Melanie Martinez
26 vinyl records found
Melanie Martinez is an alt-pop artist who built her catalog around distinct visual and narrative themes, starting with the Cry Baby trilogy and expanding into darker conceptual work. Her records appeal to collectors drawn to themed packaging and vinyl variants, with multiple color pressings and special editions across her discography.
About Melanie Martinez
Martinez emerged from The Voice in 2012 and quickly pivoted to independent material, finding her signature sound when she wrote "Dollhouse" in 2013. That track established the Cry Baby concept that would define her debut album in 2015, which hit number 6 on the Billboard 200 and earned Platinum certification. The album's narrative themes and visual presentation set the tone for a career centered on character-driven storytelling.
Her second album, K-12 (2019), arrived alongside a feature film and pushed her visual ambitions further. The follow-up After School EP in 2020 proved her staying power, while "Play Date" gained massive traction through TikTok trends and remains her most-streamed track. PORTALS (2023) debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 and introduced the latest phase of her artistic evolution before the TRILOGY TOUR established her as a significant touring artist across North America and Europe in 2024.
Martinez's fourth studio album, HADES, arrived in March 2026 with a new character named Circle, exploring themes of corruption, artificial intelligence, and societal collapse through a dystopian framework. A thematic counterpart exploring a utopian perspective is currently in development. The Groove Hunter currently tracks 21 editions across her catalog, including pressings of K-12, HADES, PORTALS, and Cry Baby, with numerous color variants like the Candied Cuddle Pink and Rosary Bruised editions that appeal to serious collectors.