New music: Marina and the Diamonds – Starring Role (Acoustic)

Two years since the release of her debut album The Family Jewels (and a year since she described it as a "failure"), Welsh singer Marina Diamandis is about to release her second album, Electra Heart. You could describe it as a concept album. Produced and co-written with American pop heavyweights such as Dr Luke and Greg Kurstin, the record explores identity and various female characters (Bubblegum Bitch, Homewrecker), alongside songs influenced by an all-encompassing break-up (the