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. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. In an interview with Billboard, Melanie was asked "What can fans expect from your in-the-works music?" and she responded, "A completely new dimension of the world I've created thus far," stating how her future music would be different from her past work. [6]

Portals Vinyl". Melanie Martinez Music. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023 . Retrieved March 10, 2023. Mier, Tomás (February 22, 2023). "Melanie Martinez Transforms Into a Pink Creature for New Album 'Portals' ". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023 . Retrieved March 10, 2023.

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Unterberger, Andrew. "Will Melanie Martinez's 'Portals' Open at No. 1 on the Billboard 200?". Billboard . Retrieved June 27, 2023. On January 24 th, 2022, Melanie stated she would try to release the album's first single in March or April. [13] On February 21 st, 2022, during a meet and greet, Melanie confirmed that the album would have 13 songs and some form of a deluxe. She also stated that the lead single would be released sometime in spring 2022 along with a music video, and there would be no featured artists on the album. Additionally, she said that she would like to create music videos for her favorite songs on the album, and release the film separate from the album. In portal , you have a weapon that has the power to open portals in space. So you can teleport your belongings and browse the game this way. The game is made up of various puzzles that must be solved using these portals to move around between two planes. Emma Herold, writer for The Cavalier Daily, praised the album calling it a "statement of rebirth" for Martinez. [29] She noted that while there are "recognizable elements of Martinez's sound like syncopation and classic rhyme", she also felt there was a good combination of new sounds including "synth pop and a more harsh, grungy and dark tone". [29]

Fabris, Andres (March 29, 2023). "Melanie Martinez releases 'Void' ". The Music Universe . Retrieved April 15, 2023.In the weeks leading up to the album's release, Martinez debuted several songs from the album in South America. She performed at all three South American Lollapalooza festivals, [18] [19] as well as Festival Estéreo Picnic [20] and a solo headlining show in Santiago. [21] She also embarked on the Portals Tour. [22] Singles [ edit ] In my little cave of creation, isolated for a month in Hawaii. Writing a film and album I feel destined to make. No human interaction, just killing dead parts of myself to make room for the new. ✨✨✨✨ When I create it is the only time the past, present and future all meet me at once. Releasing past feelings from past moments and past lives, by keeping the channel open/antenna out in the present, to be able to co-create with the universe something that will be felt, seen, and heard in the future. There is both an explicit version of the album and a clean version. The standard album contains overall five explicit songs, and eight non-explicit songs, while the deluxe version contains six explicit songs, and ten non-explicit songs. Although, "POWDER" is explicit, it is listed as non-explicit on most platforms like Spotify. This is Melanie's least explicit deluxe album; while tied with Cry Baby on the standard version. Gamboa, Glenn (May 23, 2019). "LI Sound: Melanie Martinez readying new album, movie". Newsday. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019 . Retrieved May 30, 2019. a b Mier, Tomás (April 3, 2023). "Melanie Martinez Announces Portals Summer Tour". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023 . Retrieved April 5, 2023.

In 2018 (she was turning 23), Melanie encountered a paranormal experience at her former house, there was a massive tree in her front yard with no markings on it. One night, while watering the grass outside, she caught a glimpse of the tree and was astonished to see a giant carved writing '23' on it. She went more on details that It looked like growing out from the tree, curly, and font-like. Melanie interpreted this mysterious sighting as a sign that the year 2023 ahead would hold special significance for her. [2] a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Melanie Martinez – Portals" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 6, 2023. Iahn, Buddy (June 10, 2023). "Melanie Martinez brings 'Portals' album to life with over the top production". The Music Universe . Retrieved July 8, 2023. Olinger, Sandra B (June 14, 2023). "Melanie Martinez Shares New Video for "VOID" — New Tour Dates for Europe, Australia, New Zealand". Grimy Goods . Retrieved July 8, 2023. Portals screams death is life is death is life is death is life. A continuous loop. A circle.” – MELANIE MARTINEZ

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