Marina and the Diamonds - Family Jewels (LP Vinyl)

Melding the theatrically lavish vocal and orchestral flourishes of Kate Bush with the wonderful pop eccentricity of everyone from Sparks to the Scissor Sisters. "Astonishing," declared NME of "THE FAMILY JEWELS" in its nine-out-of-10 rave. "Raining down on the ears like an explosion of sonic confetti, ("Hollywood") boasts a chorus so killer it should probably be investigated by the police." The Times' Pete Paphides awarded the album four-out-of-five stars, praising it for "parachuting you into the world of a singer who wants your attention but hates compartmentalization." The Telegraph decreed "THE FAMILY JEWELS" an "arch, clever debut," hailing Marina for having "a larger-than-life quality, coming on like a drama queen using her personal neuroses as a prism through which to view the world.

1 Are You Satisfied?
2 Shampain
3 I Am Not a Robot
4 Girls
5 Mowgli's Road
6 Obsessions
7 Hollywood
8 The Outsider
9 Guilty
10 Hermit the Frog
11 Oh No!
12 Seventeen
13 Numb