Marina & the Diamonds has given a rather emphatic "up yours" to those who have accused her of selling her soul to bubblegum pop with forthcoming single 'Hollywood', by recording this gorgeous 'stripped down' version of the track.Revealing the strength of the melodies in the song, the video serves as a reminder that there's nothing remotely 'throwaway' about Marina's music.
Incidentally, the release of this video coincides with Marina being declared runner-up in the BBC's 'Sound of 2010' critics' poll. This should intensify the interest on Marina in the run-up to the release of her debut album, 'The Family Jewels', next month.
Discopop rightly points out that something that may come back to haunt her with respect to the above video is that in her, ahem, interview with The Beeb, she says: "I think that a lot of the interviews and acoustic sessions and other things that artists fill their time with are really pointless and suck the energy out of the artist."
Otherwise, she comes across better than any of the other artists featured in the countdown and things seem to be shaping up purrfectly for a 2010 takeover by Marina and her Diamonds.
3 comments:
I guess one of the appeals about Marina is that she has always been a mess of contradictions, and that statement is just another one. It makes her human I guess, and that is endearing.
You're completely right.
In fact, that quote a little out of context as she goes on to say that she's prepared to so that stuff to an extent, provided she gets regular opportunities to work on developing her craft.
I might even like this version more.
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