The second Marina and the Diamonds album ‘Electra Heart’ will be released in May.
Marina and the Diamonds. photo by Ros O'Gorman
‘Electra Heart’ was recorded over the past 18 months in London and Los Angeles while Marina and the Diamonds were on tour. It features 12 new songs, with collaborations from Dr Luke (Katy Perry), Rick Nowels (Madonna), Liam Howe (Sneaker Pimps) and Greg Kurstin (Lily Allen).
Marina calls the album “frank”. “It’s an Ode to dysfunctional love,” she says. “I based the project around character types commonly found in love stories, film and theatre, usually ones associated with power and control in love, as opposed to weakness or defeat. I guess it was a way of dealing with the embarrassment that, for the first time in my life, I got ‘played’. Rejection is a universally embarrassing topic and Electra Heart is my response to that. It is a frank album.”
‘Electra Heart’ will be released on May 18.
