 A self @-@ described " DIY musician " and " indie artist with pop goals , " Diamandis considers her music to be " alternate pop " . Lester wrote in 2008 that Diamandis 's musical direction was " hard to fathom " , given the frequency with which she alternated " simple keyboards @-@ based ballads " and " quirky new wave @-@ inflected numbers . " Whereas The Family Jewels incorporated prominent elements of new wave music , Electra Heart was heavily inspired by electropop musical styles . Diamandis opined that the United States was more welcoming of said musical transition than the United Kingdom , and suggested that the American audience embraced the humour behind the latter " tongue @-@ in @-@ cheek record " . Froot is a pop record , with elements of europop and pop rock . 
