K-12 LP (Color) fg_Catalog Number_SPC35062COLO A careful New Age sprinkle

A careful New Age sprinkle of mystical textures and stabs was added and kept in the mix only when all agreed that each element had become absolutely crucial to the tune

‘In The End’ is not a valediction

But for those expecting the hallucinatory overload of Dinosaur Jr's live attack

the album was a spontaneous production

Voodoo was like crack for purists—this was Real Music

K-12 LP (Color) fg_Catalog Number_SPC35062COLO A careful New Age sprinkleVinyl LP pressing. Melanie Martinez's sophomore album, K 12, is another ambitious triumph for the artist. As with her debut album Cry Baby, K 12's music is a vibrant and singular melting pot of low key hip hop, soulful pop and indie leaning electro. K 12's universe is an expansion of the one introduced in Cry Baby. Using lyrics rich with metaphor, songs address the struggle to find a place to belong including within friendships, the physical world and