--- product_id: 1314165 title: "Electra Heart" price: "$U1435" currency: UYU in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.uy/products/1314165-electra-heart store_origin: UY region: Uruguay --- # Electra Heart **Price:** $U1435 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Electra Heart - **How much does it cost?** $U1435 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.uy](https://www.desertcart.uy/products/1314165-electra-heart) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Thundering, stellar electronic...magnetic, glacial vocals...whip-smart, womanly, lyrical wit...jokes as good as 'The Valley of The Lolls'... Marina and The Diamonds second album, Electra Heart , is not so much a creative leap forward, more an Olympian pole-vault over the bar of talented-newcomer into the global amphitheatre of a cultivated Classic. Two years on from her top 5 debut The Family Jewels (300,000 copies sold), the self-styled avant-garde "D.I.Y artist" has detonated her own experimental past and landed feet first in the future with Electra Heart , a stunningly ambitious, seamless, cohesive and confident sonic pulsar spinning between electro-pop euphoria and come-down melancholia. The album is produced by a cache of old school and A-List producers: Dr Luke (Katy Perry) and Liam Howe (Sneaker Pimps) but mostly (9 out of 12 songs) Greg Kurstin (Lily Allen, Kylie) and Rick Nowels (Madonna, Stevie Nicks, Lykke Li). A hook-packed stunner with the sonic ambition of a one-woman Depeche Mode, her onetime theatrical vocals now effortlessly soar between spectral, commanding and towering power-pop, finding her vocal identity in an album about a loss of it. Electra Heart is a thematic riot, a British Eccentric, 21st Century concept caper where the album title represents a series of female archetypes, not so much an alter-ego as a beautifully-constructed prism, through which Marina projects a series of meticulously-realised female characters as a foil for telling her story, the one about mismatched lovers. Electra Heart marks the sophomore release from Marina and the Diamonds , aiming to make a big impact in the US as Marina breaks the mold with her Americana-ode to pop music and cultural stereotypes. Review: "Deception & perfection, are wonderful traits." - Marina's sophomore album, "Electra Heart" builds upon, her wonderful artistry. The follow to 2010 album, "The Family Jewels", Marina spent around two years producing this record. While, Electra still features thought provoking lyrics, it's musical is new direction for Marina. The new record features a more electronic sound. I hesitant to call "POP", while does have many pop elements, the album's poetry is far deeper and meaningful, then a casual pop song. "Electra Heart"'s main purpose can easily be uncovered through a listening session - to tell the tragic tale of Electra's (the vehicle of the album) life. The American edition, I'm reviewing contains 14 tracks. "Radioactive" and "Sex Yeah" are bonus tracks on the deluxe edition found in the UK, while "How To Be a Heartbreaker" is a US exclusive track. "Living Dead" from the UK edition, has sadly been omitted, but strongly suggest American Diamonds listen to the track. (It should be available on YouTube. If you like it, you should order the UK edition of "Electra Heart" as well as the American.) Track Reviews: 1. Bubblegum Bitch The album is opener, is fun and sassy. The lyrics act as clues as to the rest of the album. Defiantly a standout track. The lyrics are basic description of the album's main character, Electra. She wants love, but isn't afraid to be assertive and stand up for herself when taken advantage of. Her strong side is shown in this song. "I'll chew you up and I'll spit you out. Cause that's what young love is all about" 10/10 2. Primadonna The first official single from the album. It's perfect first single. Forty second intro draws in the listener, just as the beat kicks in. The lyrics speak of Electra's need to be adored, as well as spoiled characteristic. The infectious lyrics are still dancing in my head, but I'm not complaining! The backing vocals cooing "WOW", "YEAH" and "OOH", were a really nice touch. 9.6/10 3. Lies After a lamenting intro starring Marina's fine vocals, "Lies" dives into Electra questioning her relationship's credibility. The instrumental works very well with vocal permanence, and the lyrics. Proof (along with Primadonna) that Dr. Luke can be just as great as any indie-producer's song. "What's the point of the playing, a game you're gonna lose? What's the point in saying you 'love me like a friend'?" 9.3/10 4. Homewrecker An airy intro, with spoken words, set the stage for this anthem's theme. "I don't belong to anyone". Written as a response to "Lies", "Homewrecker" finds the protagonist coming back, and breaking hearts "just for fun". She proves that she belongs to no one, and that she is the heart-breaker, not broken. "I'm only happy when I'm on the run, I break a million hearts just for fun. I don't belong to anyone" 10/10 5. Starring Role Similar to "Lies", Electra is unhappy with her lover, however in "Starring Role" she much more assertive, however her broken heart can still be heard underneath the strong exterior. "I'd rather walk alone" "Fed up with the fantasies". She dismisses her role in her lovers heart as too small, wishing to be the star. The production creates a sense of anxiety, as if the relationship is on the edge of shattering. 9.5/10 6. The State of Dreaming The song seems to recall the "Electra" is a fictional character lived through on the album. "I've been living a state of dreaming". Or it may recall that Electra lives in her own world, where her perspective on others is altered/warped. "Living in a make believe land". There is a certain sadness to the track, in all it's airy beauty. 9/10 7. Power & Control In the album's second single, the protagonist in at odds in her relationship. This time, is seemingly over dominance, and heartbreak. Electra has decided to break her lover's heart, before her heart is shattered, while also a playing a game. She desires to make him fall, hard. She is no longer under his control. "we can't have peace, without a war" 10/10 8. Sex Yeah "Sex, sex, sex sells" chimes. The beat of the introduction brings to mind factory work line, where soulless pop stars, are somehow mechanically produced. The song then announces that history has given little to allow people to be who they are. They're lives mapped out for them, due to gender, among other factors. The protagonist wants to find what history and society can give to her that's positive, at the same time encouraging listeners to question their morals, and the morals of the society. 10/10 9. Teen Idle The ode to regretted youth is emotionally devastating. The song connects to both adults and teens. Teens relate, who feel pressures of their age. I feel youth these days are put under much more pressure then the previous generation. Adults connect, as there are regrets from their youth. Easily one of, if not the best song on "Electra Heart", the song mixes sad vocals, with up beat cheer. "Feeling *Super Super Super* suicidal". The bridge brings the song full circle with self-deprecating lyrics of fear of living a lonely life. Eventually the protagonist "dies, only to find I've come to life". A possible rebirth? 10/10 10. Valley of Dolls The protagonist cannot go on in her current form. It seems her identities are crushing her, she wishes to just sleep in "the Valley of the Dolls". While it's tenor is downcast, a feeling of hope somehow permeates it. As if, she is letting go of her other personalities. Can she now just be herself? "But to zero, here we go again. Racing again into oblivion" These lyrics to me, recall "Numb" on Marina's debut. 10/10 11. Hypocrates An more upbeat song after the darker section of the album, Electra is finally done with the relationship. She comes to complete terms with his actions and his hypocritical behavior. The lightness of the track, seems to suggest she is not longer saddened by the relationship. She is just calling him out, no wars. 8.9/10 12. How to Be a Heatbreaker A lesson on how to be a hearbtreaker, Electra encourages having fun, and looking pure. She suggests not getting attached, as well never wearing a your heart on your sleeve. She now know how to keep her heart unbroken, and how to break to the others. She isn't taking anymore risks in love. "Girls don't, we don't want our hearts to break into... So it's better to be fake" 9/10 13. Radioactive One of the first songs debuted off "Electra Heart", "Radioactive" sees Electra finds a love that makes her feel electric.... Radioactive even. Easily the most electronic song on the album, Electra states "I'm the one who left you", not the other way around. It does makes sense to place Radioactive, after Heartbreaker, even thought their recording dates are far apart. 8.5/10 14. Fear & Loathing The conclusion to Electra's journey. It begins with a reflection of her life. It admits to the multitude of personalities, and her bitterness. However, she is not truly changed. She's realized that she must let go of her negativity. She is done with fruitless effort of "having it all". She has been saved, free to live in happiness now. The track ends with a haunting vocal by Marina's grandmother. It's beautiful, and strangely fitting. "I wanna touch the edge of greatness. Don't wanna be completely faithless." 10/10 "Electra Heart" is not "The Family Jewels", but why would you want the same album twice? Both are masterpieces in my opinion. It's Marina has stretched into territory - the sound works quite well. This album is one that requires analyzing and input. It's poetry will leave breathless - on the edge of greatness. Review: Great pop-synth album - My review of this album is similar to this album: Perfectionist (desertcart MP3 Exclusive Deluxe Version) [Explicit] [+Digital Booklet ]. It is like Marina dove into my mind and programmed this CD to my personal sound taste. I'm glad she put out an album with more than 10 tracks, also. I feel like I'm getting jipped when its only 10 songs. I finally purchased the whole album after getting a taste of PRIMADONNA for free and finding it catchy and something fresh from a new artist(for me anyways). Marina did a great job on this album. Excellent beats along with snippy, dark-pop, introspective lyrics. Her ability to write creative lyrics is her biggest strength as an artist. I have yet to go back and listen to her older album, but this album stands very well on its own. I have read places that she wanted to go for a pop sound to make a statement and also fulfill a personal goal of being a pop star. I think with this album she could do that in the most ironic way. If she ever comes to my city to perform somewhere, I'd go. I'd want to see how her voice would sound live, what she really looks like through the lenz called my eye, and see how she does a show. Her voice has a unique overall sound and I'd be interested to see what she uses in her music. There are some neat instruments, sounds like the harp in PRIMADONNA. The reason I almost gave it a 4 instead of a 5 though was because her voice just sounds so much like Katy Perry's in certain songs. Not that its that bad, but she does some of the things that Katy Perry does with her voice that I don't enjoy. For example, when singing HYPOCRITES, I think she fluctuates her voice unnecessarily. At the same time, her voice is very sexy especially in lower registers. I love her voice because it has great pitch most of the time. I love the slight opera sound she has and she has amazing range. And the whole record sounds like an opera of her love life. My first few listens through the album I thought there were some songs that sounded similar to one another in theme and background. But after listening to the album for the better part of 2 months, I think she is just pure talent. I discovered songs that are on different versions of the album and I wish I could have those ones too. I've also tried catching clips on youtube and interviews w/ her. I hope that she doesn't lose her motivation like she did between Family Jewels and Electra heart because I'm interested to see what she comes up in the future. Highlights for me were RADIOACTIVE, PRIMADONNA, BUBBLEGUM BITCH, HOMEWRECKER, HOW TO BE A HEARTBREAKER and STARRING ROLE. Which is almost half the album. Yes it is really GOOD, listen to the whole thing. Update: Its been a little over a year and I still have this album on repeat. Even after I saw Marina live, I needed to hear at least one song of hers everyday. For this reason I changed my review to 5 stars. Marina is a diamond in the rough & I'd like to claim myself as one of her biggest diamonds. ## Images ![Electra Heart - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71q8pClPKNL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Deception & perfection, are wonderful traits." *by C***S on December 29, 2012* Marina's sophomore album, "Electra Heart" builds upon, her wonderful artistry. The follow to 2010 album, "The Family Jewels", Marina spent around two years producing this record. While, Electra still features thought provoking lyrics, it's musical is new direction for Marina. The new record features a more electronic sound. I hesitant to call "POP", while does have many pop elements, the album's poetry is far deeper and meaningful, then a casual pop song. "Electra Heart"'s main purpose can easily be uncovered through a listening session - to tell the tragic tale of Electra's (the vehicle of the album) life. The American edition, I'm reviewing contains 14 tracks. "Radioactive" and "Sex Yeah" are bonus tracks on the deluxe edition found in the UK, while "How To Be a Heartbreaker" is a US exclusive track. "Living Dead" from the UK edition, has sadly been omitted, but strongly suggest American Diamonds listen to the track. (It should be available on YouTube. If you like it, you should order the UK edition of "Electra Heart" as well as the American.) Track Reviews: 1. Bubblegum Bitch The album is opener, is fun and sassy. The lyrics act as clues as to the rest of the album. Defiantly a standout track. The lyrics are basic description of the album's main character, Electra. She wants love, but isn't afraid to be assertive and stand up for herself when taken advantage of. Her strong side is shown in this song. "I'll chew you up and I'll spit you out. Cause that's what young love is all about" 10/10 2. Primadonna The first official single from the album. It's perfect first single. Forty second intro draws in the listener, just as the beat kicks in. The lyrics speak of Electra's need to be adored, as well as spoiled characteristic. The infectious lyrics are still dancing in my head, but I'm not complaining! The backing vocals cooing "WOW", "YEAH" and "OOH", were a really nice touch. 9.6/10 3. Lies After a lamenting intro starring Marina's fine vocals, "Lies" dives into Electra questioning her relationship's credibility. The instrumental works very well with vocal permanence, and the lyrics. Proof (along with Primadonna) that Dr. Luke can be just as great as any indie-producer's song. "What's the point of the playing, a game you're gonna lose? What's the point in saying you 'love me like a friend'?" 9.3/10 4. Homewrecker An airy intro, with spoken words, set the stage for this anthem's theme. "I don't belong to anyone". Written as a response to "Lies", "Homewrecker" finds the protagonist coming back, and breaking hearts "just for fun". She proves that she belongs to no one, and that she is the heart-breaker, not broken. "I'm only happy when I'm on the run, I break a million hearts just for fun. I don't belong to anyone" 10/10 5. Starring Role Similar to "Lies", Electra is unhappy with her lover, however in "Starring Role" she much more assertive, however her broken heart can still be heard underneath the strong exterior. "I'd rather walk alone" "Fed up with the fantasies". She dismisses her role in her lovers heart as too small, wishing to be the star. The production creates a sense of anxiety, as if the relationship is on the edge of shattering. 9.5/10 6. The State of Dreaming The song seems to recall the "Electra" is a fictional character lived through on the album. "I've been living a state of dreaming". Or it may recall that Electra lives in her own world, where her perspective on others is altered/warped. "Living in a make believe land". There is a certain sadness to the track, in all it's airy beauty. 9/10 7. Power & Control In the album's second single, the protagonist in at odds in her relationship. This time, is seemingly over dominance, and heartbreak. Electra has decided to break her lover's heart, before her heart is shattered, while also a playing a game. She desires to make him fall, hard. She is no longer under his control. "we can't have peace, without a war" 10/10 8. Sex Yeah "Sex, sex, sex sells" chimes. The beat of the introduction brings to mind factory work line, where soulless pop stars, are somehow mechanically produced. The song then announces that history has given little to allow people to be who they are. They're lives mapped out for them, due to gender, among other factors. The protagonist wants to find what history and society can give to her that's positive, at the same time encouraging listeners to question their morals, and the morals of the society. 10/10 9. Teen Idle The ode to regretted youth is emotionally devastating. The song connects to both adults and teens. Teens relate, who feel pressures of their age. I feel youth these days are put under much more pressure then the previous generation. Adults connect, as there are regrets from their youth. Easily one of, if not the best song on "Electra Heart", the song mixes sad vocals, with up beat cheer. "Feeling *Super Super Super* suicidal". The bridge brings the song full circle with self-deprecating lyrics of fear of living a lonely life. Eventually the protagonist "dies, only to find I've come to life". A possible rebirth? 10/10 10. Valley of Dolls The protagonist cannot go on in her current form. It seems her identities are crushing her, she wishes to just sleep in "the Valley of the Dolls". While it's tenor is downcast, a feeling of hope somehow permeates it. As if, she is letting go of her other personalities. Can she now just be herself? "But to zero, here we go again. Racing again into oblivion" These lyrics to me, recall "Numb" on Marina's debut. 10/10 11. Hypocrates An more upbeat song after the darker section of the album, Electra is finally done with the relationship. She comes to complete terms with his actions and his hypocritical behavior. The lightness of the track, seems to suggest she is not longer saddened by the relationship. She is just calling him out, no wars. 8.9/10 12. How to Be a Heatbreaker A lesson on how to be a hearbtreaker, Electra encourages having fun, and looking pure. She suggests not getting attached, as well never wearing a your heart on your sleeve. She now know how to keep her heart unbroken, and how to break to the others. She isn't taking anymore risks in love. "Girls don't, we don't want our hearts to break into... So it's better to be fake" 9/10 13. Radioactive One of the first songs debuted off "Electra Heart", "Radioactive" sees Electra finds a love that makes her feel electric.... Radioactive even. Easily the most electronic song on the album, Electra states "I'm the one who left you", not the other way around. It does makes sense to place Radioactive, after Heartbreaker, even thought their recording dates are far apart. 8.5/10 14. Fear & Loathing The conclusion to Electra's journey. It begins with a reflection of her life. It admits to the multitude of personalities, and her bitterness. However, she is not truly changed. She's realized that she must let go of her negativity. She is done with fruitless effort of "having it all". She has been saved, free to live in happiness now. The track ends with a haunting vocal by Marina's grandmother. It's beautiful, and strangely fitting. "I wanna touch the edge of greatness. Don't wanna be completely faithless." 10/10 "Electra Heart" is not "The Family Jewels", but why would you want the same album twice? Both are masterpieces in my opinion. It's Marina has stretched into territory - the sound works quite well. This album is one that requires analyzing and input. It's poetry will leave breathless - on the edge of greatness. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great pop-synth album *by Z***B on September 4, 2012* My review of this album is similar to this album: Perfectionist (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Deluxe Version) [Explicit] [+Digital Booklet ]. It is like Marina dove into my mind and programmed this CD to my personal sound taste. I'm glad she put out an album with more than 10 tracks, also. I feel like I'm getting jipped when its only 10 songs. I finally purchased the whole album after getting a taste of PRIMADONNA for free and finding it catchy and something fresh from a new artist(for me anyways). Marina did a great job on this album. Excellent beats along with snippy, dark-pop, introspective lyrics. Her ability to write creative lyrics is her biggest strength as an artist. I have yet to go back and listen to her older album, but this album stands very well on its own. I have read places that she wanted to go for a pop sound to make a statement and also fulfill a personal goal of being a pop star. I think with this album she could do that in the most ironic way. If she ever comes to my city to perform somewhere, I'd go. I'd want to see how her voice would sound live, what she really looks like through the lenz called my eye, and see how she does a show. Her voice has a unique overall sound and I'd be interested to see what she uses in her music. There are some neat instruments, sounds like the harp in PRIMADONNA. The reason I almost gave it a 4 instead of a 5 though was because her voice just sounds so much like Katy Perry's in certain songs. Not that its that bad, but she does some of the things that Katy Perry does with her voice that I don't enjoy. For example, when singing HYPOCRITES, I think she fluctuates her voice unnecessarily. At the same time, her voice is very sexy especially in lower registers. I love her voice because it has great pitch most of the time. I love the slight opera sound she has and she has amazing range. And the whole record sounds like an opera of her love life. My first few listens through the album I thought there were some songs that sounded similar to one another in theme and background. But after listening to the album for the better part of 2 months, I think she is just pure talent. I discovered songs that are on different versions of the album and I wish I could have those ones too. I've also tried catching clips on youtube and interviews w/ her. I hope that she doesn't lose her motivation like she did between Family Jewels and Electra heart because I'm interested to see what she comes up in the future. Highlights for me were RADIOACTIVE, PRIMADONNA, BUBBLEGUM BITCH, HOMEWRECKER, HOW TO BE A HEARTBREAKER and STARRING ROLE. Which is almost half the album. Yes it is really GOOD, listen to the whole thing. Update: Its been a little over a year and I still have this album on repeat. Even after I saw Marina live, I needed to hear at least one song of hers everyday. For this reason I changed my review to 5 stars. Marina is a diamond in the rough & I'd like to claim myself as one of her biggest diamonds. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ From A Non-Pop Music Fan: I LOVE THIS ALBUM! *by M***N on May 2, 2013* Most of my music collection is not pop music. It's eclectic, but mostly indie. That being said I think this is an absolute triumph of pop music artistry. It's catchy, it's quirky, it's honest, and best-of-all the artist actually contributes to the songwriting. I really have no respect for artists that simply sing (likely auto-tuned) and dance but have little if any creativity. In any case I first heard about Marina from hearing "Primadonna" on the radio. I thought it was a very catchy and very clever pop song. Furthermore I thought Marina had a very pleasant voice and good vocal range. Obviously going with Dr. Luke as the producer of this song was a good choice as he really knew how to give the song that very infectious beat that makes you want to bob your head. I started looking for more of her songs and the next one I heard was "Power and Control". I was arguably even more impressed with that song, not only because of the stark contrast to "Primadonna" but because it also emphasized the honesty of her songs, her great vocal range, and the overall dark subject matter of the album itself. After hearing this song I knew she wasn't just a one-hit-wonder. I heard essentially the whole album before I bought it, but listening to the songs in bits and pieces just isn't the same as listening to the album all the way through. There really is a good focus to the album. Even if I didn't hear her explain it in an interview the album is obviously about the darker side of love and relationships. "Primadonna" is probably the most out-of-place song on the album but it's such a pleasure on its own you really couldn't leave it out. After owning the album for about 4 or 5 weeks I've probably listened to it 12 times in succession. "Lies", "In The Valley of The Dolls", "Lonely Hearts Club", and "Buy the Stars" are the best songs on the album that don't have a single. Of course the singles themselves are good too. I was a little disappointed to discover that "How to be a Heartbreaker" is not on the Deluxe Edition of the album. It isn't exactly one of my favorites, but it's just annoying that one CD doesn't have it all. I definitely think I bought the better version though, since I'd be giving up "Lonely Hearts Club", "Radioactive", and "Buy The Stars". This isn't a Britney Spears album, Marina can actually write and sing, and this isn't a Katy Perry album, you can actually tell each song has a personal meaning for her. She's not a fad, she's here to stay, love you Marina, every day! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.uy/products/1314165-electra-heart](https://www.desertcart.uy/products/1314165-electra-heart) --- *Product available on Desertcart Uruguay* *Store origin: UY* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*