Melanie Martinez

[Carmen Del Rey 2,076]

I feel guilty for saying this but I might like Portals (as a whole) better than Ocean Blvd.

I could never love Melanie as much as Lana, and the songs that I do like on Ocean Blvd, I love way more than Portals. Portals just has no skips for me. I'm having issues connecting to some of Lana's new songs. Idk pls don't arrest me 

[Glitter Boy 16,608]

12 minutes ago, Carmen Del Rey said:

I feel guilty for saying this but I might like Portals (as a whole) better than Ocean Blvd.

I could never love Melanie as much as Lana, and the songs that I do like on Ocean Blvd, I love way more than Portals. Portals just has no skips for me. I'm having issues connecting to some of Lana's new songs. Idk pls don't arrest me 

While I totally feel you I don't see the comparison between both albums, they're quite different  and I'll admit I prefer Ocean by miles, but that doesn't imply I dislike Portals.

Portals has some great moments (I've grown to love Void, The Contortionist, Evil, Tunnel Vision and the three bonus so much, and Death, Light Shower, Battle of the Larynx and Womb are also great) but overall it's not as strong to me, maybe because, from the way the album was being described and promoted, I was expecting some conceptual shit that ended up not completely happening. However I compliment her progress since K-12 and After School, at least sonically and sometimes lyrically the album was several steps into the right direction (not you, Moon Cycle and Nymphology)  I need a full rock record Melanie, hoping MM4 is something like that and also that she throws away the character thingy and goes full personal for once. I'd love that so much.

[Coloringbooks 14,081]

20 minutes ago, Carmen Del Rey said:

I feel guilty for saying this but I might like Portals (as a whole) better than Ocean Blvd.

Oh I fully agree with this. Lana's put out some great songs in recent years but I don't feel connected to her recent output like I am with her older music. But I'm a huge Melanie stan of all eras, so

[ButterflyBones 2,241]

Just saw her latest IG post and this "not like the other Earthlings" act is going to get old so fast, lol.

 

Echoing the sentiments about PORTALS being kind of all over the place, though. She needed to either commit to the theme 100% like Cry Baby/K-12, or lean fully into the personal elements and tone down the "past lives" storyline. If she would've taken more time during the writing process to blend the themes between the past lives/toxic relationships/moving on from her past, etc. Portals could've been a 10/10 for me.

 

I just feel like I'm getting 3 different albums when I listen to it, especially with the deluxe tracks.

[evalionisameme 13,899]

This one sounds better in Lanas voice too

 

 

 

 

[CoochieSwirlC 2,069]

16 minutes ago, evalionisameme said:

This one sounds better in Lanas voice too

 

 

 

 

This is possibly one of the funniest things I've ever heard 

[ItsRavenHunty 1,419]

did stitches ever leak in hq yet 

[The Siren 30,526]

8 hours ago, CoochieSwirlC said:

This is possibly one of the funniest things I've ever heard 

i need Fairy Dance to have a mix with some of the Nymphology verses/"fairy with a knife" lyric.

[Ultra Violet 19,026]

10 hours ago, Carmen Del Rey said:

I feel guilty for saying this but I might like Portals (as a whole) better than Ocean Blvd.

I could never love Melanie as much as Lana, and the songs that I do like on Ocean Blvd, I love way more than Portals. Portals just has no skips for me. I'm having issues connecting to some of Lana's new songs. Idk pls don't arrest me 

I don't even feel guilty for thinking this. Portals is a bop with only one or two skips. 

This is the first time I have this opinion too, over Lana, so it's new to me too. I'm just accepting it 

 

Edit: meanwhile I'm still shaking over Earthquakes, Madly, Melancholia, LMLYLAW demo 

[Ultra Violet 19,026]

9 hours ago, ButterflyBones said:

Just saw her latest IG post and this "not like the other Earthlings" act is going to get old so fast, lol.

 

 

Imo she's officially gone across the border from "I am promoting mindfulness and self-awareness to my fans" to "I am a wellness guru, so take notes on how what i do is unrealistic and unattainable to you "

I'm sorry, I know she literally never said those words (I know I'm stretching) It's just the vibe I'm getting  she probably didnt mean it in that tone, and i bet it did inspire some fans, But it really is almost impossible for people under 21 to keep off the digital world 99% of the time (or ~ 10 minutes per day). Current schooling, work, and socialising demands it, and children and teens know nothing else these days. 

[The Siren 30,526]

im having a hard time trying to pick either the leaked version of Void or the released version of VOID in my version of the album

1. Fairy Dance
2. Faerie Soiree
3. Tunnel Vision
4. Dragon's Blood
5. Void
6. Spider Web
7. Leeches
8. Inconsistent Flame
9. Garden
10. The Contortionist
11. Finger's Crossed
12. Evil
13. Needle & Thread
14. Pluto
15. Milk of the Siren
16. Void - leaked ver
17. Death - leaked ver

[The Siren 30,526]

also, since my hard drive went kaput, i CANNOT FIND the version of Drowning that i had. i really liked that version

[a wild one 2,252]

powder is the best deluxe track from portals 

[Anonymcomenter 4,675]

8 hours ago, Ultra Violet said:

 

Imo she's officially gone across the border from "I am promoting mindfulness and self-awareness to my fans" to "I am a wellness guru, so take notes on how what i do is unrealistic and unattainable to you "

I'm sorry, I know she literally never said those words (I know I'm stretching) It's just the vibe I'm getting  

u are NOT stretching, it’s literally the vibe she’s givin 

[Ben 42]

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. 

[lizzycobain 1,393]

No one asked BUT My ranking of portals according to my most streamed list: 

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Spoiler

1. DEATH

2.VOID

3.FAERIE SOIRÉE

4.TUNNEL VISION

5. NYMPHOLOGY 

6. EVIL

7. SPIDER WEB

8. PLUTO

9. POWDER

10. MILK OF THE SIREN

11. WOMB

12. MOON CYCLE

13. BATTLE OF THE LARYNX 

14. THE CONTORTIONIST 

15. LEECHES

16. LIGHT SHOWER 

 

 

This has been her best album (in my opinion), since Cry Baby I loveeeee it 

 

[Coloringbooks 14,081]

[NYMPHOLOGY 141]

do anybody go the link for tunnel vision with the tunnel vision, on a mission chorus dbree preferably

[rabbit boi 269]

6 hours ago, Ben said:

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 

[Ultra Violet 19,026]

13 hours ago, Anonymcomenter said:

u are NOT stretching, it’s literally the vibe she’s givin 

Lol honestly thank you for clarifying that. I guess I'm paranoid that someone will call me triggered or say im tearing her apart, when in reality I 100% love what she's doing right now but just feel urked by the delivery of some of it