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* LovingAShadow: "Cheerleader" is all about parasocial relationships between fans and artists [[LoonyFan taken to unhealthy extremes]], with the titular "cheerleader" representing those who are so obsessed with the artist that they feel entitled to control how he acts, and if he fails to comply, [[{{Yandere}} they will tear him apart for his "betrayal"]]. The narrator acknowledges that [[NotSoDifferentRemark this is actually a two-way street]], and that he ''also'' feels some form of gratification and expectation from those who are obsessed with him, finding that in the end, they will "need" each other even though they will never truly see eye-to-eye.

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* IAmGreatSong: "KNOCK YOURSELF OUT XD" parodies this style of song by pairing braggadocious lyrics with more genuine explorations of his feelings on being a well-known figure in EDM spaces, with MoodWhiplash in full effect:
--> Don't know my schedule on the 5th, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch]], I'm Music/TaylorSwift\\
Got a hundred million on my wrist, physically sick\\
Crying at the airport, "sorry, can I get a pic?"\\
Telling me a sad story, another reason not to quit

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* IAmGreatSong: "KNOCK YOURSELF OUT "Knock Yourself Out XD" parodies this style of song by pairing braggadocious lyrics with more genuine explorations of his feelings on being a well-known figure in EDM spaces, with MoodWhiplash in full effect:
--> Don't know my schedule on the 5th, 5th\\
[[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch]], Bitch]], I'm Music/TaylorSwift\\
Got a hundred million on my wrist, physically wrist\\
Physically
sick\\
Crying at the airport, "sorry, airport\\
"I'm sorry,
can I get a pic?"\\
Telling me a sad story, another story\\
Another
reason not to quit

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* IAmGreatSong: "KNOCK YOURSELF OUT XD" parodies this style of song by pairing braggadocious lyrics with more genuine explorations of his feelings on being a well-known figure in EDM spaces, with MoodWhiplash in full effect:
--> Don't know my schedule on the 5th, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch]], I'm Music/TaylorSwift\\
Got a hundred million on my wrist, physically sick\\
Crying at the airport, "sorry, can I get a pic?"\\
Telling me a sad story, another reason not to quit


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* LoonyFan: "Cheerleader" includes a pastiche of the trope as a means of exploring parasocial relationships, while also being [[InvertedTrope a reflection of his own reliance on his fans for emotional satisfaction with his work]]. The chorus can be interpreted from either perspective:
--> It's not fair\\
'Cuz I knew you like the back of my hands\\
Don't you care? I gave you everything\\
Now I feel you even when you're not there


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** The singles and promotional material for ''SMILE! :D'' have pointed toward a project with the aesthetics of {{hyperpop}} and the turn-of-the-millennium music scenes that inspired the genre, continuing Porter's shift toward vocally-driven songs but presented without the pitch-shifting that defined the ''Nurture'' eta.
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In 2024, Robinson announced that he finished an unreleased album, but has dropped the single "Cheerleader" from it, along with an accompanying music video.

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In 2024, Robinson announced that he finished an unreleased a new album, but has and dropped the single "Cheerleader" from it, "Cheerleader", along with an accompanying music video.
video. He later revealed that the album was called ''SMILE! :D'' and would be released in July that same year.



* Unreleased album containing "Cheerleader" (Album, TBD)

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* Unreleased album containing "Cheerleader" ''SMILE! :D'' (Album, TBD)
2024)
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* Bookends: "Cheerleader" starts and ends with the titular cheerleader eating a Robinson-shaped gummy.

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* Bookends: {{Bookends}}: "Cheerleader" starts and ends with the titular cheerleader eating a Robinson-shaped gummy.
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* {{Yandere}}: "Cheerleader" is a song about [[LovingAShadow parasocial obsession]], framed as discussing a fan who feels so entitled to have Porter that if he wasn't with her, she would rather see him ''burned alive.''

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I will surround you and give life to a world\\

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I will surround you and you\\
And
give life to a world\\



* YaoiFangirl: "Cheerleader" is about such a fan, as signaled through the lyric "and she draws me kissing other guys."

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* YaoiFangirl: "Cheerleader" is about such a fan, as signaled through the lyric "and this lyric:
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she draws me kissing other guys."guys
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* Bookends: "Cheerleader" starts and ends with the titular cheerleader eating a Robinson-shaped gummy.
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* TrollingCreator: [[https://youtu.be/jNud0z0XVzk The Day Porter Robinson Deleted All His Music]] has a very convincing title and thumbnail... only for [[spoiler:the narrator to announce happy 2028, even though the video was uploaded in March 2024. Not only is all of Robinson's music still uploaded, but at the end of the video, he revealed a new album that would drop soon]].

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In 2024, Robinson announced that he finished an unreleased album, but has dropped the single "Cheerleader" from it, along with an accompanying music video.




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* Unreleased album containing "Cheerleader" (Album, TBD)



* SolarPunk: The aesthetic featured throughout the music video for "Musician", which takes place in a futuristic city filled with as much lush greenery as skyscrapers and robots. A good chunk of ''nurture'' could also be considered solarpunk music due to its tasteful, idealistic mix of futuristic noise pop and indie rock to gentle acoustic instruments.

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* SolarPunk: The aesthetic featured throughout the music video for "Musician", which takes place in a futuristic city filled with as much lush greenery as skyscrapers and robots. A good chunk of ''nurture'' ''Nurture'' could also be considered solarpunk music due to its tasteful, idealistic mix of futuristic noise pop and indie rock to gentle acoustic instruments.


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* TrollingCreator: [[https://youtu.be/jNud0z0XVzk The Day Porter Robinson Deleted All His Music]] has a very convincing title and thumbnail... only for [[spoiler:the narrator to announce happy 2028, even though the video was uploaded in March 2024. Not only is all of Robinson's music still uploaded, but at the end of the video, he revealed a new album that would drop soon]].


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* YaoiFangirl: "Cheerleader" is about such a fan, as signaled through the lyric "and she draws me kissing other guys."
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* GenreMashup: While most of his material can be classified as ElectroHouse (specifically the "complextro" sub-genre), he's also incorporated elements of JapanesePopMusic, {{trance}}, {{dubstep}}, SynthPop and chiptune in there as well.

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* GenreMashup: While most of his material can be classified as ElectroHouse (specifically the "complextro" sub-genre), SubGenre), he's also incorporated elements of JapanesePopMusic, {{trance}}, {{dubstep}}, SynthPop and chiptune in there as well.
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Robinson announced a collaboration and accompanying tour with Music/{{Madeon}} with the release of "Shelter" on August 11, 2016. It was accompanied by a [[AAnime/{{Shelter|2016}} 6-minute anime/music video of the same name]] in October 19, 2016 in collaboration with Creator/A1Pictures.

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Robinson announced a collaboration and accompanying tour with Music/{{Madeon}} with the release of "Shelter" on August 11, 2016. It was accompanied by a [[AAnime/{{Shelter|2016}} [[Anime/{{Shelter|2016}} 6-minute anime/music video of the same name]] in October 19, 2016 in collaboration with Creator/A1Pictures.
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%% All tropes related to the Shelter animation should go to that page (Anime/Shelter), not here. Tropes related to its lyrics can go here. %%

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%% All tropes related to the Shelter animation should go to that page (Anime/Shelter), (Anime/{{Shelter|2016}}), not here. Tropes related to its lyrics can go here. %%



Robinson announced a collaboration and accompanying tour with Music/{{Madeon}} with the release of ''Shelter'' on August 11, 2016. It was accompanied by the [[Anime/{{Shelter}} 6-minute anime/music video of the same name]] in October 19, 2016 in collaboration with Creator/A1Pictures.

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Robinson announced a collaboration and accompanying tour with Music/{{Madeon}} with the release of ''Shelter'' "Shelter" on August 11, 2016. It was accompanied by the [[Anime/{{Shelter}} a [[AAnime/{{Shelter|2016}} 6-minute anime/music video of the same name]] in October 19, 2016 in collaboration with Creator/A1Pictures.



** The music video for his collaboration with Madeon, "Shelter", was animated by Creator/A1Pictures, and is so big that [[Anime/{{Shelter}} it has its own page]].

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** The music video for his collaboration with Madeon, "Shelter", was animated by Creator/A1Pictures, and is so big that [[Anime/{{Shelter}} [[Anime/{{Shelter|2016}} it has its own page]].



** Although it's not Porter's work, Madeon's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBbaw9mqOa8 Evil Edit]] of Shelter is this down to the name.

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** Although it's not Porter's work, Madeon's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBbaw9mqOa8 Evil Edit]] of Shelter "Shelter" is this down to the name.



** The entire story of the [[spoiler:[[Anime/{{Shelter}} Shelter]] MV]] is pretty much a call-back to the story evoked in ''Goodbye to a World'', although it replaces lovers by [[spoiler:father and daughter,]] and the robot girl's mind by [[spoiler:the VR sim from Rin's ship.]]

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** The entire story of the [[spoiler:[[Anime/{{Shelter}} Shelter]] MV]] [[spoiler:''[[Anime/{{Shelter|2016}} Shelter]]'']] is pretty much a call-back to the story evoked in ''Goodbye to a World'', although it replaces lovers by [[spoiler:father and daughter,]] and the robot girl's mind by [[spoiler:the VR sim from Rin's ship.]]

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In 2023, Robinson officially collaborated with YAMAHA's Music/{{Vocaloid}} software. The voicebank, named Po-Uta in his honor, is based on his pitched-up vocals heard throughout ''Nurture''.

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In 2023, Robinson officially collaborated with YAMAHA's Music/{{Vocaloid}} software.software as a voice provider to a vocal synth. The voicebank, named Po-Uta in his honor, is based on his pitched-up vocals heard throughout ''Nurture''.



* SyntheticVoiceActor: "Fresh Static Snow," "Sad Machine" and "Goodbye to a World" have vocals performed by [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} AVANNA.]] As other tracks of his feature real human vocals (including his own within "Sad Machine"), this was done as a stylistic voice, with additionally-added AutoTune and slight distortion effects to make it sound as robotic as possible. And ''now'', he has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqTq1P6y70Q a Vocaloid of his very own]].

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"Fresh Static Snow," "Sad Machine" and "Goodbye to a World" have vocals performed by [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} AVANNA.]] As other tracks of his feature real human vocals (including his own within "Sad Machine"), this was done as a stylistic voice, choice, with additionally-added AutoTune and slight distortion effects to make it sound as robotic as possible. And ''now'', possible.
** As of 2023,
he has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqTq1P6y70Q a Vocaloid of his very own]].own,]] which is tuned in a similarly robotic fashion.
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In 2023, Robinson officially collaborated with YAMAHA's Music/{{Vocaloid}} software. The voicebank, named Po-Uta in his honor, is based on his pitched-up vocals heard throughout ''Nurture''.
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* SyntheticVoiceActor: "Fresh Static Snow," "Sad Machine" and "Goodbye to a World" have vocals performed by [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} AVANNA.]] As other tracks of his feature real human vocals (including his own within "Sad Machine"), this was done as a stylistic voice, with additionally-added AutoTune and slight distortion effects to make it sound as robotic as possible.

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* SyntheticVoiceActor: "Fresh Static Snow," "Sad Machine" and "Goodbye to a World" have vocals performed by [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} AVANNA.]] As other tracks of his feature real human vocals (including his own within "Sad Machine"), this was done as a stylistic voice, with additionally-added AutoTune and slight distortion effects to make it sound as robotic as possible. And ''now'', he has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqTq1P6y70Q a Vocaloid of his very own]].
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*** The outro then turns the Tag Team effect UpToEleven, switching voices in between ''words''.

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*** The outro then turns the Tag Team effect UpToEleven, up to eleven, switching voices in between ''words''.
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* SolarPunk: The aesthetic featured throughout the music video for "Musician", which takes place in a futuristic city filled with as much lush greenery as skyscrapers and robots. A good chunk of ''nurture'' could also be considered solarpunk music due to its tasteful, idealistic mix of futuristic noise pop and indie rock to gentle acoustic instruments.
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* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: During the ''Spitfire'' and ''Worlds'' eras of Porter’s career he typically had his natural dark brown hair, but he started wearing it in a bleached blond throughout the ''Nurture'' era, which also corresponded to the man himself [[StepUpToTheMicrophone making more songs with himself on the mic]], showing up more frequently in his own music videos and the album’s overall introspective, optimistic tone.

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