Monday, November 10, 2008

NEON DIAMONDS.


She is Marina. You are the Diamonds. "We've Got Obsessions" comes on one side and "Mowgli's Road" the other. Together these elements make up the principle ingredients of Neon Gold's second record, currently being readied in a North London studio for release in mid-December. We've been championing Marina to anyone who'll listen all year long, so we're understandably thrilled to have the honor of formally bringing her debut single into the world next month, when it will see a limited release on both sides of the Atlantic with our seal proudly stamped upon it. It seems others are catching on as well, as recent gigs across London (including a support slot for Little Boots on Halloween) have been drawing good press from all directions.

"Obsessions" endures as one of our favorite songs of 2008, all dramatic sparseness, haunting vocals and vulnerable beauty, like the best song Kate Bush never wrote or a week of sleepless nights that's head and shoulders above any other singer-songwriter fare we've heard this year. The new and improved single version, on the other hand, is a whole new kind of phenomenal, splashed in technicolor and reborn as a widescreen pop masterpiece that manages to outdo the original in nearly every regard, a feat we weren't sure was possible until we heard it for ourselves. We'll share that in good time once production maestro Liam Howe (he of Sneaker Pimps fame) has sprinkled his last bit of studio magic across it, but you'd do well to download the stunning original in the meantime. Trust us.

MP3: "We've Got Obsessions" (Demo) - Marina & The Diamonds

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

brilliant tune, cant wait to hear the new version

Anonymous said...

Is someone trying to get into that lucrative christmasfrenzy? :D Looking forward to seeing this under my christmastree, from me, to me:)

Anonymous said...

Loves.

Anonymous said...

yea this is good and all but -

or a week of sleepless nights that's head and shoulders above any other singer-songwriter fare we've heard this year.

my god you guys can write hype.

Neon Gold said...

it's just what we do bro, it's just what we do.

Anonymous said...

+1 for alexis comment.

song is great!

Linds said...

really love this.

Anonymous said...

amazing! didnt know if you guys would be able to follow up passion pit but it seems youve gone and done it!

Anonymous said...

this is incredible.

i haven't been on neon gold recently, but this is definitely a reason to come back more often to check up on updates. keep up the good work over there, guys!

Heavy D said...

keep up the good work. Your past few posts have killed it. I am always a little skeptical of your self-promoting, but you continue to back it up. Nice ones!

Anonymous said...

She is going to have an incredible effect on this world.