If we've learned anything about Porter Robinson over the years, it's that meeting the emotional challenge of his music is inevitable. His albums are few and far between, but when they appear, we all willingly immerse ourselves in his universe of unfiltered nostalgia.
As fans wait with bated breath for her long-awaited third LP, Robinson released her first single, “Cheerleader,” today. The anime-inspired dance floor shines like a Tokyo cityscape, fusing bubbly hyperpop and indietronica to deliver an incandescent track that earns a place among her best.
Its lyrics, an anguished confession of unrequited devotion, pierce like cherry blossom thorns to reflect the fragility we all feel as a relationship's expiration date approaches. Robinson delivers them with tortured pain over an effervescent synthpunk beat, lamenting the insatiable voids of affection through longing-drenched harmonies.
Robinson said in early March that his next album is complete, but did not reveal the title or release date. The record continues Nourishwhich released in spring 2021 seven years after his fan-favorite debut, Worlds.
Listen to “Cheerleader” below.
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