Marina and the Diamonds – Jessica Taghap

A Diamond in the Rough: Marina’s ‘Love + Fear’ Explores Multiple Facets of Human Nature

For singer-songwriter Marina Diamandis, it seems as if her identity has forever been inextricably linked with her music. When she arrived on the scene with her 2010 debut The Family Jewels she was known then as Marina and the Diamonds, a moniker which suggested the idea of a band — perhaps one similar to theContinue reading “A Diamond in the Rough: Marina’s ‘Love + Fear’ Explores Multiple Facets of Human Nature”

Marina & the Diamonds, Revisited: Sampling the ‘Froots’ of Her Ouvre

Longtime followers of mine will know how long I’ve been a fan of Marina & the Diamonds, and perhaps it’s no wonder. Like the neon garden world of her last outing, fittingly titled Froot, Diamandis has managed to grow into her own as an artist. As a fellow fan phrased it: “You’re lucky to beContinue reading “Marina & the Diamonds, Revisited: Sampling the ‘Froots’ of Her Ouvre”