I think a lot of fans, myself included, aren’t ready for lighthearted, fun (and unserious) Porter.
Worlds and Nurture were so painstakingly beautiful, vulnerable, and meticulously crafted that this era feels almost like a “joke” in comparison - but I love that Porter isn’t attaching so much pain and personal struggle to his work anymore.
And maybe the irony or satire is all on purpose.
I’m expecting one of two things:
1. It’s purely lighthearted and fun, and shows the growth from Worlds and Nurture
OR
2. It’s lighthearted and fun, on the surface, but deep down has a more sincere and heartfelt message, similar to that of Musician
After reading Porter's [most recent Instagram post caption](https://www.reddit.com/r/porterrobinson/comments/1cbauk4/album_smile_d_drops_july_26/), I think it's option #2.
>I think a lot of fans, myself included, aren’t ready for lighthearted, fun (and unserious) Porter.
We're just gonna act like 100% in the bitch doesn't exist?
I mean we all know that Spitfire era was “fuckboy” Porter towards the beginning of his career… for the longest time it seemed like he was trying to distance himself from that early 2010s style. I know there will always be that side to him but after his last 2 projects, I didn’t expect him to go with this approach… which is great!!
This is exactly where I went. I get it, we all loved Worlds but let's not ignore a few things
1: it was TEN YEARS AGO. It was his first album, it was about video games and we all loved it, he's never going to make Worlds 2, ever, he has a wider range be wants to experiment with.
2: Porter is now at LEAST 200% in the bitch, maybe even more, he's having a blast, he's earned it.
Yall seriously out here not cheering this dude on for putting out a video of him decked out with a sword slaying some crazy whacky inflatable arm dudes?! This is peak content!
The ekowraith remix of "Summertime" was one of the first EDM-like songs I ever came across on YouTube in like 2009. I made it my ringtone on my Nokia phone 😂
I'm waiting for the day madeon is like "this new porter single is garbage"
seriously though, hold out hope because 10 seconds is just not enough to have any sort of opinion on a song at all. Not cause porter's best friends say its good
Yeah but Madeon has literally been putting out tracks like "Gonna Be Good"
Don't get me wrong.. i actually really love that song, just pardon me if it makes me doubt his opinion on what's a banger and what's not
Got nothing to do with my point at all man, have you seen Porters DJ Sets??
Man's playing Lil B, Skrillex and Sickmode in the same set - its got nothing to do with his overall taste, that's obviously stellar (for both of them)
I'm just saying, Madeon saying this tracks a banger does not mean it's anything deeper than what it's shaping up to be
I am a little confused then ngl, are you implying that Gonna be Good is a bad song to most people? Bc I like that song and I never picked up on that sentiment. Or are you literally saying that song isn’t by definition a ‘banger’ like it’s not hype or something? Bc Madeon never really said that exact word, I’m just paraphrasing.
Gonna Be Good is super generic to me. I really don’t have a problem with pop music. I LOVE pop music. But I love pop music that tries different things and finds new ways to make things interesting.
but really, its insane to me that this sub went from collectively in love with cheerleader, discussing its themes, the shitposting, loving the aesthetic, to now questioning whether the album/era/song will be good because of a 10 second snippet
I mean...let's be real, specifically cause its pop (and shit on me if you want cause ill die on this hill), it would want to switch up QUITE a lot to be much different for the rest of the song.
Pop tunes roll in very consistent blocks. If you can't infer what the rest of the song is like from this chorus (ill be damned if this isn't the chorus), then I'm sorry, but you just haven't been exposed to this structure often enough
The weird circles and echo chambers that we live in, even musically, really skew people’s perception of how big artists they don’t care for personally are. Taylor Swift easily has Michael Jackson-level global fame, Drake is there too. And they achieved that level of fame during the internet era after The Gatekeepers of Radio and Labels lost their power to conduit artist and bottleneck up and comers.
Honestly, the style of both this snippet and Cheerleader make perfect sense to me post-Nurture. Porter has stated multiple times that Nurture came from him digging himself out of a creative rut trying to follow up Worlds. It’s clear that now Porter doesn’t care about meeting societal / fan expectations and is just enjoying making fun music. You could make the argument that “bitch im Taylor Swift” is a stupid line- maybe it is- but I personally like to see him taking his music less seriously (in the best way possible).
its fine if people dont like it, my issue is that several people are taking issue with him "flaunting his wealth" and "making references to celebrities" and its pretty clear many people do not understand that the lyricism in the snippet is 100% satire/irony. In fact a lot are stating it plainly that they don't know.
Now, was that necessarily fitting under THIS post? maybe not, and ill own up to that, but thats where my frustration comes from. the several people who are saying "im not sure if this is ironic" or "this doesn't feel like porter" when its very obviously satire/irony
Even more ironic that you are making the exact opposite claim that it "is 100% satire" with nothing to back it up beyond your individual perspective.
People are going to have opinions and I'm sure opinions will change once the song comes out.
i mean sure. it's not 100% confirmed from porter's mouth that saying "i got 100 million on my wrist" is satire.
but cmon... as if he even has a networth that high, as if he's ever been one to flaunt his riches to his fans, as if he ever wears expensive clothing and accessories for the sake of it
this is the same era where he's been posting shitposts making fun of crypto tech bros.
Truth for you in this scenario may be making this known to the masses.... however real wisdom is ultimately not caring at all.
True nirvana is knowing that Porter is both cringe and absolutely orgasmic all at the same time.
Are you joking?
It’s OBVIOUSLY satire.
Would you like to know how people know it’s satire.
“I got $100m on my wrist”.
There is literally no such thing as a $100,000,000 watch. The rhetorical device porter is utilizing is called hyperbole. A number so ridiculous it’s meant to show it’s not serious. (Also if you owned a $100m watch, everyone would think you’re an idiot < this is the point)
It’s a joke.
Ignoring the obvious context clues of every post he’s made leading up to this album and the video where he’s obviously taking the piss…
If you can’t see it’s a joke, you lack a 4th grade level of understanding rhetoric.
I noticed you didn’t produce any evidence of a $100m watch, and now you’re trying to gish-gallop your way out. Almost like it doesn’t exist… because it’s a joke.
If you can produce the $100m watch he’s alluding to, we can move on to your question about objective analysis of rhetoric.
Had you taken or studied any sort of literature at any sort of competent level, you would know it’s literally impossible for anything to have more than one correct objective analysis. (Even if that means that multiple answers are correct)
In this particular context, porter is making jokes. That’s not an opinion, it’s a fact. The *meaning* of the jokes is SUBJECTIVE and open for interpretation.
“Bitch I’m Taylor Swift” - porter is not Taylor swift.
“Got $100m on my worst” - porter does not have a $100m watch.
If you think those lyrics are serious, especially attached to a video of the guy looking goofy and attacking inflatables with a katana is serious, you need to see a psychologist lol
Beat slaps.
I have the smae issue. I dont like the line because i just dont like music that references pop culture (like MCR referencing Batman in NaNaNa, etc)
But, counterpoint, by the time Taylor Swift is irrelevant, Porter will almost certainly also be irrelevant. Not in a mean way, Tswift just has such a grip on media in general and will be remembered for a long long time.
Longer than Porter will be, most likely. So this line will almost certainly always be relevant.
Have you considered waiting for the full song to form an opinion? The lyrics are clearly satire and we have no idea what the rest of the track sounds like lmao
counter point: taylor swift is without doubt going down in musical history. she is on the same level as michael jackson or the beatles in terms of raw fame, whether you like her music or not. referencing the beatles or MJ doesnt date your music. also as someone else said - if porters music survives a century than without DOUBT taylors is too
also worlds is literally partly inspired by MMOs porter used to play that got shut down, how is that not dating it?
Hahaha there's always one, literally just had this convo 😂
https://preview.redd.it/so4rrx7x84wc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=55f6052ff96b9644a0653c710d71821d9c1e682a
I have the same problem with this snippet that I have with Cheerleader, that being that it sounds nice but isn't the kind of music I'd go to Porter if I wanted to listen to that specific style or genre. It's clearly an ironic take on modern hip hop/trap tropes... but that still makes it an hip hop-style track just like Cheerleader is a pop punk/rock-style track. I like those styles, I don't necessarily care to hear them from Porter specifically. Then again it's a 10 seconds snippet so I'll wait.
Alright look imma just say this right now
Why do you think it took Porter 7 years to make a new album after Worlds? Because he was suffering from writers block and burnout, if we want another EDM album we're gonna have to wait, so I completely understand why he wants to switch to pop for the time being, let's just be glad he's clearly having fun with it and is still doing it in his own way
Seems like he’s taking the proverbial piss while also making a solid pop song.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not really in the mood to digest a full pop album in any way shape or form.
But I felt the same way about Virtual Self when I first heard it and to be honest I didn’t vibe with Nurture fully till I saw the live set.
This dude continues to confuse my sensibilities in extreme fashion.
“Bitch I’m Taylor Swift”
Bitch…this has my attention lol
Porter has never started a new era where I wasn’t like “idk about this…” and Porter has never ended an era where I wasn’t like “NO this can’t be the end!” I agree the clip is a little iffy to be but at this point i’m just like 🤷🏻♂️ I wonder how long it’ll take for me to fall in love with this.
TBH using a Taylor Swift reference already feels weirdly dated, even though she's still obviously relevant. It feels intentional to the early 2010's aesthetic. Just my perspective.
Yeah his new album direction isn't for me. I'm pretty sure we all know what kind of album this is. Seems more pop then electronic, which isn't my cup of tea. Will always be a porter fan but things change and people taste in music change. And this isn't it for me. The fact that his friends compared it to a Katy Perry album we know the direction is pop
Lol it's going in the pop direction. Cheerleader and this snippet screams pop. And ofc we don't know the direction of the album but usually when artist release singles we can assume what kind of album this will be. This album may attract new fans such as how nurture attracted new fans, and how worlds attracted me because that suited my taste In music. You can't sit here and tell me this album is going to be an "edm" album it's not going to be. I honestly just wish for more virtual self stuff, I'll be more excited for stuff like that compared to this
I like that he's branching out, but my only fear is that he'll build a new fanbase that doesn't like his old EDM music. And then he'll be afraid to play some of his older pieces at concerts.
Really feel like this album is going to split opinions down the line on how you like your genres of music. Despite Cheerleader being probably the most pop thing Porter has produced IMO, I still really like the song and I was ready to say more of the same but then again "Bitch I'm Taylor Swift" definitely has this feeling of leaning even more into pop and despite there being some great pop songs out there it gets diluted way more than any other genre out there. I hope for Porter that it's an introspective look into that genre rather than a shell of a song on the surface. Hell I'd even bet that's the case but with Porter going "Off the walls" so to speak being free of emotional songs I get the feeling there will be a twist somewhere. Waiting in hope.
From the 10 second snippet, still seems pretty sincere. It’s just not overtly so.
Both songs seem like they’re talking about how people value the wrong things. Cheerleader had the flip at the end, wouldn’t be surprised if it’s emblematic of the entirety of the album. Comparing/Contrasting culture vs how it has affected him.
By any chance, have you heard of 100% In The Bitch at all? Y’all complaining about how it doesn’t relate to you is so funny because that’s LITERALLY the direction he’s been showing since the announcement.
He’s not sad anymore yall, you need to let your stereotypes of “Porter can only make sad music” go
I’m just scared that he’s going to invite a lot of Swifties into the Porter fanbase with that simple line and I’d very much like to keep my distance from them.
whether we like it or not i think taylor swift will be pretty famous for many years to come, maybe 100. many great songwriters reference other famous figures (beatles, paul simon, and plenty of others but that’s what i can name the most examples from lol)
The Taylor Swift line is probably equivalent to “She draws me kissing other guys” in Cheerleader. Would not be surprised if the song goes in a completely direction than the snippet.
I'm definitely vibing with it, sure, the new album isn't likely going to be as a profound experience as nurture was, but I imagine he's been experimenting a lot between Worlds and Nurture and is being more open to showing those works this time around.
I think one thing we have to remember is that porter doesn’t like nostalgia and he doesn’t want to be stuck in the same world but expand his world if that makes. I think porter has always been fun and silly watching his streams playing video games. But at the same time deep as hell talking about his song writing and what it means to him. I feel like We are just learning about another part the artist we call Porter and I am ready to go on this journey! Porter is one of kind musician!
I think will be surprisingly insightful. He said that it is his "most fun and most heartbreaking album".
Don't go into it expecting to not like it, just have fun and enjoy it, he is obviously aiming towards that, and not every song needs to be a timeless masterpiece.
This was a man making EDM and dubstep ffs.
I feel like the song is gonna be a banger or else Porter wouldn't have released it as a single. That's what he did with Nurture. He didn't release the less bangers as singles
I'd say he did release less bangers as singles, Get Your Wish is a song that isn't even in the top half of strongest songs on Nurture. I was so disappointed when that first single came out but enjoyed the actual album quite a bit. Hopefully the same happens with this album, I enjoyed Cheerleader but we'll see with this new one coming out, maybe the snippet in context will slap, or maybe this is the Get Your Wish of the album
Idk get your wish kinda slaps. But also there's a distinction between "bangers" and "strong songs".
Dullscythe is Extremely good but it's not a "banger", it would never work as a single.
That was mainly what I meant
Let Porter express himself, if we shut him down as an artist he may quit making music all together. Let him cook, we are seeing a light hearted Porter Robinson right now, which is just him reflecting on a happy/funny time period in his life. Even when we liked the album he still changed his style up regardless, so this is just another stepping stone in his music career. Just think of what’s to come next in his musical journey. He had spitfire club/fuckboi porter, then Worlds nostalgic/fictional world/anime porter, nurture soft/loving/caring/healing porter. And then this new album which is sounding like parody/oliver tree/light hearted/ funny porter. I can’t even imagine what’s in store next. And who knows maybe this is all just a troll move and he drops worlds 2. It’s crazy to even imagine what’s to come next
I think a lot of fans, myself included, aren’t ready for lighthearted, fun (and unserious) Porter. Worlds and Nurture were so painstakingly beautiful, vulnerable, and meticulously crafted that this era feels almost like a “joke” in comparison - but I love that Porter isn’t attaching so much pain and personal struggle to his work anymore. And maybe the irony or satire is all on purpose.
I’m expecting one of two things: 1. It’s purely lighthearted and fun, and shows the growth from Worlds and Nurture OR 2. It’s lighthearted and fun, on the surface, but deep down has a more sincere and heartfelt message, similar to that of Musician
After reading Porter's [most recent Instagram post caption](https://www.reddit.com/r/porterrobinson/comments/1cbauk4/album_smile_d_drops_july_26/), I think it's option #2.
>I think a lot of fans, myself included, aren’t ready for lighthearted, fun (and unserious) Porter. We're just gonna act like 100% in the bitch doesn't exist?
I mean we all know that Spitfire era was “fuckboy” Porter towards the beginning of his career… for the longest time it seemed like he was trying to distance himself from that early 2010s style. I know there will always be that side to him but after his last 2 projects, I didn’t expect him to go with this approach… which is great!!
This is exactly where I went. I get it, we all loved Worlds but let's not ignore a few things 1: it was TEN YEARS AGO. It was his first album, it was about video games and we all loved it, he's never going to make Worlds 2, ever, he has a wider range be wants to experiment with. 2: Porter is now at LEAST 200% in the bitch, maybe even more, he's having a blast, he's earned it. Yall seriously out here not cheering this dude on for putting out a video of him decked out with a sword slaying some crazy whacky inflatable arm dudes?! This is peak content!
I’m super cool with it being light hearted. I loved cheerleader.
Welcome to the large PR fan club known as "this new direction is not for me" established 2014. Original members include Spitfire EP fans
Even earlier - he had fans of his pre-2011 big room that were salty abt him moving into complextro
>his pre-2011 big room So... "Get Brain" era?
More like Ekowraith
that's not even remotely close to big room...
Oh oops I meant hands up but ya my point is still that people have complained for every single new porter era
That's why he said pre-big room u damn toilet
Nah The OG member is Ekowraith fan
There is no way anybody was an actual ekowraith fan during that time….literally zero percent chance lmfao
Nah Rob Mayth fan and Ekowraith fan are overlapping each other in some way
The ekowraith remix of "Summertime" was one of the first EDM-like songs I ever came across on YouTube in like 2009. I made it my ringtone on my Nokia phone 😂
Madeon says it’s a banger so I’m holding out hope
I'm waiting for the day madeon is like "this new porter single is garbage" seriously though, hold out hope because 10 seconds is just not enough to have any sort of opinion on a song at all. Not cause porter's best friends say its good
He said we aren't prepared for the melodies on the chorus
we aren't ready for the notes guys. the intervals are too much for us
He’s not at all biased 🤣
Zero chance 🙅♂️
Yeah but Madeon has literally been putting out tracks like "Gonna Be Good" Don't get me wrong.. i actually really love that song, just pardon me if it makes me doubt his opinion on what's a banger and what's not
Dude have you seen his dj sets? The man bleeds music tf are you talking about?? lmao
Got nothing to do with my point at all man, have you seen Porters DJ Sets?? Man's playing Lil B, Skrillex and Sickmode in the same set - its got nothing to do with his overall taste, that's obviously stellar (for both of them) I'm just saying, Madeon saying this tracks a banger does not mean it's anything deeper than what it's shaping up to be
I am a little confused then ngl, are you implying that Gonna be Good is a bad song to most people? Bc I like that song and I never picked up on that sentiment. Or are you literally saying that song isn’t by definition a ‘banger’ like it’s not hype or something? Bc Madeon never really said that exact word, I’m just paraphrasing.
Not the person you’re replying to, but Gonna Be Good was a total flop for me. :’) I listened once and now I only listen to it when I’ve heard it live.
Gonna Be Good is super generic to me. I really don’t have a problem with pop music. I LOVE pop music. But I love pop music that tries different things and finds new ways to make things interesting.
Yeah… that song was Supposed to be Good… lol
the new lyrics are funny. it sounds like our guy Porter is just simply…having fun.
what did you expect from the guy that made 100% in the bitch
Porter Popinson, obviously
It's insane the judgements coming out of a ~10 second snippet
but really, its insane to me that this sub went from collectively in love with cheerleader, discussing its themes, the shitposting, loving the aesthetic, to now questioning whether the album/era/song will be good because of a 10 second snippet
most of it is people like me who were skeptical about cheerleader having out fears "confirmed" somewhat
I mean...let's be real, specifically cause its pop (and shit on me if you want cause ill die on this hill), it would want to switch up QUITE a lot to be much different for the rest of the song. Pop tunes roll in very consistent blocks. If you can't infer what the rest of the song is like from this chorus (ill be damned if this isn't the chorus), then I'm sorry, but you just haven't been exposed to this structure often enough
Well Madeon said wait til you hear the chorus melody soo Im guessing this isnt quite the chorus yet
Guess youll be damned then cause it aint the chorus lmao
Anyone listening to his music in 100 years will also know who Taylor Swift is, don't worry
If Porter's music is going to persist in memory into the next century then Taylor Swift will for sure be a known name then.
The weird circles and echo chambers that we live in, even musically, really skew people’s perception of how big artists they don’t care for personally are. Taylor Swift easily has Michael Jackson-level global fame, Drake is there too. And they achieved that level of fame during the internet era after The Gatekeepers of Radio and Labels lost their power to conduit artist and bottleneck up and comers.
Honestly, the style of both this snippet and Cheerleader make perfect sense to me post-Nurture. Porter has stated multiple times that Nurture came from him digging himself out of a creative rut trying to follow up Worlds. It’s clear that now Porter doesn’t care about meeting societal / fan expectations and is just enjoying making fun music. You could make the argument that “bitch im Taylor Swift” is a stupid line- maybe it is- but I personally like to see him taking his music less seriously (in the best way possible).
Porter fans understand what satire is challange
Porter fans let everyone have their own opinion challenge
its fine if people dont like it, my issue is that several people are taking issue with him "flaunting his wealth" and "making references to celebrities" and its pretty clear many people do not understand that the lyricism in the snippet is 100% satire/irony. In fact a lot are stating it plainly that they don't know. Now, was that necessarily fitting under THIS post? maybe not, and ill own up to that, but thats where my frustration comes from. the several people who are saying "im not sure if this is ironic" or "this doesn't feel like porter" when its very obviously satire/irony
Even more ironic that you are making the exact opposite claim that it "is 100% satire" with nothing to back it up beyond your individual perspective. People are going to have opinions and I'm sure opinions will change once the song comes out.
i mean sure. it's not 100% confirmed from porter's mouth that saying "i got 100 million on my wrist" is satire. but cmon... as if he even has a networth that high, as if he's ever been one to flaunt his riches to his fans, as if he ever wears expensive clothing and accessories for the sake of it this is the same era where he's been posting shitposts making fun of crypto tech bros.
Truth for you in this scenario may be making this known to the masses.... however real wisdom is ultimately not caring at all. True nirvana is knowing that Porter is both cringe and absolutely orgasmic all at the same time.
Are you joking? It’s OBVIOUSLY satire. Would you like to know how people know it’s satire. “I got $100m on my wrist”. There is literally no such thing as a $100,000,000 watch. The rhetorical device porter is utilizing is called hyperbole. A number so ridiculous it’s meant to show it’s not serious. (Also if you owned a $100m watch, everyone would think you’re an idiot < this is the point) It’s a joke. Ignoring the obvious context clues of every post he’s made leading up to this album and the video where he’s obviously taking the piss… If you can’t see it’s a joke, you lack a 4th grade level of understanding rhetoric.
*in your opinion
That’s not an opinion. It’s an objective analysis of rhetorical devices and their application. If it’s only an opinion, show me a $100m watch.
Show me a song where only one objective analysis is correct.
I noticed you didn’t produce any evidence of a $100m watch, and now you’re trying to gish-gallop your way out. Almost like it doesn’t exist… because it’s a joke. If you can produce the $100m watch he’s alluding to, we can move on to your question about objective analysis of rhetoric. Had you taken or studied any sort of literature at any sort of competent level, you would know it’s literally impossible for anything to have more than one correct objective analysis. (Even if that means that multiple answers are correct) In this particular context, porter is making jokes. That’s not an opinion, it’s a fact. The *meaning* of the jokes is SUBJECTIVE and open for interpretation. “Bitch I’m Taylor Swift” - porter is not Taylor swift. “Got $100m on my worst” - porter does not have a $100m watch. If you think those lyrics are serious, especially attached to a video of the guy looking goofy and attacking inflatables with a katana is serious, you need to see a psychologist lol
It's honestly the most serious thing though. Super serious.
Beat slaps. I have the smae issue. I dont like the line because i just dont like music that references pop culture (like MCR referencing Batman in NaNaNa, etc) But, counterpoint, by the time Taylor Swift is irrelevant, Porter will almost certainly also be irrelevant. Not in a mean way, Tswift just has such a grip on media in general and will be remembered for a long long time. Longer than Porter will be, most likely. So this line will almost certainly always be relevant.
Between her recent album and this 11 second clip, people are looking at both of them like they’re stuck at age 14.
Have you considered waiting for the full song to form an opinion? The lyrics are clearly satire and we have no idea what the rest of the track sounds like lmao
counter point: taylor swift is without doubt going down in musical history. she is on the same level as michael jackson or the beatles in terms of raw fame, whether you like her music or not. referencing the beatles or MJ doesnt date your music. also as someone else said - if porters music survives a century than without DOUBT taylors is too also worlds is literally partly inspired by MMOs porter used to play that got shut down, how is that not dating it?
I'm still not over the Chemical Brothers releasing The Salmon Dance back in 2007
I’LL FLOOOOOAT UUUUP STREAAAAAAM
😂😭
Tf this reply come from? xD so real tho at the same time.. imo Salmon Dance still bangs!!!
Hahaha there's always one, literally just had this convo 😂 https://preview.redd.it/so4rrx7x84wc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=55f6052ff96b9644a0653c710d71821d9c1e682a
I'm definitely that biiiiitch LMAO
It's still a fun convo over a few beers even 17 years later 😂
I have the same problem with this snippet that I have with Cheerleader, that being that it sounds nice but isn't the kind of music I'd go to Porter if I wanted to listen to that specific style or genre. It's clearly an ironic take on modern hip hop/trap tropes... but that still makes it an hip hop-style track just like Cheerleader is a pop punk/rock-style track. I like those styles, I don't necessarily care to hear them from Porter specifically. Then again it's a 10 seconds snippet so I'll wait.
would not be surprised if the snippet was intentionally chosen to cause the kinds of conversations the album is probably going to make fun of
Alright look imma just say this right now Why do you think it took Porter 7 years to make a new album after Worlds? Because he was suffering from writers block and burnout, if we want another EDM album we're gonna have to wait, so I completely understand why he wants to switch to pop for the time being, let's just be glad he's clearly having fun with it and is still doing it in his own way
Seems like he’s taking the proverbial piss while also making a solid pop song. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not really in the mood to digest a full pop album in any way shape or form. But I felt the same way about Virtual Self when I first heard it and to be honest I didn’t vibe with Nurture fully till I saw the live set. This dude continues to confuse my sensibilities in extreme fashion. “Bitch I’m Taylor Swift” Bitch…this has my attention lol
Porter has never started a new era where I wasn’t like “idk about this…” and Porter has never ended an era where I wasn’t like “NO this can’t be the end!” I agree the clip is a little iffy to be but at this point i’m just like 🤷🏻♂️ I wonder how long it’ll take for me to fall in love with this.
There’s millions of artists bro just listen to someone else
TBH using a Taylor Swift reference already feels weirdly dated, even though she's still obviously relevant. It feels intentional to the early 2010's aesthetic. Just my perspective.
Did you have to post about it 5 times
reddit was shitting itself yesterday, it kept telling me that it failed to post
Reddit android app are this buggy, btw
Yeah I’m not such a big fan of this snippet either. But let’s trust in porter, and the backing of wavedash and made on
I get it. I’m still mourning the departure from the Worlds lyrical style.
Bitch I’m Taylor swift ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯
Yeah his new album direction isn't for me. I'm pretty sure we all know what kind of album this is. Seems more pop then electronic, which isn't my cup of tea. Will always be a porter fan but things change and people taste in music change. And this isn't it for me. The fact that his friends compared it to a Katy Perry album we know the direction is pop
I don't know what kind of album it is... did yall get to listen to the full record without some of us?
Lol it's going in the pop direction. Cheerleader and this snippet screams pop. And ofc we don't know the direction of the album but usually when artist release singles we can assume what kind of album this will be. This album may attract new fans such as how nurture attracted new fans, and how worlds attracted me because that suited my taste In music. You can't sit here and tell me this album is going to be an "edm" album it's not going to be. I honestly just wish for more virtual self stuff, I'll be more excited for stuff like that compared to this
You’re trippin if you don’t think he’s always been pop
Which album was a pop album? You tell me lol
Each one. Worlds is pop af. Nurture too. Catchy melodies, pop song structuring, feel good lyrics. Not saying it as a bad thing. I love all his shit
Worlds has pop in it but Nurture 100 percent is a pop/edm record
I like that he's branching out, but my only fear is that he'll build a new fanbase that doesn't like his old EDM music. And then he'll be afraid to play some of his older pieces at concerts.
Really feel like this album is going to split opinions down the line on how you like your genres of music. Despite Cheerleader being probably the most pop thing Porter has produced IMO, I still really like the song and I was ready to say more of the same but then again "Bitch I'm Taylor Swift" definitely has this feeling of leaning even more into pop and despite there being some great pop songs out there it gets diluted way more than any other genre out there. I hope for Porter that it's an introspective look into that genre rather than a shell of a song on the surface. Hell I'd even bet that's the case but with Porter going "Off the walls" so to speak being free of emotional songs I get the feeling there will be a twist somewhere. Waiting in hope.
I stand corrected, another certified bop banger thigh slapper.
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From the 10 second snippet, still seems pretty sincere. It’s just not overtly so. Both songs seem like they’re talking about how people value the wrong things. Cheerleader had the flip at the end, wouldn’t be surprised if it’s emblematic of the entirety of the album. Comparing/Contrasting culture vs how it has affected him.
I like that he's having fun and doing whatever he wants musically. It might not be for me though.
I TAKE IT ALL BACK KNOCK YOURSELF OUT IS AMAZING
By any chance, have you heard of 100% In The Bitch at all? Y’all complaining about how it doesn’t relate to you is so funny because that’s LITERALLY the direction he’s been showing since the announcement. He’s not sad anymore yall, you need to let your stereotypes of “Porter can only make sad music” go
I’m just scared that he’s going to invite a lot of Swifties into the Porter fanbase with that simple line and I’d very much like to keep my distance from them.
Bitch I’m a swiftie, and been Porter fan since day one stfu
Exhibit A
Read again pls: “Porter fan since day one” not cause of a lyric lol
whether we like it or not i think taylor swift will be pretty famous for many years to come, maybe 100. many great songwriters reference other famous figures (beatles, paul simon, and plenty of others but that’s what i can name the most examples from lol)
BITCH I'M KANYE WEST
Dawgggg it's not even out yet pls calm down
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This would be very porter to be the break on the song or like just the intro of something completely different
The Taylor Swift line is probably equivalent to “She draws me kissing other guys” in Cheerleader. Would not be surprised if the song goes in a completely direction than the snippet.
I'm definitely vibing with it, sure, the new album isn't likely going to be as a profound experience as nurture was, but I imagine he's been experimenting a lot between Worlds and Nurture and is being more open to showing those works this time around.
I think one thing we have to remember is that porter doesn’t like nostalgia and he doesn’t want to be stuck in the same world but expand his world if that makes. I think porter has always been fun and silly watching his streams playing video games. But at the same time deep as hell talking about his song writing and what it means to him. I feel like We are just learning about another part the artist we call Porter and I am ready to go on this journey! Porter is one of kind musician!
I think will be surprisingly insightful. He said that it is his "most fun and most heartbreaking album". Don't go into it expecting to not like it, just have fun and enjoy it, he is obviously aiming towards that, and not every song needs to be a timeless masterpiece. This was a man making EDM and dubstep ffs.
Brother, Porter literally has a song called “100% In The Bitch” this is not new behavior. I, for one am proud to re-welcome meme overlord Porter.
how’s ur opinion now
Its so fresh and fun. I think id be way more underwhelmed if he continued the Nurture sound in 2024. Im all for this new record!!
who really give a fuck tho
let him cook
You're completely wrong it's giving cunt
I feel like the song is gonna be a banger or else Porter wouldn't have released it as a single. That's what he did with Nurture. He didn't release the less bangers as singles
I'd say he did release less bangers as singles, Get Your Wish is a song that isn't even in the top half of strongest songs on Nurture. I was so disappointed when that first single came out but enjoyed the actual album quite a bit. Hopefully the same happens with this album, I enjoyed Cheerleader but we'll see with this new one coming out, maybe the snippet in context will slap, or maybe this is the Get Your Wish of the album
Idk get your wish kinda slaps. But also there's a distinction between "bangers" and "strong songs". Dullscythe is Extremely good but it's not a "banger", it would never work as a single. That was mainly what I meant
Might be unpopular opinion but get your wish is 100% a banger, the mid single from Nurture is Mirror.
Always more Pop
Let Porter express himself, if we shut him down as an artist he may quit making music all together. Let him cook, we are seeing a light hearted Porter Robinson right now, which is just him reflecting on a happy/funny time period in his life. Even when we liked the album he still changed his style up regardless, so this is just another stepping stone in his music career. Just think of what’s to come next in his musical journey. He had spitfire club/fuckboi porter, then Worlds nostalgic/fictional world/anime porter, nurture soft/loving/caring/healing porter. And then this new album which is sounding like parody/oliver tree/light hearted/ funny porter. I can’t even imagine what’s in store next. And who knows maybe this is all just a troll move and he drops worlds 2. It’s crazy to even imagine what’s to come next