Album · Marina and the Diamonds
The Family Jewels by Marina and the Diamonds
The Family Jewels is an album by Marina and the Diamonds, released in 2010. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Hollywood”, on 1 list with a best position of #99.
The Family Jewels, the debut album from Welsh singer-songwriter Marina Diamandis under the name Marina and the Diamonds, arrived on 15 February 2010 through 679 Recordings and Atlantic, with her second place in the BBC's Sound of 2010 poll still fresh. She had moved to London with little formal musical experience and a lot of nerve, and it shows in the best way: this is indie pop with new wave angles, theatrical and a little unhinged, with Greg Kurstin, Pascal Gabriel, Liam Howe, Richard "Biff" Stannard and Starsmith all taking turns at the controls.
Her targets are consumer culture, modern values, family and female sexuality, and she goes after them with a swooping, vibrato-heavy yelp that split the critics even as the reviews came in mostly warm. "Hollywood" was the breakthrough, her first single to chart; "Mowgli's Road", "I Am Not a Robot", "Oh No!" and "Shampain" filled out a five-single run, and she toured it across Australia, Europe and North America through the end of 2011.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Family Jewels on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hollywood | 1 | #99 | – | 2010 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.