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Even on existential ruminations 'To Be Human' and 'End of the Earth,' the purity of Marina's wonder helps pull some clunky 'We Are the World'-esque lyrics from drowning in corny sentimentality. Kicking off the album with Love, Marina embraces optimism and peace with joyous dance-pop cuts and feel-good anthems packed with enough lyrical life mantras to fill a gallery's worth of affirmative self-help posters. Alongside producers Joel Little, OzGo, Sam de Jong, and others, she crafted a double-album concept presented as complementary sides reflecting the two base emotions (according to psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross).

She retreated to recalculate life, studying developmental psychology - a process she describes in 'Handmade Heaven' - and shedding the Diamonds to be herself. Following the difficult promotion of that album, Marina was worn out and considered quitting music.

Stepping into the spotlight without the protection of her former moniker, she reveals a renewed confidence and tempered optimism, shedding some of the quirkiness and cheek of her early efforts, while moving past 2015's lackluster Froot. 'Shedding the 'and the Diamonds' appendage of her stage name, Welsh pop maven Marina emerged from a self-imposed four-year absence to unveil a revitalized approach on her fourth album, Love + Fear. LOVE+FEAR are declamations that showcase these polarising sides of human nature. LOVE is filled with a longing to enjoy life and a desire to unite and empower, while FEAR sees MARINA delve into matters of purpose and insecurity, also touching on conversations surrounding gender inequality and more broadly, the abuse of power. LOVE+FEAR are both lush, vibrant and powerful representations of the two main emotional driving forces behind human responses. LOVE+FEAR is an album set split into two eight-song collections and lands as MARINA'S fourth full-length record since she released her critically-acclaimed third album, FROOT, in 2015.

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