Ahead of the release of their upcoming sophomore electro-pop record "Electra Heart," the follow-up to the top five album "Family Jewels," on April 30th, Marina And The Diamonds has just premiered a naked astounding acoustic rendition of album track, "Lies," exclusively on Telegraph.co.uk. The 26-year-old talented Welsh songstress rose to fame after reaching number two on the BBC Sound of 2010 poll list, coming second to Ellie Goulding.Although we haven't heard the original album version in full yet, which was co-produced by Dr. Luke, Cirkut and Diplo, the stripped down rendition of the song alone proves that this one's going to be a massive number. And, in the usual Marina fashion, the lyrics are simply devastating. "You're never going to love me, so what's the use?" Marina sadly croons in the opening moment. The singer recently opened up about the inspiration for her post-breakup album: "I wanted to create a cold, ruthless character who wasn’t vulnerable…On my new songs, I wanted to flick the situation around."
The heartbreaking album "Electra Heart" tells the story of identity, love, rejection, doomed romance, all tinged with humor and British eccentricity. Discussing the album, Marina said: "It's an Ode to dysfunctional love. I based the project around character types commonly found in love stories, film and theater, usually ones associated with power and control in love, as opposed to weakness or defeat. I guess it was a way of dealing with the embarrassment that, for the first time in my life, I got 'played.'. Rejection is a universally embarrassing topic and "Electra Heart" is my response to that. It is a frank album."
Marina And The Diamonds lie to us so sweetly, and We can't even with this one. This breathtakingly beautiful version of "Lies," is everything a song about dysfunctional love should be, and words can't describe its emotional core, you will cry. Paralyzing, really, so just click, sit back and absorb the force that is Marina. "I just wanted to be perfect..."
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