Marina and the Diamonds - article about songwriting approach

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http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-marina-and-the-diamonds-froot-20150407-story.html


This is a interesting read. It's about how Marina's last and current albums were done.

Having songs from lots of different writers, who have not even seen each other vs. working with one guy.

"I'm not against co-writing," she said in an interview last month at the South by Southwest music conference in Austin, Texas, where Marina and the Diamonds played several gigs. "I'm just against that kind of corporate co-writing." Big songs today, she went on, seem designed expressly to get on American radio, with input from reliable specialists brought on for their rhythmic ability or their flair for melody.

"It's grim. Pop should be unpredictable and experimental and thought-provoking," she said. "But our industry isn't encouraging that at all."