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Jesus, that merch is sloppy.
 
Still no update on any of the items I pre-ordered in early March that should've shipped on 3/31, lol.
 
Starting to feel like I just need to do a chargeback. So beyond unprofessional that we're going in to mid-May and all I've had is a couple auto-responses of the shop staff bitching about the high volume of orders and a crappy coupon for 15% of another order I'd never receive. 

Jesus, that merch is sloppy.
 
Still no update on any of the items I pre-ordered in early March that should've shipped on 3/31, lol.
 
Starting to feel like I just need to do a chargeback. So beyond unprofessional that we're going in to mid-May and all I've had is a couple auto-responses of the shop staff bitching about the high volume of orders and a crappy coupon for 15% of another order I'd never receive. 

Am I insane to think Sirens isn’t all that? 
 
I mean it’s not bad but she has better songs in my opinion… it’s like she’s trying so hard to be “edgy” but it doesn’t work for me 

like a priest behind confession walls, i judge myself
 

 
 
kneeling on a metal grater
 

 
bloody like a body that has died and it's myself
 

 
tangled in my own intestines
 

 
 
 
 

Well, Portals has been out for 3 weeks and still no update on the vinyl or signed CD I pre-ordered in early March from her official store. Got yet another bland support response that answered nothing, but gave me a 15% off coupon for a future order… as if I’d place another. 
 
Wild. 

preordered mine in feb and i havnt even gotten a coupon 

Well, Portals has been out for 3 weeks and still no update on the vinyl or signed CD I pre-ordered in early March from her official store. Got yet another bland support response that answered nothing, but gave me a 15% off coupon for a future order… as if I’d place another. 
 
Wild. 

Well, Portals has been out for 3 weeks and still no update on the vinyl or signed CD I pre-ordered in early March from her official store. Got yet another bland support response that answered nothing, but gave me a 15% off coupon for a future order… as if I’d place another. 
 
Wild. 

Well, Portals has been out for 3 weeks and still no update on the vinyl or signed CD I pre-ordered in early March from her official store. Got yet another bland support response that answered nothing, but gave me a 15% off coupon for a future order… as if I’d place another. 
 
Wild. 

Well, Portals has been out for 3 weeks and still no update on the vinyl or signed CD I pre-ordered in early March from her official store. Got yet another bland support response that answered nothing, but gave me a 15% off coupon for a future order… as if I’d place another. 
 
Wild. 

Well, Portals has been out for 3 weeks and still no update on the vinyl or signed CD I pre-ordered in early March from her official store. Got yet another bland support response that answered nothing, but gave me a 15% off coupon for a future order… as if I’d place another. 
 
Wild. 

Well, Portals has been out for 3 weeks and still no update on the vinyl or signed CD I pre-ordered in early March from her official store. Got yet another bland support response that answered nothing, but gave me a 15% off coupon for a future order… as if I’d place another. 
 
Wild. 

Please share if you do. Portals as a whole has some odd mixing moments, but it's so painfully apparent on the Evil verses. I've tried to get over it, but when her previous work has felt so immersive, it's a hard pill to swallow to end up with this muffled jumble. I adore the album as a whole, but I hate that half the songs sound like she has a retainer in her mouth.
 
I'm at the point where I'd legit pay someone to perform a decent remaster of the album. Probably wildly illegal, but... 

Please share if you do. Portals as a whole has some odd mixing moments, but it's so painfully apparent on the Evil verses. I've tried to get over it, but when her previous work has felt so immersive, it's a hard pill to swallow to end up with this muffled jumble. I adore the album as a whole, but I hate that half the songs sound like she has a retainer in her mouth.
 
I'm at the point where I'd legit pay someone to perform a decent remaster of the album. Probably wildly illegal, but... 

Please share if you do. Portals as a whole has some odd mixing moments, but it's so painfully apparent on the Evil verses. I've tried to get over it, but when her previous work has felt so immersive, it's a hard pill to swallow to end up with this muffled jumble. I adore the album as a whole, but I hate that half the songs sound like she has a retainer in her mouth.
 
I'm at the point where I'd legit pay someone to perform a decent remaster of the album. Probably wildly illegal, but... 

Please share if you do. Portals as a whole has some odd mixing moments, but it's so painfully apparent on the Evil verses. I've tried to get over it, but when her previous work has felt so immersive, it's a hard pill to swallow to end up with this muffled jumble. I adore the album as a whole, but I hate that half the songs sound like she has a retainer in her mouth.
 
I'm at the point where I'd legit pay someone to perform a decent remaster of the album. Probably wildly illegal, but... 

Please share if you do. Portals as a whole has some odd mixing moments, but it's so painfully apparent on the Evil verses. I've tried to get over it, but when her previous work has felt so immersive, it's a hard pill to swallow to end up with this muffled jumble. I adore the album as a whole, but I hate that half the songs sound like she has a retainer in her mouth.
 
I'm at the point where I'd legit pay someone to perform a decent remaster of the album. Probably wildly illegal, but... 

Please share if you do. Portals as a whole has some odd mixing moments, but it's so painfully apparent on the Evil verses. I've tried to get over it, but when her previous work has felt so immersive, it's a hard pill to swallow to end up with this muffled jumble. I adore the album as a whole, but I hate that half the songs sound like she has a retainer in her mouth.
 
I'm at the point where I'd legit pay someone to perform a decent remaster of the album. Probably wildly illegal, but... 

Me personally I would also love a few more down tempo reverby moments like the tunnel vision bridge.. a song with a chorus in that nature could've been a nice compliment to fairy soiree, like a less chaotic entrancing soothing melodic song.. she could've even reworked a song like light shower into it by upping the tempo and adding a catchy couplet to the beginning and end of the chorus.. someone needs to put me in that writers room her next album would eat 
 
 
I might get on my computer later and try to re master the evil verses with good plugins.. i might be able to actually make it sound like a melanie verse.. lana doesn't even have an excuse anymore because the plugins that have been coming out in the past few years can literally transform iPhone voice memos into almost studio sounding songs unless they're listened to closely.. Idk why more producers don't use the tools available. Every "high end" producer I talk to about it gets all ego-ey about it and they blablabla about analog. And yes it's true analog has a warmth to it that's very difficult to replicate but for demos and certain songs it's unnecessary to power trip about it.. I think they're scared "less skilled" ppl will be able to replace them eventually with new tech so they want to make it seem "bad" when it isn't and so many huge artists make use of these tools 

If void, evil, and battle of the larynx had her vocals mixed in the traditional "Melanie" way and not this weird low pass "rock" vocal way that doesn't suit her voice the songs would sound 1000% better.. the vocal mixing on those songs sucks all the color and life out of Melanie's voice.. a producer who is up to date on plugins needs to just put soothe 2 over her main vocal channel. that's all he needs to do. it's not so hard.

Yea.. I still think the mixing on this album is really off. It’s definitely apparent while listening to the vinyl, her vocals are kind of all over the place in volume?

If you bother them enough, they won’t give you any answers, but you might get a 15% off coupon for future orders, that may also never ship, like I did 

The total lack of shipping info on pre-orders from her official store is unprofessional. I opened a support ticket earlier today to request info, and it says someone will be contacting me as soon as possible. No auto-response yet. The website clearly states:
 
When will my Pre-Order Arrive?
US Orders: If you place your order no later than 10 days before the scheduled release, you will receive your shipment on or around the release date. I swear, if my swirl vinyl shows up as a gray blob... 
 
There's no point of offering pre-orders (beyond grabbing cash from fans) if you can't fulfill orders by, or at least on the release date... They should've had shipments packed and ready to go in advance of 3/31 for those who ordered with plenty of time to spare.
 
Also love that her website spelled her name "Melanie Martine". Confidence-inspiring. 

The total lack of shipping info on pre-orders from her official store is unprofessional. I opened a support ticket earlier today to request info, and it says someone will be contacting me as soon as possible. No auto-response yet. The website clearly states:
 
When will my Pre-Order Arrive?
US Orders: If you place your order no later than 10 days before the scheduled release, you will receive your shipment on or around the release date. I swear, if my swirl vinyl shows up as a gray blob... 
 
There's no point of offering pre-orders (beyond grabbing cash from fans) if you can't fulfill orders by, or at least on the release date... They should've had shipments packed and ready to go in advance of 3/31 for those who ordered with plenty of time to spare.
 
Also love that her website spelled her name "Melanie Martine". Confidence-inspiring. 

The total lack of shipping info on pre-orders from her official store is unprofessional. I opened a support ticket earlier today to request info, and it says someone will be contacting me as soon as possible. No auto-response yet. The website clearly states:
 
When will my Pre-Order Arrive?
US Orders: If you place your order no later than 10 days before the scheduled release, you will receive your shipment on or around the release date. I swear, if my swirl vinyl shows up as a gray blob... 
 
There's no point of offering pre-orders (beyond grabbing cash from fans) if you can't fulfill orders by, or at least on the release date... They should've had shipments packed and ready to go in advance of 3/31 for those who ordered with plenty of time to spare.
 
Also love that her website spelled her name "Melanie Martine". Confidence-inspiring.