FROOT-ful charm

Carlos Garcia, Staff Writer
March 27, 2015

On Mon., Mar. 16, Welsh singer Marina Diamandis, most famously known as Marina and the Diamonds, released her third studio album: FROOT. With successful previous releases such as The Family Jewels and Electra Heart, Diamandis hoped for her third release to depict a more accurate representation of herself. The album was to be released on Apr. 3, but came sooner than expected due to leaks. To promote her third album, Diamandis conducted a “Froot of the Month,” releasing a song each month leading up to the release date. “Froot,” the album’s upbeat title track, was released as the first single on Nov. 11. The tracklist and the album cover were then confirmed soon after. December’s Froot of the Month was a piano ballad titled “Happy,” then “Immortal” in January. The promotion was supposed to be a six-month process, but due to internet leaks in Feb., it was cut short to five songs. The album was then scheduled to be released on Mar. 16. February’s release was an emotional, but upbeat song “I’m a Ruin,” with the final March release of a dance-y track titled “Forget.” In the last twelve days leading up to the release of FROOT, Diamandis promoted and premiered each song online on websites such as Yahoo! Music and Teen Vogue. After a two-year absence, Diamandis makes a great comeback with playful songs like “Blue” and “Can’t Pin Me Down”. In “Savages,” she questions the human race with lyrics like, “Underneath it all we’re just savages/ Hidden behind shirts, ties, and marriages.” While the album is much different from her previous releases; Marina Diamandis does not fail to impress with FROOT.

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Carlos Garcia, Staff Writer

17 year-old Carlos Garcia is an ex-Yearbook staff writer, and a newcomer on The Downey Legend’s writing team. He states that the major deadlines of Yearbook were too much for the then junior; Newspaper’s bi-weekly deadlines impose less stress on Garcia – who is now also juggling ROP classes, kudos to his Teacher Track, a course students can take to prepare for being a teacher. After graduation this year, Teacher Track will send him to Cerritos Community College for two years, where Garcia then hopes to transfer to the California State University of Long Beach. “I’m really hoping that I have more patience than I did before,” Garcia said, “because the track teaches patience for working with children.” Ideally, Garcia wants to be a renowned journalist, for a magazine of some sort; regardless, both jobs require varying levels of patience. Aside from being an aspiring journalist, Garcia is also a Netflix buff, dog enthusiast, Twitter connoisseur, and a music junkie. Garcia claims music is a huge part of his life, with his eclectic music taste ranging from garage rock artist Mac Demarco to rapper Azealia Banks. Since childhood, Garcia was a reserved person, preferring pencils and notebooks over the latest Nintendo. Leisure time consists of staying at home, cozying up to movies with his dogs Princess and Foxy. Still, Garcia plans to finish off senior year with a big bang: put on his best outgoing attitude, show off all his school spirit, and get the word out about The Downey Legend. With goals set in stone, Garcia is already looking like a promising addition to the 2014-2015 Downey Legend staff.