i was gonna preorder the cd the other day but the shipping was the same as the album there is no media mail or even first-class option.
this will come out while I’m on vacation with some close buds of mine. It’s my sincere hope that I like it and that I play it so much it becomes the soundtrack of my memories of the trip.
I’m listening to Russian Roulette for the first time and…wow. It’s really affecting me. The Cheerleader video is great. For some reason, I thought Knock Yourself Out was the first single.
I'm writing about this right now. Well, doing up a skeleton of a review right now, my editor was like 'do you wanna make a start on this, we don't have the album yet sorry lol, also I need it by Wednesday' Hopefully I get the album Monday then???
There's 1 review out already, sparse but cool. Can't believe this thing is days away. Here it is if you'd like to read: Porter Robinson - SMILE! :D album review - The Skinny Edit: A quote from a separate review "But ‘SMILE :D’? It’s Robinson’s ‘Kid A’ moment, if Thom Yorke had discovered hyperpop and a cache of forgotten blink-182 demos."
Rolling Stone Review - The audacious record rejects sterile facade with explosive pop production while sharply interrogating parasocial relationships and external validation How do I get past the pay wall again?