The Family Jewels

Description: Home About Us Postage & Payment Returns Contact Add The Pom Shop to your Favorites and receive our email newsletters about new items and special promotions. General Interest The Family Jewels The Family Jewels by Marina& The Diamonds (2010-10-21)The Family Jewels is the debut album from Welsh/Greek pop-songstress Marina Diamandis, more commonly known as Marina And The Diamonds. Her quirky songs show off both Marina's eccentric personality and her unique voice, which sets The Family Jewels apart from the other albums released by solo, female artists, which often don't have the depth of originality possessed by Marina. Review In pop terms Marina Diamandis is rather unusual. Not because she lacks the genuine weirdness and fearless invention of Micachu (although she does), or the songwriting ability of Florence Welch (although she does). No. Shes strange because she appears to have based her entire singing style on the odd rhythms and insane lurches of Sparks This Town Aint Big Enough for the Both Of Us. In small doses Marina can be magnificent. Her first major label single, Mowglis Road, includes insane lyrics about cutlery (Ten silver spoons coming after me), the beats and pacing of Green Days Hitchin a Ride, and Tori Amos-ish baroque soundscapes and wild animal noises. Its as much Lord of the Flies as The Jungle Book. Guilty is just as interesting: bursts of harpsichord, beats more at home on a Burial record, looped background vocal motifs and perhaps Marinas best vocal performance on the album. And recent single Hollywood may sound as bombastic and ridiculous as Arnie driving a Humvee through a plate glass window, but its superbly enjoyable. The consistently diverting changes in style across the album are finethe wonky 80s shoulder-pad pop of The Outsider is nothing like anything else here, for example. But over 13 songs of Sparks-voice and many similar staccato piano riffs listeners may feel bludgeoned by Marina and her slightly overbearing presence. On Oh No! she sings, Dont do love, dont do friends / Im only after success, dont need a relationship. Then theres the opener, Are You Satisfied: Its not my problem / is my problem / that I never am happy / my problem is my problem on how fast I will succeed. Ambition and talent is useful, but a having a massive ego and being friendless is not. Hopefully shes just singing in character. Judging by the auspicious critical and commercial reception to Hollywood, there will be many who find a great deal to love about Marina and her whacky voice but there will be just as many who despise her. A tiny minority may be indifferent, but like Mika, the male act whose songs sound most like those on The Family Jewels, the Abergavenny-born singer will mostly polarise opinion. --Lou Thomas This link will take you offin a new window Shipping Shipping is free for all customers in Australia. Your package will be safely taken care of & posted from England by means of Priority Airmail, which is air freighted to your nearest Australia Post Distribution Center (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, or Perth), from where they are delivered to your address by Australia Post. Returns and refunds We operate a 30 day money back guarantee. If you are unhappy with the product for whatever reason, please contact us to arrange a return and refund. As shipping costs are not retrievable, we are unable to refund shipping costs. Feedback We use an automated eBay feedback response system. If you are happy with the product, please leave positive feedback and we will automatically leave positive feedback for you. If you are unhappy with the transaction for any reason, please contact us first to resolve. If you do leave negative or neutral feedback you waive your rights for support regarding any problems with us and open yourself up for possible retaliatory negative feedback. Please avoid making negative feedback remarks, contact us first if you have any problems! We are here to help! Contact Us Please contact us via eBay messages if you have any questions and our Customer Service team will be happy to assist you with any queries. Thank you. Home About Us Postage & Payment Returns Contact Copyright © 2017 The Pom Shop. All rights reserved.

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