| Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Standard edition cover | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 11 June 2021 | |||
| Recorded | 2020–2021 | |||
| Studio |
| |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 36:07 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Producer |
| |||
| Marina chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land | ||||
| ||||
Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land is the fifth studio album by Welsh singer-songwriter Marina and her last under a major label.[1] The album was released on 11 June 2021 through Atlantic Records. 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".
Marina confirmed at a concert on 23 May 2022 that Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land would be her final album under her 14-year long contract with Atlantic Records, and that she would be an independent artist going forward.[2]
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).
- ^ Marina Diamandis [@MarinaDiamandis] (23 May 2022). "After 14 years of being signed, "Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land" is my final album with Atlantic Records. I want to share my independence with you. 🤍" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 May 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Marina announces she's now an independent artist after 14 years with Atlantic Records on Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land Tour". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 May 2022.