Tag: Marina and the Diamonds
Shygirl’s “Alyse” Pulls from The Prodigy for Sonic Inspiration and Certain Late 90s Gangster Movies for Its Video
The Shygirl drought has been going strong in 2026—until now. With the release of a new single called “Alyse,” the shy girl known in real [Read More…]
The Greekness of MARINA’s “I’m a Ruin”
In case her last name wasn’t enough of a tip-off, it’s no secret that Marina Diamandis is firmly and proudly Greek (then again, maybe it [Read More…]
The Deluxe Edition of MARINA’s Princess of Power Finds Her Climbing Higher and Higher into the Tower (With No Need of Being Rescued By a Prince In Order to Come Back Down)
When the standard edition of Princess of Power was released on June 6th of this year, it was just as Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s [Read More…]
MARINA May Be the First Female Pop Star to Freely Let Go of “Girlhood”
For the past few years, MARINA has been living out the lyrics of her lead single from Princess of Power, “Butterfly.” Slowly changing shape inside [Read More…]
All Hail the Princess of Power
Following the Lorde pattern, it’s been four years since MARINA’s last album, Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land, came out. Before that, there was a mere [Read More…]
“Cuntissimo” As MARINA’s Brat…And How Charli XCX Became “Brat” With Some of MARINA’s Influence
Seeing as how, before the Lorde revelation was confirmed, there was brief speculation when Brat first came out that “Girl, so confusing” could very well be about [Read More…]
MARINA Brings Back Her Alter Ego Method on “Cuntissimo”
As the new era of MARINA draws closer—cemented by the key details of the album’s title (Princess of Power) and release date (June 6th)—the rollout [Read More…]
MARINA Turns Archer as She Becomes “Cupid’s Girl” (Whether He’s Interested or Not)
With “Butterfly” under her belt as the first single from MARINA’s forthcoming sixth album, she’s seen fit to bring listeners another taste of what’s to [Read More…]
Marina x Madonna: The “Butterfly” Video
By now, it should be fairly obvious that there’s no pop star who has come after her that Madonna hasn’t greatly influenced. Regardless of whether [Read More…]
The Metamorphosis of MARINA Is Complete With “Butterfly”
It was already apparent earlier this year, with the release of her first poetry collection, Eat the World, that MARINA has had butterflies on her brain. [Read More…]
