''Strange Words and Weird Wars'' is the second studio album by Scottish musician
Marnie, released on 2 June 2017 through Disco Pinata. It is Marnie's second album released during the hiatus of her main band
Ladytron
Ladytron are an electronic band formed in Liverpool in 1999. The group consists of Helen Marnie (lead vocals, synthesizers), Mira Aroyo (vocals, synthesizers), and Daniel Hunt (synthesizers, guitar, vocals). Reuben Wu (synthesizers) was a ...
, the first being ''
Crystal World'' (2013).
Release
''Strange Words and Weird Wars'' is the second solo album of the Scottish musician
Marnie (full name Helen Marnie), the lead vocalist and one of the songwriters and keyboardists of the
electronic band
Ladytron
Ladytron are an electronic band formed in Liverpool in 1999. The group consists of Helen Marnie (lead vocals, synthesizers), Mira Aroyo (vocals, synthesizers), and Daniel Hunt (synthesizers, guitar, vocals). Reuben Wu (synthesizers) was a ...
. The album was released on 2 June 2017. The first single "Alphabet Block" premiered on 24 January 2017 on
PopJustice
Popjustice is a music website founded in 2000 by UK freelance music journalist Peter Robinson, who has worked for ''NME'', ''The Guardian'', ''Attitude'' and many others. It is composed of the work of editor Robinson, features editor Michael C ...
.
"Lost Maps" was chosen as the second single and it was released on 30 March.
Track listing
Personnel
*Helen Marnie – vocals, synthesizers
*Jonny Scott – production
*Lewis Gardiner – mixing
*John Davis at Metropolis – mastering
*Peter Kelly – additional drums, "Boys/girls", "Mind owl" and "Electric" drawings
*Aleksandra Modrzejewska – photography
*Helen Marnie and Jonny Scott – additional in-studio photography
References
External links
Ladytron official website
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2017 albums
Helen Marnie albums
Avant-pop albums