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Marina & the Diamonds // Homewrecker

After releasing the brilliant “Radioactive”, Marina is prepping to release “Primadonna” as the ‘first’ single off her “Electra Heart” album. Yes, you heard it - she’s calling it the first single from her new album. Does that mean that “Radioactive” won’t make the album? I hope not, but Marina seemed pretty disappointed that it didn’t do as well as she was expecting. Nevertheless, while the track was untypical from Marina, it no doubt deserves a place on her new album.

But that’s enough about that whole mess, we’re here to talk about a new Marina song which she’s giving away for free on her official website in order to stir up some buzz before she drops the new single. I was expecting “Homewrecker” to not click with me immediately, like it happened with “Fear And Loathing” - but “Homewrecker” is a whole different kettle of fish that I loved from the first listen.

Bridging the gap between commercial and alternative Marina, “Homewrecker” is a great pop song with spoken verses and a massive chorus. With sun drenched lashes of guitar against hard hitting synths and pounding drums, “Homewrecker” manages to be in your face in the subtlest of ways. I know that’s an oxymoron, but this song is like Jackal & Hyde, being half 80s laidback driving song and half pulsating Eurodance anthem.

With clever, witty lyrics that seem to play on Marina’s idea of hating society despite acknowledging that she is everything she loathes in society, “Homewrecker” sees her take the role of a heartbreaker in a particularly fun way. This is a great song in every way, and if it is any indication of what’s to come then “Electra Heart” should be a lot better than I originally thought. Use the password “ELECTRASHEART” to get the song for free from here.

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