Kalo mina! White rabbit, white rabbit, white rabbit!
I'm so overjoyed to hear about the release of Marina Diamandis' 4th album, Love + Fear. It's been a hot minute since we've heard Marina and once I read the news, I blasted a Marina and the Diamonds playlist and was transported to my youth - I Am Not A Robot was my anthem. I vividly remember going to see her when I was 16 with my bff and her f'ing ace dad (underage had to be escorted lol) at Manchester Academy and being such a fan girl.
Marina wore a dress w Bambi on and was mesmerising!
At the time, I was struggling with my English / Greek mixed identity, plus the overrated bs known as fitting in and it gave me such a boost that Marina was vocal about her Greek heritage. It's fascinating reflecting now I'm older and wiser (debatable) : the vital and tremendous impact of representation cannot be underestimated.
I'm so overjoyed to hear about the release of Marina Diamandis' 4th album, Love + Fear. It's been a hot minute since we've heard Marina and once I read the news, I blasted a Marina and the Diamonds playlist and was transported to my youth - I Am Not A Robot was my anthem. I vividly remember going to see her when I was 16 with my bff and her f'ing ace dad (underage had to be escorted lol) at Manchester Academy and being such a fan girl.
At the time, I was struggling with my English / Greek mixed identity, plus the overrated bs known as fitting in and it gave me such a boost that Marina was vocal about her Greek heritage. It's fascinating reflecting now I'm older and wiser (debatable) : the vital and tremendous impact of representation cannot be underestimated.
Funny enough, when I was living in Bayswater, London a couple winters ago, Marina used to go to the same Prett (UK coffee shop) as me and have long phone calls in Greek. I never thought it appropriate to approach her, as I figured the reason she was chatting in Greek may partly be to cling on to some level of anonymity and I wanted to respect that. She was, after all, my adolescent idol!
So far I'm living for her new music esp (no surprises) her summer anthem Orange Trees which whisks me away to long summer afternoons in Corfu. She's some kind of magic!
