With 1 more week to go before the release of the upcoming album PORTALS, Melanie Martinez has released the music video for the lead single DEATH.
This week, Melanie Martinez also hosted a variety of listening experiences for the upcoming album all across the world (including Amsterdam) to further feed the hype surrounding the singer-songwriter’s forthcoming third album.
Check out the music video for DEATH below and let us know if you are excited for the new album.
Melanie Martinez ‘Portals’ Listening Party: New Sound Made From Old Sounds
We went to one of the listening parties of Melanie Martinez her upcoming album Portals. She had listening parties all over the world today for her upcoming album. We visited the only one not in a record/comic store. We visited the listening party in The Upside Down Museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
I got inside the museum, this museum consists of multiple rooms so they explained to us that the listening party would be in the first room. People would still be walking through so we had to stand more to the sides. The room itself was beautiful and there were already a bunch of fans. You could see pictures of her new character all around the room in different scenarios and poses. Our group got in a little after the start so we missed the first few songs.
The first song we heard was Light Shower. I couldn’t get the best impression yet but I stayed until I heard it for a second time. Do note that the lyrics were quite difficult to hear so I can’t really comment on that a lot. I won’t spoil the album too much since our album review will be more in depth. The album review will of course release when the album releases. Melanie already played a few songs live during Lollapalooza Argentina, Battle Of The Larynx, Tunnel Vision, Faerie Soirée, Evil and Void.
I will sum up every song in 1 or 2 sentences:
Death: This song is already released but still one of my favorite songs of the album.
Void: Catchy, this song will stay in your head for a long time.
Tunnel Vision: A slow dark song where the percussion mainly leads the song.
Faerie Soirée: The intro is really different than the rest of the song, it feels fast paced but the entire song kind of sounds the same.
Light Shower: This song had me speechless, it’s so tender and beautiful.
Spider Web: Really bouncy, the post chorus is one of the best parts of the songs where the kick drum and bass combine perfectly.
Leeches: Quite the eerie song with a lot of buildups that sadly don’t go anywhere.
Battle Of The Larynx: Really pop like but with Melanie her own twist, the ending is great.
The Contortionist: This pre-chorus is amazing, also the song that comes closest to her K-12 album.
Moon Cycle: The only song where I make a comment on the lyrics. I love how the title sounds so extremely space like while the song is about something entirely different.
Nymphology: Also one of the faster songs, this song is hyper pop like.
Evil: The intro reminds me so much of Lotta True Crime by Penelope Scott. The song itself is so different tho. This song sounds the most like pop.
Womb: This song is mostly just her and a guitar, starts to build up a little but eventually ends how it started.
The album in its entirety is around 50 minutes.
Let us know if you also went to a listening party and if you’re excited for the album to be out! Stream Death by Melanie Martinez below.
Melanie Martinez Announces ‘Portals’ Listening Parties At Local Record Stores All Over The World
Melanie Martinez has announced a bunch of listening parties in the U.S., Europe and Australia for her upcoming album Portals.
A lot of local record stores will open their doors on March 23rd for fans of Melanie Martinez. They will be able to listen to her upcoming album, join in exclusive giveaways and pre-order the album at their local record store.
Not much else is known about the entire event. A notable location is the Netherlands. They’re the only country where the event won’t be held in a record store or comic store. The event in the Netherlands will be in an upside down museum. Probably with an entire experience attached to it.
Check out if the listening party comes to a record store near you here, and let us know if you’re going! Stream Melanie Martinez her newest single Death below!
Melanie Martinez Plays 5 Unreleased Songs From Upcoming Album ‘Portals’ At Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza was last weekend and Melanie Martinez played 5 unreleased songs from her upcoming album Portals: Battle Of The Larynx, Tunnel Vision, Faerie Soirée, Evil and Void.
Melanie got on stage in the outfit of a character that she introduced in the snippets of her upcoming album which got everyone quite excited. She then proceeded to play some popular songs of her.
She then sat down on stage and everything went black, except for the screen. When the lights turned on again, she started singing the first single of her upcoming album Portals: Death.
She then proceeded to play, to surprise of everyone, five unreleased tracks! The tracks being: Battle Of The Larynx, Tunnel Vision, Faerie Soirée, Evil and Void.
This all has gotten us quite excited for the upcoming album which releases in a little less than 2 weeks!
Portals by Melanie Martinez is out March 31st 2023 on all streaming platforms. Check out the first single called Death below. Also check out some videos that fans of hers made of the new songs!
Melanie Martinez Returns With Lead Single ‘DEATH’, Album ‘PORTALS’ Releases Later This Month
It has been a long time coming, but Melanie Martinez is finally back with new music! Martinez’s sophomore album was released in 2019, with the deluxe edition of K-12 releasing in 2020, but after that it has been quiet.
Today, that all changes with the release of lead single DEATH, taken from the upcoming album Portals, which will see its release on the 31st of March via Atlantic Records. No tour dates surrounding the new album have been revealed yet, but they will most likely be revealed in the near future.
The tracklisting for the upcoming album is as followed:
1. DEATH 2. VOID 3. TUNNEL VISION 4. FAERIE SOIRÉE 5. LIGHT SHOWER 6. SPIDER WEB 7. LEECHES 8. BATTLE OF THE LARYNX 9. THE CONTORTIONIST 10. MOON CYCLE 11. NYMPHOLOGY 12. EVIL 13. WOMB
Without further ado, check out DEATH right below and let us know if you are excited for Melanie Martinez’s upcoming album.
Last week, Melanie Martinez started teasing new music, to the great pleasure of her fans who have been waiting for her to make her long-awaited return.
She cleaned out her Instagram and posted a tease of a new song accompanied by an image of a butterfly and a video of a big toadstool, carved with RIP CRY BABY, thus officially marking the death of her alter-ego.
The character, created by Martinez in 2015, embodied a mix of childlike innocence, vulnerability, and strength. She represents the experiences and emotions of young people growing up in today’s world. Cry Baby is often depicted as an outsider or misfit who struggles with the challenges of adolescence, such as bullying, heartbreak, and insecurity.
In 2019, Melanie Martinez released the follow-up to Cry Baby, K-12, which was accompanied by a full-length film of the same name. That was then followed by the After School EP in 2020 to close that era.
This week, Martinez continued posting images and videos of an eccentric creature being developed.
She also released a 12-second snippet on Spotify in which she sang “I’m back from the dead”.
Now, the American singer-songwriter has announced the release of her upcoming album, titled Portals. The album is set to drop on March 31st via Atlantic Records and fans are eagerly anticipating what the former contestant on The Voice has in store for them.
Martinez has always been known for her distinctive aesthetic, and it looks like Portals will be no exception. The album’s cover art features Martinez as an otherworldy creature in a whimsical and surreal world, surrounded by toadstools and flowers.
It’s a fitting visual representation of the magical and otherworldly themes that she is going to explore on the album.
