You know exactly why I reviewed and listened to this. I told everyone I was abstaining from every single Porter Robinson put out till Nurture came out with the exception of that one song with an Anamanaguchi remix, whichever one that was. Well, the reason I reviewed this was obviously because Gus and Sarah from Death Grips wrote it, and you know I never trade up on new Death Grips collaborations and songs.
However, I'm still a bit skeptical to what Jamie even does in the band anymore, because it's pretty evident he offers no musical contributions to their Civilisation tapes and also, is clearly not amongst the writers here. I knew KKB was on this project, but I'd honestly prefer a Sarah vocal feature, but officially, this track also marks very sad news.
Extremely sad news. This is the first proper love song Kero Kero Bonito has written. I thought they were incel core just like Stygian, but it seems like they're no longer intel core allies. Truly a sad day. But Porter's sampling and production here is pretty damn good, even though the progressions are stereotypically pop and not as well-defined as the other singles I heard to this. But then again, it simultaneously isn't a love song, which is a good thing, protect incel kawaii pop as a genre before it dies out, spearheads.
Yeah, like PizzaGrande mentioned this song is a bit messy, and is basically an electronic loop over and over and doesn't warrant its current score despite my love for all three artists involved in this, but over the past few listens it's certainly grown on me. There's happy headspace, and a feeling of hope surrounding these singles as a whole, and this one, in particular, It feels like a lighthearted little pop song to put on when your feeling low, despite its unexcusable repetition. It certainly isn't on par with the Princess and The Clock, but the production is certainly up there.
Plus the lyrics are wonderfully put together, but I obviously expected that going into a Kero Kero Bonito 2/3 written song. Just a bit disappointed they didn't make the duo sing for this track, because I'd love to hear them over a Porter-produced instrumental. But anyway, Nurture is looking on course to absolutely triumph Worlds in nature even though I kind of dug that album a lot, which is great going.
Electronic music is dying, and this track is one of its last strings of hope. Yes, it's sort of weeb-core, but who minds when it sort of goes hard. I guess I'll give into my early plans and listen to the 2 or 3 singles I purposefully abstained from reviewing. Once again, its fingers crossed that he'll go all guns blazing and drop his best project to date, but it's definitely on course to that because he has a very small amount of material.
With all the love he's garnered with his debut, this has definitely been a great single media run, and it's on course to be yet another AlbumOfTheYear candidate. The progressions on here sort of transcending the average mould of electronic music, and that's exactly why it gets the love it does. Also, the chords on the outro are straight out of heaven, and like most of his tracks, the good stuff is on the back end.
The Lyn Collins sample cuts back and forth at times, but it's not too apparent at most parts. There's the whole twee/coming-of-age/maturation edge to these lyrics, talking about profession, love and dreams, and that's where you get the whole KKB touch. They do have a depressing tonality, but it's also hopeful of changing your life for good. It's a pop song, but done sort of right.
That probably defines exactly what I love so much about that band, and I cannot put in words my hype for this full-length album. This week's produce sure is exciting and is one to watch out for. Amen.