Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land
fifth studio album by Marina Diamandis
Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land is the fifth studio album by the Welsh singer and songwriter Marina Diamandis, and her second under the mononym Marina. It was released on 11 June 2021, through Atlantic and Neon Gold Records, with Crush Management. She began writing music for the record in August 2019, five months after the release of her fourth studio album, Love + Fear (2019). The album was produced by Diamandis, Jennifer Decilveo and James Flannigan; the latter collaborated on her previous album. Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land is a pop, electropop, and dance-pop record that explores themes such as feminism, global warming, misogyny, heartbreak, and racism.
Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land received generally positive reviews from music critics, many of whom compared it to her previous works. The album was preceded by four singles: "Man's World", "Purge the Poison", the title track, and "Venus Fly Trap", all of which accompanying a music video. It peaked at number 17 on the UK Albums Chart, while it debuted at 92 on the US Billboard 200. A deluxe edition of the album was released on 7 January 2022, which contained three new tracks and two demos of songs that appeared on the standard edition. It was preceded by the promotional single "Happy Loner".
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