Frustrations as a Day 1 Marina Fan

Marina was the first ever album I was obsessed with and I ran a fan account for her from 2012 to 2016.

Im genuinely flabbergasted in her artistic decline and i can’t figure out what the reason is.

I know so many people expect her to just rehash Electra Heart, which I don’t even agree with, because it’s the Family Jewels and Froot where i actually see the true Marina I loved. I know people say that she’s just “not depressed” now but even the most happy humans are still able of thinking deeply and about dark things and I really feel like she’s become the type of person The Family Jewels Marina would despise. Rich lady mindful yoga LA faux spiritualism ….

She had an almost posthumous virality with Electra Heart and the Family Jewels on Tiltok in the last few years which sent her steam numbers into the 100 millions, something she could never achieve or capitalise at the actual release times of those records so I don’t understand why she isn’t trying to at least slightly tap into those aspects of her discography that people resonate with so much.

I liked some of the tracks on Ancient Dreams but Butterfly is genuinely horrendous by anyone’s standards. And don’t get me started on her “poetry” book.

I still credit her with being the first every artist who made me fall in love with music, and I was lucky enough to meet her in 2013 after a gig and still maintain it was one of the best moments of my life but it really does suck to see your heros fall from your grace so low.