SMILE! :D

AlbumJul 26 / 202410 songs, 40m 9s
Indietronica Electropop
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7.1 / 10

The one-time EDM superstar’s production has never sounded shinier or sugarier, but beneath the maximalist synths and peppy rhythms lurk more complicated, bittersweet feelings.

8 / 10

8 / 10

Smile! :D is one of the most compelling pieces of art Porter Robinson has released.

Porter Robinson rejects sterile minimalism with explosive pop production and sharply interrogates codependency and external validation on 'Smile :D.'

Cults and Porter Robinson also offer up new albums.

Porter Robinson's third album, SMILE! :D, is his most intimate yet, full of maximalist ambitions and aching honesty.

7 / 10

Porter Robinson’s new 10-track, alternative hyper-pop album ‘SMILE! :D’ (via MOM+POP) feels like the most ‘true to himself’ music he has released

In trying to make “fun” pop music with ‘Smile! :D,’ Porter Robinson wound up making the sincerest album of his career.

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2.9 / 5

Porter Robinson - SMILE! :D review: so you just affirmed your life, now what?