Marina   Love + Fear
2.7
average
Release Date: 2019
Tracklist

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1.5 very poorLucman | April 26th 19

I've seen a strange correlation between grey album art and similarly grey, dull, bad quality music. It's
almost a given at this point. If the art is grey the overly modern music will follow suit. The problem is
that everything sounds so cheaply produced.


4 Bumps | Bump

1.5 very poorNuclearSplog | April 28th 19

"fear is full of bangers" yeah nah...marina did the diamonds dirty

2 Bumps | Bump

0.0 alamo | March 23rd 19

OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOrange

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2.5 averageDoublez38 | December 11th 19

For her big comeback, Marina has musically crossed the good side for the dark side, where everything becomes enormously generic and/or relatively bad. It's not a bad album, if we've compared it now to the current generic pop music it's pretty correct. If, on the other hand, it is compared to the previous albums, it is day and night.

1 Bumps | Bump

2.5 averagecjbizzlebizzle | June 11th 19

Marina talks about nearly quitting making music and the comes back to release a 16 track double album and the approach just does not pay off for LOVE + FEAR. Had there been 4-5 less tracks (trimming away the very generic 'Orange Trees' and the truly bad 'To Be Human' alone would go miles here) it might have been a different story, but hindsight is 20/20. While Froot was so bright and dynamic, this output is so safe and generic in many ways. The beats are very lackluster and certainly never the focal piece of the experience; the bass tone is so dull and the drums sound like a pre-programmed piece. Marina's vocals are clean and well executed but she fails to emit passion or inspire and the hooks are OK but never top notch (thinking back to I'm A Ruin it seems like another artist entirely). For the most part the tracks are passable and often good with standouts like Handmade Heaven, Superstar, Baby and Believe in Love (this one really grows with time, maybe the best overall track) but there are many that you will just forget exist and the offenders mentioned above. LOVE + FEAR just feels like it lacks focus and its sound is centered around a very grey and timid palate beyond a few standout tracks that bring the energy and unique style Marina had in the past.

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2.0 poorChaoticVortex | May 17th 19

Has a great shot at being the most disappointing album of 2019 especially considering how good Froot was. Half of the album is devoid of any energy, the production is bad and even Marina sounds like she just went through a serious illness. Second half is much better but even that falls short of her previous records.

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1.5 very poorproscett | May 9th 19

i love marina but this album is one of the blandest i've ever heard

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2.0 poorGene Gol CONTRIBUTOR | May 14th 24

Marina at her most lacklustre and boring, writing her most juvenile lyrics, producing her most uninspired songs.

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1.0 awfulleohasse | December 22nd 22

assistam holocausto canibal... os acontecimentos do filme se igualam a ouvir esse album aqui

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1.0 awfulwavesofthewater | June 18th 20

i guess the diamonds were the good part of MatD after all

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2.0 poorOptimisticalOne | April 21st 19

why can we review albums before they are even out? Love was bad, but Marina's singles have always
been the weakest (With Shampain and Froot as the exceptions) on their respective albums so maybe
this will surprise me? Right now, it's a 2/5.

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1.0 awfuldamo13 | April 4th 19

"Love" has just been released. 8 songs of pure dross. Lost everything that made Marina wonderful. End of the Earth is the best song on it, but that is still not great. Really hope "Fear" is better.

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3.0 goodMaSuPe | December 6th 24
2.0 poorMayYouRise | June 13th 24
2.5 averagepollastrerostit | November 10th 23
2.0 poorFreakMachine | September 29th 23
2.5 averagebattleinthenorth | September 7th 23
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2.5 averagewinterworm | June 19th 23
3.0 goodJackIvy | April 19th 22
3.0 goodMyMentality | January 17th 22
3.2 goodRaul Stanciu STAFF | December 30th 21
2.5 averageJordy76523 | November 5th 21
3.0 goodmrtnmrcy | October 28th 21
2.5 averagedolcevitak | October 26th 21
4.0 excellentFRESHShaZaM | September 3rd 21
3.5 greatGazo | August 14th 21
2.0 poorTooLateToGoBack | July 2nd 21
3.0 goodUniverseCalling | June 29th 21
2.0 poorSuyan | June 20th 21
2.5 averagepitchforkrates | June 19th 21
3.0 goodoxlahunakbal | January 4th 21
3.5 greatrara2018 | November 20th 20
1.5 very poorRuneii | November 18th 20
3.5 greatbluejasmine | October 12th 20
2.0 poorStonedManatee | August 30th 20
3.0 goodguamman64 | August 21st 20
3.0 goodslipandslide | August 4th 20
2.0 poorMurat | July 27th 20
2.0 pooralextburns | June 7th 20
3.0 goodJulio Carvajal | May 17th 20
2.5 averageaydross121 | May 14th 20
2.5 averageJNeu | May 7th 20
3.0 goodAltmer | April 26th 20
2.0 poorXirae | April 6th 20
4.0 excellentrelibee2 | January 28th 20
3.0 goodTaylor | January 8th 20
1.5 very poorSineEclipse | November 26th 19
1.5 very poorraspaduras | November 26th 19
2.5 averageCoast | October 28th 19
2.5 averagenessasky | October 4th 19
4.0 excellentAeon89 | September 24th 19
1.5 very poorDayOfLavos | September 11th 19
3.0 goodpassionfruits2 | August 3rd 19
5.0 classickb3984 | July 31st 19
3.5 greatLegendaryOrangeBear | July 22nd 19
2.5 averagegrello | July 21st 19
2.0 poorNathaniel | July 3rd 19
3.0 goodTheManMachine | June 21st 19
3.0 goodtjatkinson98 | May 10th 19
3.5 greatchtrenne | May 6th 19
1.5 very poorSkoop | May 5th 19
2.5 averageHanders | May 2nd 19
3.5 greatBrandon Taylor | May 2nd 19
3.5 greatbarcafan21 | May 1st 19
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2.5 averagetrackbytrackreviews | April 29th 19
2.0 poorMaxNormal | April 28th 19
2.0 poormonumentoflove | April 28th 19
3.0 goodLuisLone | April 28th 19
2.5 averagef1shgold | April 27th 19
3.5 greatMetalSoliloquy | April 27th 19
2.0 poorbharry | April 26th 19
2.5 averageKirsten N. | April 26th 19
2.5 averageblackcaticus | April 26th 19
5.0 classicBallsToTheWall | April 21st 19
5.0 classicoh trudy, youre with the meanest boy in the hills EMERITUS | April 18th 19
2.0 poorAmericanFlagAsh | April 10th 19
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2.0 poorMrTonytheGamer | April 8th 19
2.5 averageliterallyzach | April 8th 19
3.5 greatN2B3J | April 8th 19
3.0 goodblackcaticus | April 7th 19
3.0 goodf1shgold | April 7th 19
5.0 classickillemwithlove | April 6th 19
5.0 classickillemwithlove | April 6th 19
2.0 poorteenidle13 | April 6th 19
2.0 poorChrysalis76 | April 6th 19
5.0 classicBallsToTheWall | April 6th 19
2.0 poorbrokencycle | April 5th 19
3.0 goodMetalSoliloquy | April 5th 19
4.0 excellentTom R. CONTRIBUTOR | April 5th 19
4.0 excellentTom R. CONTRIBUTOR | March 3rd 19
5.0 classicoh trudy, youre with the meanest boy in the hills EMERITUS | February 19th 19

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