The Family Jewels is the debut studio album by Marina & the Diamonds (Marina Diamandis), released in 2010. The record is adventurous in scopemixing glittery pop, punk-edged hooks, synth textures and theatrical flairto match Marinas distinctive vocal persona and lyrical ambition. Tracks like I Am Not a Robot, Oh No!, Hollywood and Mowglis Road reveal her interest in tension between vulnerability and performance, identity, fame and authenticity.

Musically, the album is bold and whimsical without losing sight of melody and emotional weight. The arrangements often feature layered synths, piano, occasional strings, and propulsive rhythms, and Marinas voice shifts between breathy intimacy and fierce intensity. The result is a memorable debut that established her as a striking, idiosyncratic voice in pop.

Reviews

An album with a distinct dual personality, Marinas dazzling The Family Jewels pitches the confident, MTV Awards-headlining superstar of our dreams against a more self-deprecating girl-next-door Marina whos dead set on Supertramping and vamping her way out of her fug. NME

The Family Jewels is a record that is creatively ubiquitous and aggressive, traits that make this album not unlike Amy Winehouses Back to Black or maybe even Liz Phairs Exile in Guyville. AllMusic

A1 Are You Satisfied?
A2 Shampain
A3 I Am Not A Robot
A4 Girls
A5 Mowgli'S Road
A6 Obsessions
A7 Hollywood
B1 The Outsider
B2 Guilty
B3 Hermit The Frog
B4 Oh No!
B5 Seventeen
B6 Numb