Portals by Melanie Martinez First Listen

[@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

[@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 🤡

[@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

[@allwaysxtired]

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.

[@allwaysxtired]

@@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.

[@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

[@N0TN4T333]

​@@myvrtualangelfrr

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!!!

[@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?

[@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

[@sweetheart---]

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

[@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 ! 😭😩

[@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

[@cambenji]

evil got a mark didnt it?

[@poisonivy7206]

🥒

[@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!!!

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@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

[@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.

[@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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@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

[@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 🥺💕

[@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!!! 😊

[@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

[@cambenji]

fast asf! thank you!

[@daren1179]

Appreciate the commitment

[@Iknowthee_end]

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

[@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

[@kayiskosmic]

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 💓💓

[@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

[@svnsap]

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

[@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

[@sophiaisabelle027]

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🫶

[@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

[@mahdireza5695]

You can tell Melanie actually focused on lyrical and conceptual artistry with this album rather than only easy catchy tiktok song material. It's STUNNING! ❤❤❤

[@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 ♥️♥️♥️

[@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

[@susannawolf]

YOUR ENERGYYYY!!! this is making me so happy. thank you, i needed this today!

[@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

[@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💚💚💚🧚‍♀️

[@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 💋🤏🏼✨

[@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 😭💗

[@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

[@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. :)

[@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

[@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 ❤

[@papitsapou6195]

17:53 LOOK AT HOW SHE ATE THOSE HARMONIES UPPPPPPPP

[@marrymetaylor]

FR 🔥🗣️

[@marrymetaylor]

Best song on the album 😜

[@softboinard]

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

[@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!

[@Harlekinks]

I had a bad day, bestie. And just seeing you having fun and vibing to the songs just fills me with joy. Please never stop

[@ethancornell2087]

💗

[@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.

[@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!

[@SusanRaymond]

Evil is my favourite too and she said it was abt a narcissistic relationship she was in where the person abused and manipulated her but suddenly was calling her evil when she finally stood up for herself!

[@XPaPeRxAnGeLxAiX]

Evil is also my fav ❤. But honestly everything song is a bop >.

[@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

[@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 ❤

[@Emiliano-i7p]

Girl you have to listen to it again bc the whole album has transitions that connect every songs. We love A 😽💗

[@tablocosta6642]

One of my fav albums of 2023 ❤️

[@RubyCupcakkiea]

im excited for the deluxe. Those are definitely some of my favorite tracks

[@harrybenson1690]

Void is such a bop, and the production slapsss

[@JesusCastillo-qy7fv]

PORTALS is really a portal for another dimention. She is the concept queen 🩷

[@jabberwocky3269]

I love when the little sheer material on the left of her hat perfectly aligns with the grooves and edges of the ribbon. Occasionally its like two perfect triangle puzzle pieces

[@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

[@fickledinsecurities]

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

[@brunodaniel377]

Girl, you definitely need to listen again and again. This is the best album of 2023!!!!

[@msfs12]

ocean blvd

[@slothy5059]

Portals truly is such an amazing body of work the cohesive thematics and layering in both storytelling and instrumentals/Vocals is very impressive. Overall portals by Melanie Martinez is an 11/10 and my fav album of the year thus far and of hers.

[@msfs12]

@@slothy5059 ocean blvd is so much more personal, better vocals and meaningful lyrics and incredible production and sample usage..

[@lukaslourd]

​@@msfs12OMG NO ONE CARES LET THEMN BEEE

[@PainKiller1.6180]

@@lukaslourd IKR OH MY GOD, PEOPLE CAN'T HAVE OPINIONS ANYMORE

[@vmw1687]

theres something about this album thats so magical and fun because the more i listen to it, the more i love it more and more. thats never the case for me with albums. def in my top 5 albums of all time. it cant get much better than this

[@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

[@avecesivann]

I was waiting this reaction, I like everything that Ajay says about the lyrics Melanie always write, it's good to have Melanie again in the channel ;)

[@pugliesidiogo]

Her reaction when she started listening “Tunnel Vision” ahahahah I had the same reaction… really love how Melanie sounds now but that one is sooo Cry Baby era. Melanie is a fucking Genius, in love with everything that she delivers!! 🫶🏽🫶🏽

[@FSportuguese]

I wish more people to appreciate her art ❤

[@kobrownkid1356]

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

[@leo__gris]

I'm so glad you liked it! I'm really obsessed with this album and its reincarnation/cycle concept. My favourites are Death, Void, Tunnel vision, Battle of the larynx, The contortionist, Evil and Womb, I also find Moon cycle interesting, the others are still good songs but I need them to grow on me. The aesthetic for this era is crazy, so I'd suggest watching the videos of Death and Void :)

[@aussieapril]

The power you have, honestly. I don't even know who Melanie is. Never heard of her. Never heard her music. Yet here I am because it's an Ajay reaction 🥹😂

[@tamer1737]

I’d definitely say the album as a whole is a grower. I was disappointed on my first couple of listens but everything started falling in its place and I’ve grown to appreciate the art within

[@MissXHiem]

your joy and love for music is infectious

[@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 😭😭😭

[@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 🥺🥺♥️💜

[@JLuccan]

OMG yes! I’ve been waiting all my life for this react 😭 tysm miss Ajayl!

[@zacuzzi]

*Timestamps:* 0:49 DEATH 🧚‍♀️ 3:27 VOID 🧚‍♀️ 6:15 TUNNEL VISION 🧚‍♀️ 9:19 FAERIE SOIRÉE 🧚‍♀️ 10:59 LIGHT SHOWER 🧚‍♀️ 13:54 SPIDER WEB 🧚‍♀️ 15:38 LEECHES 🧚‍♀️ 17:16 BATTLE OF THE LARYNX 🧚‍♀️ 18:53 THE CONTORTIONIST 🧚‍♀️ 20:49 MOON CYCLE 🧚‍♀️ 23:36 NYMPHOLOGY 🧚‍♀️ 25:49 EVIL 🧚‍♀️ 28:11 WOMB 🧚‍♀️

[@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 😩😩😩

[@jeanespinoza2005]

PORTALS "🍄" DEATH - 0:50 💯 VOID - 3:27 💯 TUNNEL VISION - 6:15 💯 FAERIE SOIRÉE - 9:17 LIGHT SHOWER - 10:59 💯 SPIDER WEB - 13:53 💯 LEECHES - 15:36 BATTLE OF THE LARYNX - 17:15 THE CONTORTIONIST - 18:52 💯 MOON CYCLE - 20:49 NYMPHOLOGY - 23:35 💯 EVIL - 25:49 💯 WOMB - 28:10 💯 My Favorites "💯"

[@Justhppy2behere]

how can battle of the larynx not be one of your favorites?

[@jeanespinoza2005]

@@Justhppy2behere Cause I need more time with some songs that maybe are not for me, but there will always be changes so... who knows if tomorrow I will love it or not yet 🧐

[@mynameisntactually]

@@jeanespinoza2005update??

[@biggnome4653]

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

[@tallyssantos4728]

Already looking forward to the reaction of the deluxe tracks❤️

[@idarreyou]

Portals is one big song, The songs all have transitions into each other so its definitely a revisit album. We love to it!

[@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

[@Chrissy3305]

Been obsessed the album, was hoping she would react soon! Thank God finally!! 😩😩😩

[@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.

[@ashe8299]

you're literally feeding the dolls tysm ily AJay so glad you're back ❤️

[@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

[@mckaylalakai7504]

Im glad to see your energy return 😢❤

[@ermesonlima8756]

she deserves a grammy for this amazing album❤

[@yourbestfriendjoshua]

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

[@maple3136]

I absolutely love how throughout the entire album, there's something that most of us will find relatable. Not everyone has perfect lives and I love how much Melanie dives into self love and growth with her music. It's why The Contortionist, Nymphology, and Evil will always be some of my favorite songs on this album since personally I've had a lot of bad relationships where I didn't feel like I was worth as much as I know I am. I absolutely loved your insight as well and I'm very happy to continue listening to this album :)

[@PedroHenrique08900]

This album is incredible, i just dont think its better than K-12 that was her most well written album, K-12 is just art in it most pure way ❤️

[@maple3136]

@@PedroHenrique08900 oh yeah totally agree i love K-12 so much it got me through highschool

[@ArigatoGrandee]

OH. MY. GOD!!!!! THANK U FOR REACTING TO PORTALSS 🥺🥺🥺🥺 THIS ALBUM IS EVERYTHING TO ME

[@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 😭

[@JayyMontijo]

❤️❤️❤️ amazing reaction I’m floored!! Love it 😊

[@pakodeco]

I AM SOO SAD SHE DID NOT NOTICED THE TRANSITIONS!! BUT I LOVE HER REACTION TO THIS ALBUM. so happy🥰🥰

[@udidnseethat]

Yes! I've been waiting for ajay to speak her piece on the masterpiece

[@chickenlittle7139]

i love this album. all the songs have strong meanings and i love hearing people's interpretations of the lyrics.

[@datguy7360]

So happy you're reacting to this, I know you're a Mel fan and I love this album. Love the rock elements.

[@artemyres]

i started listening to this album and was already making a story connecting the songs, but got kinda lost in the middle. i love ajay's interpretation of the last ones. it makes so much sense, specially considering that the album itself is connected, making a loop: the cycle of life and death. humans are always being born and dying all the time. i love how she released this album while i'm making my last project in university, in which i'm researching about this exact topic!