Wednesday 31 December 2014

Marina and the Diamonds - Immortal (Official Video) [+ Review]


Marina Diamandis (Marina and the Diamonds) has released the music video for her third track 'Immortal', which is taken from her third upcoming studio album. The album, entitled FROOT, is set to be released on the April 6 next year (In the US and UK). 'Immortal' is the third track from the album to be released, with it's predecessors 'Happy' and title track 'Froot' garnering much attention online. 'Immortal' has the familiar solitary, slow-paced sound as 'Happy', and is the ending track on the album, which sounds more than fitting for the nature of the song - which talks about wanting to be immortal. 


But 'Immortal' has that kind of brashness to it with it's lyrics, as Diamandis sings rather openly "everybody dies, everybody dies/ If I could buy forever at a price/ I would buy it twice, twice". Despite its slow pace, and the fact that the song takes a rather long time to build (compared to your average song), it does possess a catchy chorus even it is surrounded by a certain sense of solemness but also enlightenment. This is of course aided by Diamandis' vocals which sound rather angelic in tone and soar above the slow rhythmic beat. So far, the album is shaping up to be a rather emotional affair of mixed feelings (from the burst of sexuality in 'Froot' to the self-discovery and emotional journey in 'Happy' to this new life-reflecting 'Immortal'). 

Have a listen to (and watch) 'Immortal' below - what's your favourite track so far?

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