MARINA is gearing up for an eventful 2025. Following the release of her poetry collection Eat the World last autumn, the Welsh artist made her musical comeback last month with ‘Butterfly’, a track that metaphorically mirrors her own re-emergence. With a new album on the horizon – her first since ‘Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land’ (2021) – she’s set to hit the festival circuit this spring and summer, beginning with Coachella in April. Now, she’s keeping the momentum going with her latest single, ‘Cupid’s Girl’.
Released Friday March 21, MARINA, real name Marina Diamandis, took to Instagram to tease the song’s release – a high-energy dance track that swaps out chamber-pop elements for a vibrant, electro-pop groove. The new-release is also accompanied by a visualiser, directed by Los-Angeles based Logan Rice, which depicts the 39-year old singer in a Snow White-esque blue and yellow outfit, putting into action the single’s core theme of a Cupid’s bow and arrow. You can check out the visualiser below.
In conversation with Paper, MARINA reflected on the hopeful aspects of the new song and how that has manifested in her personal life: “I think the sense of what’s right and wrong particularly resonates because it’s taken me a long time to challenge that and be like, ‘The world is not an ideal place,’ and to try and relax that part in myself. Because I so want it to be, and actually it kind of blocks you from seeing people and situations for the way that they actually are, which has taken me really up until this point in my life to be able to do that.”
Previously known as Marina and The Diamonds, the Welsh songstress has released five studio albums to date, rising to fame on the launch of her 2010 debut ‘The Family Jewels’ which entered the UK Albums Chart at #5, and featured hit-single ‘Hollywood’, earning Diamandis the #12 spot on the UK Singles Chart. Her sophomore album ‘Electra Heart’ (2012) became her first number one album in the UK, producing Diamandis’ most famous singles ‘Primadonna’ and ‘How to Be a Heartbreaker’. This year, the electropop artist is also set to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of her 2015 album ‘FROOT’ with a limited edition red EcoRecord, which will feature the unreleased track ‘I’m Not Hungry Anymore’ and a tropical themed sticker, this special edition is set to drop on July 25.
New singles ‘Cupid’s Girl’ and ‘Butterfly’ are available for listening now.
