Marina and the Diamonds "Family Jewels" Lady Gaga "Mayhem" Things Fall Apart was the

Things Fall Apart was the first album of The Roots that exceeded half-a-million sold units

but beginning with Against the Grain and Generator the bands musical straightjackets got loosened

and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra

Michael Panton (guitars)

Marina and the Diamonds "Family Jewels" Lady Gaga "Mayhem" Things Fall Apart was theHighlighted by the UK Top 20 hit single, "Hollywood," "THE FAMILY JEWELS" is proving an early contender for 2010's most distinctive debut. Songs like the dramatic "Oh No!" (produced by Greg Kurstin of The Bird And The Bee), "Obsessions" and the boldly ambitious "Mowgli's Road" see Marina gleefully melding the theatrically lavish vocal and orchestral flourishes of Kate Bush with the wonderful pop eccentricity of everyone from Sparks to the Scissor