Marina has confirmed that she is presently engaged on her upcoming sixth album which will likely be launched subsequent 12 months.
The singer – full title Marina Diamandis – opened up on what she is engaged on after her slot at BST Hyde Park the place she served as opening help for headliner Kylie Minogue this previous Saturday (July 13). Talking to Perspective, the musician stated: “I’m engaged on a brand new document, and I’m loving it. It’ll undoubtedly be out subsequent 12 months.” Marina additionally hinted at new music with a tweet that merely learn: “album six.”
She additionally spoke about her poetry e-book Eat The World – which is ready to be revealed on October 29 through Penguin Random Home – saying: “I’m tremendous enthusiastic about that. It’s one thing that’s a really completely different really feel for me.”
album six.
— ★ MARINA ★ (@MarinaDiamandis) July 14, 2024
The ‘How To Be A Heartbreaker’ singer additionally made certain to notice that each the album and her e-book don’t have anything to do with one another, including that the e-book “exists by itself factor. I can’t deal with multiple challenge at a time. It’s very tough for me. I like committing totally, then shifting on to the following factor. I’ll be doing a little enjoyable promo round it; plenty of podcasts. There’s tons to speak about.”
Elsewhere within the interview, Marina mirrored on opening for the Australian pop icon – who personally invited her to open for her on the date. “It was superb! I really like her as a human, and the group had been fairly loving. Kylie has been one among my icons since I used to be 15 years previous. I’ve been listening to her rather a lot the final 12 months. I feel we manifested this gig!” she stated.
She added: “I haven’t performed a present for a 12 months and a half, so it has been an attention-grabbing, the run-up to this present, being placed on a stage whenever you haven’t for some time.”
Since her breakthrough in 2009 – previously below the title Marina And The Diamonds — Marina has launched 5 albums, the most recent of which being 2021’s ‘Historical Desires In A Fashionable Land’.
Talking with NME on the time of the album’s launch, the singer confirmed that the LP was motivated by political elements, and noticed her take much less curiosity in gaining chart success than in her earlier releases.
“We’ve seen an explosion of all of those social issues which were constructing for years and years. They’ve at all times existed, however a few of us, together with myself, have probably not had an consciousness of them or a full understanding… it’s unimaginable to not let that affect your music,” she stated.
“[Other artists] may be in search of this excellent pop hook that’s probably going to get on radio or result in business success. Whereas for me, I do really feel like that ship has sailed,” she added. “I’ve had these moments, however as an artist, that’s probably not what excites me anymore. It’s extra like, ‘What am I fascinated by on the time? And what do I wish to discover in my songs?’”
