Melanie revealed in an interview for Apple Music that this album marks the end of Cry Baby's trilogy. While the first two albums, Cry Baby and K-12 told the story of Cry Baby's life, PORTALS delved into Cry Baby's afterlife, right before her rebirth. Quedan entradas? Melanie Martínez llega con toda su música al sideshow de Lollapalooza". RedGol (in European Spanish). February 27, 2023. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023 . Retrieved April 1, 2023. Now that the fanbase knew they could expect a new single each day, they also noticed a story line forming. Each snippet's visualization depicted a new era of this pink-skinned creature, beginning with the death of Cry Baby, then minimal molecular development, and then a significant embryo. The videos were telling a story of the rebirth of Cry Baby. "Incubating..." would be the next snippet to arrive, featuring a video of an animated egg shell. [28] [29] [30] [31] This was assumed to be what encased the prior fetus. Portals Digital Album". Melanie Martinez Music. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023 . Retrieved March 28, 2023. no, that was just a random song idea that never got finished that got leaked - the actual songs I will be putting out this year yall haven't even heard yet 💗

Melanie Martinez: Portals" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved April 8, 2023. The title of the album was slightly corroborated by Melanie after liking a TikTok comment asking if "Portals" was the album's name. [65]

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Melanie Martinez Gives a Glimpse of Her 2023 Single; Singer Releases 12 Seconds Audio of Her New Song on Spotify". Latestly. February 18, 2023. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023 . Retrieved March 16, 2023. Tónlistinn – Plötur – Vika 14 – 2023"[The Music – Albums – Week 14 – 2023] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi . Retrieved April 15, 2023. These songs include " TUNNEL VISION", " FAERIE SOIRÉE", " LEECHES", " MOON CYCLE", and " MILK OF THE SIREN" (from the deluxe edition of the album).

Melanie stated that she would not include songs that had leaked before the album's release. However, despite several songs being leaked prior to the album's release, they still made it onto the album. On September 14 th, 2021, Melanie replied to a comment on TikTok saying that the album would be released in 2022. [12] 2022 Portal 2 is a game sequel to the award-winning game, Portal. Featuring an innovative single-player puzzle game, with new and fresh puzzle elements as well as a much bigger set of devious test chambers. Everything you though you know from the previous game will be debunked in this game. Act competitively, but think cooperatively, This is Melanie's longest album overall; the majority of the songs are around four minutes with some being as long as 5 minutes.a b c d e f g h i j DeWald, Mike (March 30, 2023). "Album Review: Melanie Martinez comes to life on 'Portals' ". Riff Magazine. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023 . Retrieved March 31, 2023. Sporting some of the best writing and voice work in years (as well as some deviously designed puzzles), Portal 2’s single-player campaign is superior to its predecessor in every way. It’s the co-op mode, however, that makes this 2011’s first must-play game — even for those gamers that don’t like first-person or puzzle games.