Shedding the "and the Diamonds" appendage of her stage name, Welsh pop maven Marina emerged from a self-imposed four-year absence to unveil a revitalized approach on her fourth album, Love + Fear.
Stepping into the spotlight without the protection of her former moniker, she reveals a renewed confidence and tempered optimism, shedding some of the quirkiness and cheek of her early efforts, while moving past 2015's lackluster Froot.
Following the difficult promotion of that album, Marina was worn out and considered quitting music.
She retreated to recalculate life, studying developmental psychology -- a process she describes in "Handmade Heaven" -- and shedding the Diamonds to be herself.
Alongside producers Joel Little, OzGo, Sam de Jong, and others, she crafted a double-album concept presented as complementary sides reflecting the two base emotions (according to psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross).
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Believe in LoveMarina Diamandis, Oscar Görres | MARINA | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | Life Is StrangeMarina Diamandis, Joel Little | MARINA | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | YouMarina Diamandis, Joe Janiak, Jack Patterson | MARINA | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | KarmaBen Berger, Marina Diamandis, Ryan McMahon, Jonnali Parmenius, Ryan Rabin | MARINA | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Emotional MachineMarina Diamandis, Sam De Jong, Caleb Nott, Georgia Nott | MARINA | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | Too AfraidMarina Diamandis, Justin Parker | MARINA | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | No More SuckersMarina Diamandis, James Flannigan, Alex Hope | MARINA | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | Soft To Be Strong | Marina | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 27 mins | 63 MB | |||||
| 27 mins | 183 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niko Battistini | Assistant |
| 2 | Ben Berger | Composer |
| 3 | Ray Charles Brown | Engineer |
| 4 | Captain Cuts | Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| 5 | Grace Chatto | Producer |
| 6 | Clean Bandit | Primary Artist |
| 7 | Sam De Jong | Bass, Composer, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| 8 | Matt Deutchman | Production Coordination |
| 9 | Marina Diamandis | Composer |
| 10 | Greg Eliason | Assistant |
| 11 | Jason Evigan | Composer |
| 12 | James Flannigan | Composer, Drums, Engineer, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Producer, Programming, Violin |
| 13 | Luis Fonsi | Composer, Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 14 | Ross Fortune | Assistant, Engineer |
| 15 | Tom Fuller | Assistant, Engineer |
| 16 | Serban Ghenea | Mixing |
| 17 | Oscar Görres | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer, Programming, Ukulele, Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Dan Grech-Marguerat | Mixing, Programming |
| 19 | John Hanes | Mixing Engineer |
| 20 | Erik Hassle | Composer, Guitar, Mastering |
| 21 | Oscar Holter | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer, Programming |
| 22 | Alex Hope | Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Producer, Programming |
| 23 | Mike Horner | Vocal Engineer |
| 24 | Joe Janiak | Composer |
| 25 | Jakob Jerlström | Composer |
| 26 | Matthew Hammett Knott | Composer |
| 27 | Dave Kutch | Mastering |
| 28 | Joel Little | Composer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer, Programming, Synthesizer |
| 29 | MARINA | Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 30 | Ryan McMahon | Composer |
| 31 | Nakajin | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 32 | Caleb Nott | Composer |
| 33 | Georgia Nott | Composer, Piano |
| 34 | Rick Nowels | Composer |
| 35 | Justin Parker | Composer |
| 36 | Jonnali Parmenius | Composer, Mixing, Producer |
| 37 | Jack Patterson | Composer, Producer |
| 38 | Luke Patterson | Drums, Percussion |
| 39 | Camille Purcell | Composer |
| 40 | Ryan Rabin | Composer |
| 41 | Mark Ralph | Guitar, Mandolin, Mixing, Producer, Ukulele |
| 42 | Alex Robinson | Assistant |
| 43 | Geoff Swan | Mixing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |