{"product_id":"cry-baby","title":"Cry Baby","description":"\u003cp class=\"MdRemovedH1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMelanie Martinez\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCry Baby\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon LP + Download\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMelanie Martinez\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewants to tell you a story. It's fictional, but it's also about her, in a way that's somewhat exaggerated and darker than reality. The tale traces through Melanie's debut album\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCry Baby\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, a collection of pop songs that draw inspiration from singer-songwriter folk and hip-hop and follow a character who learns to be more comfortable with who she is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe inspiration for\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCry Baby\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estruck when Melanie, who hails from Baldwin, NY, became obsessed with vintage toy sounds. The musician began writing songs and playing guitar at 14, combining her loves for poetry and music. She taught herself to play since her parents couldn't afford to send her to guitar lessons, and was influenced both by her dad's predilection for old school hip-hop and her own interest in folk songwriters like Regina Spektor and Feist. After appearing on The Voice, Melanie signed with Atlantic and headed into the studio to begin writing songs. During an early session, after Melanie asked her producer to play some toy sounds, she came up with \"Dollhouse,\" the origin of the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe album, which Melanie created with producers and songwriters like Kinetics and One Love, embraces childlike themes and imagery, connecting each song together like a children's storybook. But the recent adult experiences in Melanie's own life, with relationships and heartbreak and self-discovery, are juxtaposed against these young aesthetics in a deeply interesting way. \"Carousel,\" which also appeared on last year's\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDollhouse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEP and was used to soundtrack a trailer for FX's\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAmerican Horror Story: Freak Show\u003c\/em\u003e, conjures up a carnival to reveal Melanie's feeling of being stuck in a cyclical relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Pity Party,\" which Melanie made with Kara Dioguardi and CJ Baran, revisits Lesley Gore's 1965 classic \"It's My Party.\" The single, a buoyant pop number that draws in ambient trip-hop beats and string augmentation, is a cathartic release, both musically and for Melanie lyrically. The familiar, catchy chorus draws you in, urging the listener to participate in\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCry Baby's\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efury.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1. Cry Baby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2. Dollhouse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3. Sippy Cup\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4. Carousel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5. Alphabet Boy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6. Soap\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7. Training Wheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8. Pity Party\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9. Tag You're It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10. Milk and Cookie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11. Pacify Her\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12. Mrs. Potato Head\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e13. Mad Hatter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melanie Martinez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54208941293862,"sku":"lzi1793030805919","price":26.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/8247\/0438\/files\/cry-baby_1.jpg?v=1793030812","url":"https:\/\/preppylookboutique.shop\/products\/cry-baby","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}