SMILE! :D
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.
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.'
Porter Robinson's third album, SMILE! :D, is his most intimate yet, full of maximalist ambitions and aching honesty.
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.
Porter Robinson - SMILE! :D review: so you just affirmed your life, now what?