Video premiere: Marina and the Diamonds get 'Radioactive' and put a donk on it

"I'm the girl your mom warned you about"

Marina Lambrini Diamandis, our favorite Greek pop goddess (better known by her stage name Marina and the Diamonds) has been knocking around for a couple years now.  She's super popular on "the blogs" and everything - which we suppose is the noughties equivalent of being "big on the coffee shop scene" in the 90's - but has never quite gained traction in the mainstream even though she is AMAZING.


It almost happened ("it" in this case being "WILD AND SPECTACULAR SUCCESS") when her single 'Hollywood' very nearly managed a top 10 spot in the UK.  But alas, it was not to be and it eventually petered out at a frustrating #12.  In the US she's fared even worse, relegated to Pitchfork articles and being mentioned by hipsters over PBR at the flannel swatch shop or wherever it is they hang out.  

Sadface.


But (expectant drumroll) all that may be about to change (choir singing), as her new video has just premiered and it is....surprising.  She always had a mainstream vibe, but her new jam takes it to a whole different level.  It's not a world away from what Britney and Rihanna and, well, everyone else, are putting out at the moment, just infused with a healthy dose of character.  And that character is what is going to make or break her - do people want to hear a unique voice along with their slick dance-pop?  Or do they prefer the anyone-could-have-sung-this-autotuned-mess status quo?


ONLY TIME WILL TELL.

'Oh No!' it's the new Marina and the Diamonds video! Watch the premiere now!

Ah, Marina, how we heart thee.  Quirky pop, hummable melodies, and increasingly odd/brilliant videos make us smile, and she has them in spades.   The latest from the 'one to watch' is 'Oh No', and sees Miss And The Diamonds taking on pop art and a number of primary colors.  Also the song is VERY GOOD.  It's that kind of track that probably will alienate the casual radio listener while endearing itself to anyone willing to give its oddness a chance.  'Oh No' deserves that chance too, as it's one of the most refreshing tracks to come out in quite a while. 



The single is out June 26.  Buy it please. 

Marina and the Diamonds would like you to know that they are still not robots - watch the video now

A long long while ago we blogged about Marina and the Diamonds and their brand new single 'I Am Not A Robot.'  There was a video and a press campaign and performances and then NOTHING HAPPENED.  A year or so later, Marina has actually managed to make a dent in the charts with followup singles 'Mowgli's Road' and 'Hollywood,' and her "people" have to decide what to do next.  Apparently of the opinion that Marina has only ever written three good songs, her team have decided that the CLEAR ANSWER is to chuck out a song that already has proven to be an epic failure, and leave everything the exact same as before. 

So here's the video that you already saw a year ago, for a song that is now suddenly new again for no reason.  On the upside, it's still a pretty damn great tune.



"The same."

Marina and the Diamonds strip down 'Hollywood' for new video - watch now!

A while ago (on December first, actually) we posted this, a Marina and the Diamonds video for sort-of-but-not-really-single 'Hollywood.' Well that clearly went SUPER because now a new video has been made of Marina standing in a room and singing to a stripped down version of the song. That's really about all there is to say about it. Here it is.