Celebrate a decade of Cry Baby and celebrate with a Cry Baby (Deluxe) 3LP set, including a repress of the ultra-rare Dollhouse EP, because the first pressing vanished faster than our collective mental stability in 2015…
Words by Felix Bartlett | August 14, 2025
A whole decade ago, Melanie Martinez introduced the world to Cry Baby, her debut album that turned childhood trauma into a pastel nightmare we all happily signed up for. And now, like any good parent celebrating their kid’s double-digit birthday, she’s going all out, except instead of a bouncy castle and party hats, we’re getting limited-edition vinyl and merch that’ll have fans emptying their wallets faster than a toddler dumps a bowl of spaghetti.
To mark this very important milestone (because ten years in pop music is basically a century), Melanie has dropped a Cry Baby (Deluxe) 3LP set, complete with a fresh repress of the Dollhouse EP, because apparently, the original vinyl was rarer than a well-adjusted adult in 2024. (Seriously, those 3,000 copies sold out quicker than free Wi-Fi at a coffee shop.) Now, the resale market can finally take a breather while fans scramble to pre-order before this one vanishes into the collector’s abyss too.
But wait, there’s more! Because what’s a birthday without presents? Melanie’s also unleashed a Cry Baby merch line that includes shirts, hoodies, a handheld mirror (for checking if you, too, look as emotionally devastated as her lyrics suggest), and a cami top, perfect for crying in style.
In a heartfelt message, Melanie gushed about her fans, saying, “Ten years have flown by and I’ve gained such a unique community because of the creation of this character, Crybaby.” Translation: “You guys are the real ones for sticking with me through all the tears, twisted lullabies, and existential dread set to a nursery rhyme beat.”
For those who missed the memo back in 2015 (were you living under a rock? A very soundproof rock?), Cry Baby introduced us to the tragic yet iconic character of Cry Baby, a girl navigating childhood horrors with the kind of drama usually reserved for soap operas.
Since then, Melanie’s kept the weirdness coming with *K-12* (complete with its own very unsettling musical film) and PORTALS (which proved that even as a pink alien creature, she still knows how to write a bop). She even took her Trilogy Tour global, selling out arenas and proving that crying in public is always in fashion.
Pre order your Cry Baby (Deluxe) vinyl dropping via Atlantic Records here
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