluxe edition [Read More…]
The Opposite of “My Loneliness Is Killing Me”: MARINA Provides an Anthem for the Loners, the Misanthropes, the Introverts, the Empaths, the HSPs and the Social Anxiety-Ridden
If anyone understands how to reach out and touch what’s left of your soul, it is MARINA. Only becoming more brutally honest with each new [Read More…]
Neon Nature: MARINA’s Ancient Dreams: Live From the Desert Show
There are two schools of thought on concert-going (particularly post-corona). One states that nothing can imitate the real-life, tactile experience (well, hopefully not too tactile, [Read More…]