Generations

* Standard
* Delicate Edition

"**Generations**" (originally titled "**Thriller**") is the fourth and final studio album by American singer, songwriter, and record producer, MARINE, is expected to release on June 30th, 2023. The album was announced on May 21st, 2023. The album cover was unveiled on May 29th, 2023. Official physical versions of the album were available for pre-order on May 31st, 2023. The *Delicate* webstore-exclusive edition of the album (featuring an alternative cover art) was available for pre-order without notice on June 3rd, 2023. According to early concepts of the album via reliable insiders, the album was intended to release September 8th, 2023, however, for unknown reasons, it was released earlier during the Summer months on June 30th, 2023.

The album takes place in a variety of centuries before the events occuring during MARINE's debut album, "***Pages Of A Grim Writer***", however, the events occuring during the final track, "**History**" are present in the time where Succubus is alive.

## Background

On May 1st, 2023, MARINE tweeted lyrics from a song expected to appear on the album's tracklist, stating, "*are we flame and metal? or are we needle and thread? are we light pillars made for the dead, there's blood on the roses and bloodshot we are, needle and thread, will you heal up my heart?*" The confirmation of the of the album was then revealed after MARINE quote-tweeted the lyrics, with the hashtag "*#M4*".

On May 6th, 2023, MARINE was spotted at a coffee shop and was approached by two fans. They asked ask MARINE if she was working with her music. She responded with, "*Yes, I am working on music all the time; I'd say I write at least one song a day whether I am in an album cycle or not.*" The fans also asked MARINE what the inspiration for the project were, and she responded with, "*The sea, the sky, and blood.*"

On May 21st, 2023, MARINE announced the album on social media along with the announcement of the lead single, "*Red Flag Collector*", releasing the following Friday.

## About The Album

In the first three albums by MARINE, "***Pages Of A Grim Writer***", "***The Strange Place***", and "***Noir***", the chronological albums were connected with a story with the protagonist being Succubus. In "***Generations***", each song represents one of the generations leading up to the final one, Succubus. Each song represents a major event that occured in the generation it is based on's life.

In the album's prologue featured in all physical versions of the album in a booklet or poster, each generation contains an inhuman ability (a form of magical power), that is significant in their existence. It is important to know that once a new generation is born, the one that gave birth to it dies. Cecelia, Succubus' mother, did not die because her magical ability was resurgence and reanimation.

In the last song, "**History**", Succubus ends her life with her own abilities to end the tradition of cruel acts that are intended to occur with each generation.

## Singles

"**Red Flag Collector**""**Delicate**""**History**""**The Lighthouse**"

## Trivia

* The album is MARINE's first album without a title track since her debut album, "***Pages Of A Grim Writer***".
* The longest track on the album is "**The Lighthouse**" at four minutes and thirty-two seconds, while the shortest track is "**Moonlight Bound**" at three minutes and seven seconds.
* The album's original name "***Thriller***", had it's name because the storyline in MARINE's discography felt like a form of movie, however, MARINE changed it to it's final name due to the fact that it fit the theme better.