Portals by Melanie Martinez First Listen

Finally listening to Melanie Martinez's highly anticipated album Portals. She deviated from her classic sound, and I'm here for it.
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[@hGf.578]

Timestamps 🍄 0:50 - DEATH ☠️ 🪦⚰️ 3:26 - ⭐️ VOID 🕳️✨💐 6:14 - ⭐️ TUNNEL VISION 👀🕳️🔥 9:17 - ⏱️ FAERIE SOIRÉE 🧚‍♀️🐲💃 10:59 - LIGHT SHOWER 💡🚿💗 13:53 - ⭐️ SPIDER WEB 🕷️🕸️🎶 15:37 - LEECHES 🦟🪲🪳 17:16 - ⏱️ BATTLE OF THE LARYNX ⚔️🗣️🪩 18:52 - ⭐️ THE CONTORTIONIST 🦵🦾💔 20:49 - MOON CYCLE 🌑🩸😳 23:35 - NYMPHOLOGY 🧚‍♀️🧚🧚‍♂️ 25:49 - ⭐️ EVIL 👿👎🙅 28:10 - WOMB 🤰🧫🔬 30:54 - CONCLUSION 🎬🔚😅 ⭐️=lemmeputagoddamnmark ⏱️=more time needed

[@ikyhmw]

so fastt

[@Interce]

contortionist got a mark btw

[@hGf.578]

@@Intercetysm! it deserves it

[@CAM-sf9yy]

evil got a mark didnt it?

[@poisonivy7206]

🥒

[@SIRCTRL]

MELANIE wants to let you know that she wrote and produced VOID by herself 😭🤍

[@eyeshadow4829]

Well not really if you look up the credits for the album

[@turboshazed7370]

Sounds like it

[@freakshowmixes]

​@@eyeshadow4829she produced VOID and wrote it by herself, they were talking abt void not the album

[@f.e.li.p.e-edicoes2751]

VOID and LIGHT SHOWER ❤️

[@waynesmith6591]

I love spider web, void, fairee soiree, battle of the larynx, and milk of the siren. Those five are all my favorite. ❤❤😊

[@SantiagoEnzoTorales-y7w]

Time stamps: 1. DEATH - 01:02 2. VOID - 03:29⭐ 3. TUNNEL VISION - 06:17⭐ 4. FAERIE SOIRÉE - 09:21 5. LIGHT SHOWER - 11:01 6. SPIDER WEB - 13:55⭐ 7. LEECHES - 15:39 8. BATTLE OF THE LARYNX - 17:18 9. THE CONTORTIONIST - 18:55⭐ 10. MOON CYCLE - 20:51 11. NYMPHOLOGY - 23:39 + AMULET - 24:51 12. EVIL - 25:51⭐ 13. WOMB - 28:16 CONCLUSION 30:54 GODDAMN MARK ⭐

[@i4eth]

FAERIE SOIRÉE + VENUS *

[@lb-ns4kj]

Thank you!!! 😊

[@faeriesoireei]

I'm feeling like this album is literally made for me and I really really relate to it

[@yourfavoriteoompaloompa139]

Me too

[@fernology]

same, i feel like as Melanie’s music grows and evolves I really evolve along with it. :)

[@biggnome4653]

This album is such a grower. All the songs are so catchy and I couldn’t get them out of my head.

[@raiarthur7873]

hope you listen to it without pause or skip coz everything is connected hehehe it's like a whole movie in different chapters

[@emeeeeyy]

Yeah AJay usually does that at the end

[@K1LLAZJag]

AJAY THERES 3 MORE SONGS

[@Amyisntcreative]

The video we all were waiting for, love it!

[@hearts4summer.]

While I was watching this I was holding my Melanie Martinez flag🤍🤍😭😭

[@walpurgisnight7]

The end of LEECHES' chorus, that ' Aa-a-ah... Aa-ah.' will never get old.

[@shaggybro9330]

Well, the musicvideo reactions are not on patreon yet. Start with the first one. Though void is my fav

[@treistallworth69]

6:30 was deff me when I heard tunnel vision bc I was wondering if her usual sound would be in any of the songs and tunnel vision reassured me

[@alandelgadillo8161]

Kali uchis read moon in Venus NEXTTTTT

[@pass_word_girl]

i also needed time with faerie soiree but now its probably my second fav song in the deluxe album

[@notQuinnMildews]

The outros are actually supposed to connect each song, and it's honestly brilliant how she connected death and womb to symbolize the cycle of life and death ❤❤❤

[@Crybaby_k12_portals]

What’s your fav connect mine is NYMPHOLGY amulet EVIL

[@bludsuk3r]

womb to crybaby is wild it really paints the full pic with crybaby starting with “ death death, death”

[@jesterofdarkness_]

@@bludsuk3r the start of crybaby are just babies crying lol

[@bludsuk3r]

@@jesterofdarkness_ sorry friend but on the crybaby music vid on mel’s channel 2:07 is when it starts it’s supposed to sound like a baby fussing but mel’s saying “death death, death”

[@meepmoopmap]

​@@bludsuk3rno she says she likes experimenting with beats thats why she has beats like in soap, she used an sfx of bubbles popping its she didnt plan portals in the crybaby era she planned it in the k-12 era so its just a coincidence

[@kelx1312]

I love how she listens to the lyrics attentively only to throw on her own meaning at the end😭😭😭

[@cccctrrrllllll]

LMAOO LITERALLY

[@TheeArchiee]

Like so true 😂

[@aries158]

music is subjective... she's not melanie's best friend to know exactly what she's singing about

[@cccctrrrllllll]

@@aries158 its just funny is all😭

[@alejandrogonzalez9144]

I forever now think this was Melanie’s intent all along

[@aware_neto]

Portals is definitely a type of album that needs time for you to actually like it, especially to those who are fans since Cry Baby since it may sound weird. I personally loved since the first listen because it represents the growth, not only about CryBaby (character) but also Melanie and I definitely relate to it cause I grew up with both of them. Love your reactions 💕

[@eiffellyember2433]

I've personally always loved mels music, not a single skip

[@Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ]

Cry Baby was like a delicious, PERFECT hamburguer. Filling cheese, fresh lettuce, roasted meat, etc. K-12 was like stale milk. Yikes. Old, repetitive, ugh. Portals was like a mushroom salad with salt and pepper. A little bit weird, but refreshing and odd in a satisfying way.

[@sarvhalo]

@@Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ i deffo understand the k-12 one, like i love many songs on it but idk why whenever i think of the album it just seems so dry?? portals is definitely the best and crybaby is amazing too (after skl ep is underrated fr)

[@Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ]

@@sarvhalo K-12 sounds to me like an album Melania Trump released because the label or someone was asking her to and she wanted to have fun recording the film. But to me, it always lacked the punch and edge Cry Baby had and Portals confirmed that to me. I didn't store a single Portals song, but at least I can recognise Melon tried something. Even if I didn't feel connected to it.

[@aware_neto]

@@sarvhalo I think the main problem with K-12 is because (in my opinion) it sounds more like a soundtrack than an album. The first songs for example feels like are there only due to the movie, not because they were really meant to be there. Also, Cry Baby and Portals works because both of them can be understood as a piece of the character story but also an album who anyone who isn't a fan can listen to.

[@sweetheart---]

IM SO HAPPY YOU LIKED THIS ALBUM!!! This album is so enjoyable!! I'll never get over melanie martinez!!!

[@thatsceneking101]

i am SO so glad you liked this album ! this album is about the death of her character Crybaby and how she reincarnates into a new creature , each song relating to concepts connected to reincarnation while also having earthly double meanings . there’s also a DELUXE version of the album with only three songs that don’t relate to the theme of the standard album so i pray that you listen to that one too .

[@mauuvillani]

she didnt like it...she said she would need more time with it to enjoy it..she always say it when she dont like it haha

[@thatsceneking101]

@@mauuvillani oh well , it got better reception than RENAISSANCE so 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Earth2Don]

@@mauuvillaniThat doesnt necessarily mean she didnt like it..

[@livelifeonline4634]

@@mauuvillaniread the description... she said she liked it

[@To_Fun]

@@mauuvillaniread the description 🤡

[@sleepyemily]

lmao everyone on twitter was like shes gonna hate it but I'm glad you enjoyed it bc this is my favourite melanie album for sure. I loovee leeches which Ik is unpopular but that song gives me goosebumps every listen then the contortionist then death. Melanie really fed me with this album bc I think this sound is def what I've needed from her

[@niconicorom]

leeches is soooooooooo goooood ❤❤❤

[@RyanLaws83]

I’ve always been a mm fan but this album is my everything such an amazing record

[@draculauraxox]

@@RyanLaws83 fr this album impacts my life on a daily basis it's not even funny

[@Psych.v]

Ikr leeches is so underrated probably the most disliked and unpopular song next to womb I just love the meaning behind it and I js love songs like leeches like how's its a slow sad vibe

[@selamacrawford9572]

Yess leeches fans need to stand up ! 😭😩

[@judechristianpelagio962]

THE WAY SHE ACTUALLY GAVE LORE TO THE ALBUM 😭💅

[@VULNICURRA]

icon behavior frfr

[@Apple_Bapple]

she gives lore to all her albums

[@keeitcute]

Whats that?

[@brianmartines207]

No wonder it’s my favorite

[@jeycerivandiazcastrejon4593]

can u tell me what is?

[@tyler_isconfused7710]

you not realizing that all of the long outgrow were for transitions 😭😭 but really though if you actually listen to it all the way through it really adds another layer to the whole album, it’s really beautiful

[@candythesilly]

Fr

[@realdeepclassic]

the contortionist reminds me so much of k-12 and after school with the crazy laughing, sound effects, pauses, and subtle trap. tunnel vision definitely alludes to the nostalgia, darkness, and brilliant ingenuity of the entirety of the Cry Baby album and era

[@jzm4401]

Yesss

[@aplesnowo]

Waow! I would never thought that, it just makes sense.❤

[@erins4262]

Pluto also gives Crybaby album to me, and it’s so good 😭

[@bammmitsrachel]

i feel like Tunnel Vision is like an interpolation of the Crybaby song, it has a similarity.

[@shleepinz]

yesss!!!

[@axelam388]

I'm so happy you enjoyed it! You basically got every song meaning down even realizing the album is about rebirth. My favs are Evil, Nymphology, The Contortionist, and Milk of the Siren (in the deluxe version)

[@4evawoohoo]

The only one she didn't quite get was Tunnel Vision. I liked what Ajay interpreted it as, but the actual lyrics describe a partner who sees Melanie as an object.

[@MarcDoesNotKnow]

The entire album is actually cyclic! The extra long outros are transitions to the next song, so if you have a chance to listen to the album once again, I highly recommend letting the entire thing play out!

[@MrLeonardo9]

Specially with headphones! Makes for an even better experience!

[@thepettydeity1606]

Literally no skips on this album it's crazy good. Love how she told a story throughout and the marketing for it was A1.

[@calebbrown5529]

On the second listen, don’t stop the song! Listen to how every song transitions into the next! This album was produced so well! One of my favorites for sure!

[@santitorales]

0:50 - DEATH 3:26 - ⭐ VOID 6:14 - ⭐ TUNNEL VISION 9:17 - ⏱ FAERIE SOIRÉE 10:59 - LIGHT SHOWER 13:53 - ⭐ SPIDER WEB 15:37 - LEECHES 17:16 - ⏱ BATTLE OF THE LARYNX 18:52 - ⭐ THE CONTORTIONIST 20:49 - MOON CYCLE 23:35 - NYMPHOLOGY 25:49 - ⭐ EVIL 28:10 - WOMB 30:54 - CONCLUSION ⭐=god damn mark ⏱=more time needed

[@J80.]

what’s considered better on a song, no mark or the ⏱️

[@louisfronda]

@@J80. no mark is like average, more time needed means she basically kinda didnt like it/found it questionable at first listen but needs more time/listens to decide on her actual feelings on them i think

[@myvrtualangel]

the fact that she gave a mark to the contortionist but not nymphology or battle of the larynx 😭

[@chnntian]

@@myvrtualangel FRR

[@tr4shyyxx]

​@@myvrtualangelfrr

[@prudentsage]

I love how Ajay discerns and decode the symbolism and metaphors from the artists' lyrics; it's very engaging and immerses the audience of what her thought may be ✨💭

[@bernardodiascampos927]

Love it too but she misunderstanded 80% of them 😭

[@prudentsage]

@@bernardodiascampos927 We really can't blame her for that. Music is art. Art can be viewed with different perspectives. Melanie likes to write most/few of her songs open for interpretation literally or figuratively; open for different perspectives. So it's absolutely fine to view it differently from the majority, doesn't make it wrong 🤷‍♂

[@nahuelconstantine]

I am not sure about this

[@bernardodiascampos927]

@@prudentsage true!! the void one I can't stand, but the others are 100% acceptable

[@tboy355]

@@bernardodiascampos927 I think because she doesn't know that it's a continuation of K-12 and it's been a while since she watched it so I'm sure she forgot.

[@luceofficiall]

Time stamps: 1. DEATH - 01:02 2. VOID - 03:29 3. TUNNEL VISION - 06:17 4. FAERIE SOIRÉE - 09:21 5. LIGHT SHOWER - 11:01 6. SPIDER WEB - 13:55 7. LEECHES - 15:39 8. BATTLE OF THE LARYNX - 17:18 9. THE CONTORTIONIST - 18:55 10. MOON CYCLE - 20:51 11. NYMPHOLOGY - 23:39 + AMULET - 24:51 12. EVIL - 25:51 13. WOMB - 28:16

[@lucabradley1554]

We love AMULET getting its own wee section 🤭🤭

[@NKO_lindo]

​@@lucabradley1554amulet deserves its own album, she exuded Bjork with that one

[@jupiterfalls]

thanks boo! ❤

[@jennyB07]

Oh bless your mf soul

[@antarcticpenguin]

​@yomamsahoe8769 it really gave enjoy

[@oliviasart3712]

Girl, the “long ass outros” are actually really good transitions to the next song! if you havent already i recommend listening to Portals all the way through without skipping the outros/intros!!!! mel did a BEAUTIFUL job I want to see what you think of the songs added to the Deluxe album!!!

[@lolidkwhatimdoingahhhh]

i love all of Melanie’s albums and portals is no exception. they seemed to come out just when I needed them. I love your reactions and I hope you enjoy 💓💓

[@JenoxJisung4ever]

“I mean it’s more moist” I LAUGHED SO HARD FOR LIKE ALMOST AN HOUR AND I STILL CAN’T STOP LAUGHING LMAOOO

[@beeussy]

BYEE

[@incubas8732]

girl i went straight to the comments :tears:

[@relaxation953]

SAME😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@marianatrujillo880]

This album was her best in my opinion. I love every song and once you hear it more and more the more you like it. I’m glad that you enjoyed it, Melanie put a lot effort on it.

[@fuckthistension1989]

agree

[@si_multifandom_ch_5099]

I still think Crybaby is a little better but Portals imo had already surpass K-12!

[@mauuvillani]

wtf hahaha cry baby sent kisses

[@owlsareround1843]

This album = k-12

[@xxmoonspellxx1801]

​@@si_multifandom_ch_5099agreed. LOVED Portals so much but CryBaby is in a pedestal in my mind😂 It meant a lot to me growing up🩷🩵 and I don't think it's getting surpassed anytime soon

[@gabe_drc]

This album 100% can be a 10/10 it just takes time to take in all the music, time to take in all the lyrics, and reading her meanings behind them. at first i only liked 8/16 from her deluxe straight away.. and honestly now I feel like those other 8 songs are my absolute favourites.. 16/16.. 10/10.. IN. LOVE.

[@IsaacFry-nz8xu]

Literally same at first I only liked death, void, tunnel vision, and a little of evil and botl

[@EarthlyEatsAlchemy]

SAME! I didn't care for some songs at first especially Spider Web (I know right, how dumb was I 😅) but now I love EVERY single song. My top favorites are always changing. Lol.

[@twitzmixx8374]

oml exactly same for me, just ended up liking everything

[@nikkinzy]

Same! I ended up becoming OBSESSED and seeing her on tour when she came to NYC and nearly passed out watching the entire album flawlessly performed

[@MeganiumForever]

I did listen to this album before I listened to any of her others and only liked The Contortionist and Milk of the Siren. I am officially now a Crybaby and have been through all her albums. So I just recently listened to Portals for the second time. And I loved it. Added 14/16, just not Pluto and Moon Cycle (still like them though). Absolutely loved Crybaby and K-12 too

[@fleurdelalune8745]

Only five minutes in but Ive been seeing so much negativity surrounding this album and its so nice to see someone just taking PORTALS as it is and vibing and trying to understand it 🥺💕

[@svnsap]

AHHHH IM SO EXCITED TO WATCH THISSSS I loved portals so happy to see your reaction

[@kthfritz]

I strongly believe that Portals is an experience. In the first time i heard it, I didn't like or understand most of the songs, but i tried gave it more chances. I think the songs were purposefully mixed together, making you feel a roller coaster of emotions, but unfortunately, it ended up being confusing. An example of this is Light Shower, Spider Web and then Leeches. I hope you can give each song a chance individually, and I'm looking forward to the deluxe version!

[@iloveevermore13]

You are right, Portals is a soul journey.

[@My_life_actually_]

That’s how I was! I genuinely didn’t like it at first and now I don’t understand why because it’s beautiful to me now and my favorite album

[@爱我李]

hi AjayI would like to introduce you to a very famous female singer in China and Asia, G.E.M., who would like you to listen to her Spanish album Revelaci ó n The lyrics and songs are all independently completed by G.E.M., with 14 songs in the MV series mode. G.E.M. first served as a screenwriter, and the album will be released globally on July 10th. Please feel free to comment on it

[@爱我李]

@gem0816

[@Elliotcc.]

I’m so so happy you liked this album, for some other recommendations you should totally do auroras ‘The Gods We Can Touch’ it’s so good and definitely showcases a different sound for her. She leans to a lot of 80’s esc sounds in quite a few songs whilst still keeping her amazing lyricism. Songs like Exhale,Inhale also remind me of her previous projects especially with the themes of nature!!!

[@Miaa.ziieee]

yess!! its amazing🎶

[@maccari8828]

OMG AURORAAAAA ♥️♥️♥️

[@chris.cheesegrater2171]

Every song transitions into the next song making them have those extra effects and sounds at the end of each of them, which makes the album genius😍🧚‍♀️💖💖

[@imnotreanalbertospynotatal6968]

I don't think it makes the album genius cuz literally any artist can do that lol

[@yourfocusisempty]

Portals is the end of the line in the Cry Baby's trilogy. Basically, Cry Baby has died, and the album is her trajectory after death, facing the void (purgatory) to settle her accounts, crossing the tunnel that takes her to drink the holy water of death (reference to the end of the book Republic , from Plato), allowing her to forget the memories of her past life and allow her to reincarnate. Each song tells an aspect of the experience beyond death, using earthly themes to understand it. This album is based on books on hypnotherapy, past life regression and the intermediate phase between death and life. In the end, Womb is the closure of that experience; Cry Baby's soul is ready to be reborn, giving us the message that life and death are an eternal cycle to which we are all destined. This is reinforced by the end of the song, which picks up on Death's intro, but now instead of saying "death is life", she says "life is death".

[@absv444]

after this explanation i will be listening that’s an interesting concept

[@Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ]

This album is f*cking better than K-12 ever aspired to be and now I understand why. Merlina really put her soul into it.

[@nathanbriquetmosalo7356]

K-12 is stil nan awesome album

[@tonytheparamorestan]

definitely listen through it by yourself with no pauses in between AND check out the deluxe tracks! it grew on me A LOT after a couple more listens

[@starchild199x]

LIGHT SHOWER is one of, if not my favorite song on the album. Once the meaning of it clicked in my head, I just about balwed my eyes out from how deeply it touched me. This entire album is something completely different and new than anything I've heard before. Melanie has done something ethereal and beyond our world, she really has something special, a different perspective on life. That shows in her last two albums up to this one, there's just this magic she brings to us through her music. I'm fairly new to Melanie as a regular listener, and this album made me fall in love. After going back and watching K-12, the parallels between Crybaby and The Creature, she was really considering everything being one big connected story. In her own words, Crybaby is dead and PORTALS is the third and last chapter of this tale.

[@mdijay]

LIGHT SHOWER IS SO GOOD

[@alyssaangelic]

Needle On a Thread >>> Light Shower

[@Sacred_24]

Portals was definitely a grower album for me especially cuz I had to get use to Melanie’s new sound. After listening to each song and searching up some of the meanings behind them, I truly learned to appreciate each piece. It’s such a unique album and makes you feel like you are entering a new portal/dimension in each song The outro’s are meant to be long because they all transition to the next piece. I honestly wish she did the same with k12 cuz the tour version had really cool transitioning themes for each song💚💚💚🧚‍♀️

[@taylahallen8696]

Honestly I enjoy this album more than Crybaby or K-12. I think it takes longer to grow for some people but I enjoy this sound a lot more and really like the different sound she’s going for here.

[@SusanRaymond]

Me too!! I fell in love on the first listen!

[@RoseMoore-y8j]

Same

[@joaocarlossilvafonseca2400]

me too. i became a fan of melanie with this album. i listened a couple of songs from crybaby years ago, i found it fun (pity party was my fave) but i didnt gave much attention to it and melanie in general. i didnt even know she had released k12 (which now im listening to it everyday for the past two weeks, im addicted).

[@pastelteabiscuits]

​@@SusanRaymondSAME

[@minari9256]

same, saw her live two weeks ago and the album sounded 3000x better it was such a core memory for me and my sister 😩😩😩

[@juniorfera90]

REACT TO THE DELUXE PLZZ

[@iloveme333gilmoregirls]

Hello! Hi! 🎉

[@sophiaisabelle01]

Portals by Melanie Martinez takes you to a whole different dimension. Her vocals have matured and her style of music has evolved. We couldn't be any prouder of her success.

[@user-ke5rt3ji8c]

ummm whos "we"? we, her fans, love her enough to tell her when the music is bad, u on the other hand, will lie and say its good and that will be her downfall because u dont tell her the truth, this album is very very bad. melanie can do better and so can u, stop feeding her delusion because she will end up like artists who listened to fans who never gave their true opinions on their work and now they are irrelevant (katy perry). im a big fan of melanie and i am not proud what so ever and im actually disappointed that i waited all this time for good music then this is what i get..this is what im saying, say the truth, it helps her when making music in the future....

[@juxienvious]

@@user-ke5rt3ji8cits called having an opinion and taste.. they meant we as in the people who watched this video who love melanie or this album, not people who dont.

[@pancakes2528]

@@user-ke5rt3ji8cgirl shut up learn what an opinion is

[@in3x_]

​@user-ke5rt3ji8c bffr is it that hard to believe ppl think this album is good shut up☠️ YOU have ur own opinion stop thinking u can change other ppls opinions/and or think that everyone else has the same opinion as you. You're too dense to understand the meaning of this album

[@in3x_]

​@@user-ke5rt3ji8cur the delusional one here btw🫶

[@carmillaansaac9410]

Im upset she didn't hear the outros. It was supposed to be a transition Edit: And this album is about the death and reincarnation of Crybaby, being the end of the Crybaby trilogy. She will be releasing a movie like K-12, and each song still connects, just like her previous works. At first, I didn't get it either, but I came to understand it and saw its own beauty, and Im glad that, through time, I eventually became OBSESSED with it. Now I can say that this album, in my opinion, is truly her BEST album so far. QUEEN, I HOPE YOU READ THIS AND CONSIDER DOING A REVISIT ❣️🧚‍♀️

[@pfxsdelrey]

AJAY READ THIS!!

[@carmillaansaac9410]

@@pfxsdelrey hope she reads this. Because I think this album is more digestible if you know the context😭. This album is one, if not THE best album this year.

[@3li.mp339]

@@carmillaansaac9410that’s laughable

[@carmillaansaac9410]

@@3li.mp339 Its an opinion,but pop off I guess

[@thatrainyboy1670]

she heard it!! she has to cut bits on youtube but im pretty sure she listens to the full album and you can only see on her pateron

[@Iknowthee_end]

A CATTLE WILL DEFINITELY ALSO SCREAM IF PUT ON A STOVE 💜

[@Samuel-dl2so]

Im a big melanie fan but i do admit this album is a grower, i did not love it as much when i first listen. A lot of songs i wasn’t vibing with but as time progressed i grew to love more songs and the whole album in general.

[@Samuel-dl2so]

This album was very experimental and new to melanie, i do miss her old stuff but i love change, i love something new

[@bryancookieface6348]

Agree At first I only liked a couple few and now I love them all

[@jingl3ball]

@@bryancookieface6348I didn’t care for Faerie soirée at first but now it’s one of my favs 🤞

[@hidingly]

At first my sheep mentality was just like “omg you love portals” then I realized I didn’t like it that much and then I realized once again I actually love it, it is definitely a grower

[@Youmakesickkkkkk]

@@jingl3ballSAME I RLLY DID NOT LIKE IT A FIRST but it’s so good

[@kimsreverie]

the album as a whole is just such a piece of art. The album should be listened to as a whole in order so it is complete. It paints a picture and tells a story, to me this is the best story, sound, etc. But i will say, this album needed a couple listens for it to grow on me because it is so different from her past albums. But trust me once it grows on you, it will continue and flourish into such a beautiful piece. don’t be afraid to take your time, its not an album that you’re going to come to terms with on the first two-three listens. But just trust, it will grow on you when you give it the time and attention. Loved this video, this is exactly how i felt on the first listen 😭💗

[@papitsapou6195]

17:53 LOOK AT HOW SHE ATE THOSE HARMONIES UPPPPPPPP

[@marrymetaylor]

FR 🔥🗣️

[@marrymetaylor]

Best song on the album 😜

[@CarterDoesASMR23]

Portals is Melanie’s best album, In my personal opinion! It’s like Creepy Cottagecore meets ethereal masterpiece! ❤❤

[@packedentertainment2866]

I personally think K-12 is still her best one

[@london9904]

@@packedentertainment2866Same, k-12 is so good and too many people hate on it 😭

[@scX4rlet]

@@packedentertainment2866 so ur telling me there's ppl who hate wheels on the bus and highschool sweethearts? jail.

[@juninhobr991]

​@@scX4rlethighschool sweathearts is the most hated song in the album, and it's my favourite 😭😭😭

[@vivivei]

one thing for Ajay, is that she will scream and dance whenever Melanie beat drops, but this time Melanie took us to another world within her portal, Ajay stayed silent and starts to understand the lyrics and feel the vibes in it. This album is very experimental and new to us, i can actually see my reaction through Ajay. what a bop ❤

[@Andy_ys]

The way she hear tunnel vision😂

[@j.andrelemus9253]

Just to u know, all the songs are connected between them, u should listen to the Outro and Intro of each song together 🥺 all of them have a transition between, expect the duos VOID-TUNNEL VISSION and EVIL-WOMB, there’s not transitions between those two, but the rest of the songs have a transition 🥺🥺♥️💜

[@theycallmestav.2380]

Melanie took it very seriously making this a concept album, you should listen to it without pausing between songs. It would explain the long outros, since they're all transitions between two tracks.

[@alessiorugy153]

I hope you’re gonna like the deluxe tracks! This album has such an interesting concept. Anyways I really think you should listen to Preacher’s Daughter by Ethel Cain!!

[@PerkyBoy]

AHHHSJSJEJMDD

[@reedgreenwelll]

yesss Ethel ! and when does Ajay react to deluxe versions??

[@sydyeon]

I would literally die for an ajay ethel cain reaction

[@akerio_official]

29:45-30:30 is my favorite moment. The way she realized the theme and summed it up so perfectly. Love you Ajay! 😂

[@aunknownstranger]

Sameee

[@凯文陈-r4j]

Hello, Ajay. There is a Chinese singer named GEM @gem0816who will release a Spanish album on July 10th. She is the first Chinese singer to release a Expañol album.She released the Mandarin version of this album last year, and I think it's so great. btw,she had gained some popularity from north America.This album is called Revelation.Could u release a reaction for this album please?

[@Ice-yk6ub]

支持❤

[@Harpie.]

This album is definitely a grower. Melanie posted each songs meaning on her Instagram if you are curious about them! I also really love evil and I think it’s about her ex Oliver tree and I SWEAR sonically it sounds like one of his songs which just further drives it home that it’s about him in my opinion!

[@chaostheory.mp3]

Not to sound mean or anything but mel specifically said to not bother Oliver since they ended in good terms allegedly 😭

[@reamdelrey]

Girl, where is Miley Cyrus’ Endless Summer Vacation Album reaction???

[@kilbi_klark]

I'M SMILING ALL THE TIME WITH THIS REACTION😭 I LOVE PORTALS AND VERY GLAD THAT AJAY LIKED IT😭

[@franciscocelio.mp3]

Death : 0:50 Void : 03:27 Tunnel Vision : 06:15 Faerie Soirée : 09:18 Light Shower : 11:00 Spider Web : 13:52 Leeches : 15:36 Battle of the Larynx 17:15 The Contortionist 18:52 Moon Cycle : 20:49 Nymphology : 23:36 Evil : 25:49 Womb : 28:10

[@Sza4L]

HELLOOO? How tf u so fast omg 😭😭

[@Ricky-mb8sy]

​@@Sza4LFor real, like how?

[@ikyhmw]

thank uu

[@CAM-sf9yy]

fast asf! thank you!

[@daren1179]

Appreciate the commitment

[@boox855]

i wish she incorporated the same level of wordplay as she did in the crybaby album. that was one of the traits that set her apart from other artists. her concepts in crybaby were more solid and were well grounded. the lyricism in portals is not bad but crybaby still reigns supreme. portals sounds like melanie is trying to cram so many concepts and storylines into each song which distracts listeners from the actual point of the song. lastly, the vocoder and autotune sfx is very excessive in this album. i know its for artistic reasons but there's SO much. i love melanie, but i know she could do better.

[@Crybaby_k12_portals]

Yes

[@PedroHenrique08900]

Yes i agree with you on everything except that Cry Baby is her most well written album, for me K-12 metaphors and symbolisms are just genial, songs like Orange Juice are so complex to understand that you have to relisten to it to really understand the meaning, but it's just my opinion 😊

[@Cocobear76]

You should definitely revisit the album!! I promise the songs you werent a fan of before will grow on you!! The album is amazing and in my opinion her best 🥰🥰 my favs are death, void, tunnel vision, light shower, evil, womb, powder, and milk of the siren

[@rileykeegan2005]

timestamps with marks🖤 1:00 death 3:27 void🖤 6:14 tunnel vision🖤 9:16 faerie soiree 10:58 light shower 13:53 spider web🖤 15:38 leeches 17:14 battle of the larynx 18:53 the contortionist🖤 20:49 moon cycle 23:37 nymphology 25:48 evil🖤 28:09 womb

[@softboinard]

Melanie is incomparably a different and unique artist. SHE'S ONE OF THE KIND. 🪱🧚🏼‍♀️

[@Daytondaily]

Girl you had it right the first time 😂 it’s a reincarnation album and moving on to a new version of yourself. Multiple meanings

[@trash336]

25:15 GIRL IT DOES BUT YOU STOPPED IT 😭😭😭 I just love how you just vibed through the whole album and that you had a really close or exact interpretation to the meaning of each song

[@mrcaendyman]

HAGAGA IKR I WAS SCREAMING THE SAME THING

[@didisnoodle]

RIGHT I WAS SO MAD

[@linnerj5036]

Hello, Ajay. There is a Chinese singer named GEM who will release a Spanish album on July 10th. She is the first Chinese singer to release a Expañol album.She released the Mandarin version of this album last year, and I think it's so great. btw,she had gained some popularity from north America.This album is called Revelation.Could u release a reaction for this album please？

[@yourbestfriendjoshua]

This is truly my favorite album of 2023 so far. Even the weaker tracks are still incredibly listenable…

[@auraax.]

im so glad you liked evil, literally that song made me cry so much the first time, but its not only that song, the whole album. the album changed my life sm, and it feels like u disconnect from reality when u listen lol, so happy u reacted to it! ❤

[@cigfluencer]

admitting that mediocre music makes you cry is concerning and strange LMAO

[@auraax.]

@@cigfluencer not my fault you dont have taste.. and everyone has their favorite music. i mean sure some of it isnt good but respect it! and the fact that ur here responding to me is concerning & strange.. so

[@user-ct5ni6zl1b]

​@@cigfluencerputting someone down simply for enjoying music that they like is concerning and strange..

[@fleurdelalune8745]

​@@cigfluencer It's not very kind of you to say something like this to someone :( even if you don't like it, it's perfectly fine and okay for someone else to experience something differently than you do.

[@nymfettes]

@@cigfluencer im trying to find who asked for your negative input.. acting like a bitch for literally no reason move along

[@ZiboLin-xq6ye]

Hello, Ajay. There is a Chinese singer named GEM who will release a Spanish album on July 10th. She is the first Chinese singer to release a Expañol album.She released the Mandarin version of this album last year, and I think it's so great. btw,she had gained some popularity from north America.This album is called Revelation.Could u release a reaction for this album please？

[@newszhang9924]

顶

[@jw1949]

up

[@爱我李]

Thank you for admiring G.E.M. Her songs are really great👏

[@martinsuen856]

I love G.E.M.

[@dannyc36qq]

🥰

[@annabelledsouza01]

Pleeeease do My 21st Century Blues by Raye!!!! I won't stop commenting this till Ajay notices 🥺😂 She's an artist that was basically controlled a lot by her previous label who wanted her to release more mainstream music and didn't let her release what she really wanted. She finally got sick of just sitting on her music and went independent, and this album ended up becoming one of the biggest of 2023. It's so well put together sonically and lyrically, I just know you'll love it 🥺❤️

[@tablocosta6642]

One of my fav albums of 2023 ❤️

[@harleydill5854]

Void is an amazing song and deserves more respect. It’s about anxiety and people that are hating on it genuinely have no taste.

[@UncleBubbl3s]

She’s got every song meaning on her instagram! It’s quite beautiful once you read into it! Plus all of the lyrics have been posted on her website and genius!

[@s1logen]

DEATH VOID 🌟 TUNNEL VISION 🌟 FAERIE SOIREÉ LIGHT SHOWER SPIDER WEB 🌟 LEECHES BATTLE OF THE LARYNX THE CONTORTIONIST 🌟 MOON CYCLE NYMPHOLOGY EVIL 🌟 WOMB In conclusion, she liked the other songs as well, however she needs more time with those. For how different and diverse the sound is with this album, I honestly understand and get her (even I didnt like every song first listen). It definitely grows on you more the more listens though 👏👏❤

[@jzm4401]

Thank u for this

[@jayareibanez7791]

WHERE IS THE PORTALS DELUXE REACTION ?

[@alfarojavier19]

I really like how there’s elements here and there of her previous albums in Portals which ties into the whole crybaby development. Yet, at the same time it feels new, different and experimental. It’s even interesting when you think about past lives and how in theory you possess qualities that your past lives might of had and you’re growing/building on top of that much like the music itself, it evolves. This album hit for me the first listen and just gets better every time.

[@kobrownkid1356]

She almost got it.. she almost realised the outros go straight to the next song 😭😭 so close

[@mynameisntactually]

i kinda hate melanie fans for not appreciating this album :/. its her best album imo but everyone seems to dislike it in the fandom

[@FSportuguese]

I wish more people to appreciate her art ❤

[@squid1nks]

Sat down IMMEDIATELY to watch this 😭 Loved hearing your thoughts and reactions. This is definitely a top album so far for me the last few months!

[@LittleBitWeird]

I'm still patiently waiting for hold the girl by Rina Sawayama 😵‍💫

[@Hystello]

Can you please add Madison Beer's album "life support" to your reaction list? It's a very deep albums that talks about her mental health due with her bpd diagnosis

[@saucedwho]

7:42 was a whole demeanor switch lmfaooooo u felt that in ur soul. i missed u sm there's no skips everytime i watch ur videos

[@Shyba00]

I think that a very special thing on Portals is that the whole album flows between songs, each outro is the intro for the next song, it feels so smooth to just let it play ❤

[@fickledinsecurities]

THIS IS IN MY TOP 3 ALBUMS OF 2023! MELANIE ALWAYS SLAPS AND SHE NEVER MISSES 😍😍

[@GabrielLeonardo]

Not u pausing between NYMPHOLOGY and EVIL

[@TraceFaceTV]

Portals is a concept album! It starts with death, takes you through the afterlife journey, and ends with reincarnation! But obviously the songs all have multiple meanings

[@squid_puff]

Battle of the Larynx is definitely my top 3, it grows on me so much and I can't stop listening to it now

[@lily_201]

REAL THIS AND LIGHT SHOWER

[@roidoP]

reaction timestamps if anyone needs them rawr labyu 💖 0:49 DEATH 3:26 VOID 6:14 TUNNEL VISION 9:17 FAERIE SOIRÉE 10:58 LIGHT SHOWER 13:53 SPIDER WEB 15:36 LEECHES 17:15 BATTLE OF THE LARYNX 18:51 THE CONTORTIONIST 20:48 MOON CYCLE 23:35 NYMPHOLOGY 25:48 EVIL 28:09 WOMB

[@nandoacuario]

gay icon 💋🤏🏼✨

[@neonflowerssubslyrics4658]

DEATH 1:02 VOID 3:27 🌟(Goddamn mark gurl) TUNNEL VISION 6:15 🌟 FAERIE SORIEE 9:16 (She's gonna need time with this one) LIGHT SHOWER 10:58 SPIDER WEB 13:54 🌟 LEECHES 13:36 BATTLE OF THE LARYINX 17:15 THE CONTORTIONIST 18:52 🌟 MOON CYCLE 20:49 (Kink queen) NYMPHOLOGY 23:35 EVIL 25:49 -her fave- (28:04 Paris, Texas girlie) WOMB 28:09 ALBUM CONCLUSION 30:55

[@STAYSWIFTIESCIRCUS]

I'm so scared she won't like Void but she love it ahhh and the fact Melanie produced it herself !

[@IsaacAnimationsRock]

0:06 Almost made a transition 😅

[@xx_rz]

Why has this comment popped up with 0 likes

[@ermesonlima8756]

she deserves a grammy for this amazing album❤

[@DylanElRey]

finally omg this is real??????? Just need marina -ancients dreams in a modern land and Aurora - the gods we can touch reaction!!!!!!!!! So excited....