Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land is the fifth studio album by the Welsh singer and songwriter Marina Diamandis, and her second under the mononym Marina. It was released on 11 June 2021, through Atlantic and Neon Gold Records, with Crush Management. 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.