Hades is an Alt/Indie album by Melanie Martinez, originally released in 2026. On Gatefold: 37 pressings tracked.
About
Moving on from the Cry Baby persona cultivated over her first three albums, Melanie Martinez cracks open Pandora’s box on her fourth, album <i>HADES</i>, to paint a grim picture of a failing society. Beginning with the fiery “GARBAGE,” the singer-songwriter employs eerie imagery coupled with her mischievous tone and complex production to tackle present-day problems across the album. And no one is safe from her sharp tongue. Airy and ethereal, “POSSESSION” brings to mind trad-wife mockery; “WHITE BOY WITH A GUN” rightly and harshly takes aim at those who “swipe and ignore”; the requiem-esque “THE VATICAN” condemns those who hide behind religion; and the guitar-laden “CHATROOM” naturally blasts online culture. While yielding a bare, honest precision, Martinez finds fault all around, but manages to harvest a beautiful—if sinister—sonic scape for her troubles. And as she pleads on “GUTTER,” she offers a solution: “Build your community, don’t get immune to this.”
via Apple Music
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Tracklist
- 1GARBAGE3:11
- 2IS THIS A CULT?3:07
- 3POSSESSION3:07
- 4WHITE BOY WITH A GUN4:03
- 5DISNEY PRINCESS4:05
- 6GRUDGES3:37
- 7MONOPOLY MAN3:52
- 8AVOIDANT4:29
- 9MONOLITH4:42
- 10WEIGHT WATCHERS3:19
- 11THE PLAGUE3:37
- 12BATSHIT INTELLIGENCE3:58
- 13GUTTER3:48
- 14UNCANNY VALLEY3:16
- 15THE VATICAN4:16
- 16HELL’S FRONT PORCH3:21
- 17CHATROOM6:25
- 18THE LAST TWO PEOPLE ON EARTH4:05
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Alternative Rock
- synthetic
- eerie
- theatrical
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Issued in a gatefold sleeve, with a two-panel color poster and 20-page lyric booklet.
Track positions are sequential on release.
Runout information:
Runouts are machine-etched and numbers beginning with 0245xxxx are laser-etched.
On rear of lyric booklet:
Orchestra credits
Recorded at Hollywood Scoring, Los Angeles 7-16-2025
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Carolyn RileyORCHESTRA, VIOLA
- Noah GladstoneORCHESTRA, CONTRACTOR
- Anna KostyuchekORCHESTRA, VIOLIN
- Arthur BesnainouBASS DRUM PROGRAMMING, SYNTH KEYBOARDS
- Ashoka ThiagarajanORCHESTRA, VIOLIN
- Benjamin JacobsonORCHESTRA, VIOLIN
- CJ BaranBASS DRUM PROGRAMMING, SYNTH GUITAR
- Eric ShetzenORCHESTRA, BASS
- Halo BoyBASS DRUM PROGRAMMING, SYNTH KEYBOARDS
- Hillary SmithORCHESTRA, CELLO
- Ina VeliORCHESTRA, VIOLIN
- Justin GreenwoodBASS DRUM PROGRAMMING KEYBOARDS
- Kathleen SloanORCHESTRA, VIOLIN
- Linnea PowellORCHESTRA, VIOLA
- MalayDRUM PROGRAMMING KEYBOARDS SYNTH , DRUM PROGRAMMING
- Mark RobertsonORCHESTRA, VIOLIN
- Marta Sofia HonerORCHESTRA, VIOLA
- Melanie MartinezGUITAR
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 37 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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