Porter Robinson - Nurture ALBUM REVIEW 

“This is the Discovery of this generation” man wow

I can only imagine how it would feel to have your album described as the "Discovery of this generation"

Dude the nurture = discovery connection is THE highest compliment porter coulda got for the album

The redemption arc I didn’t know I needed

“The Discovery of this generation” Damn that’s a pretty high praise

No joke here, just here to say Nurture’s an incredibly beautiful, heartfelt album that feels like a warm hug that we’ve all needed for quite some time.

I wouldn't call Nurture escapist in the same way that Worlds is. In fact, I feel the whole point of Nurture is that it's rooted in reality and facing one's inner demons and finding peace in the real world.

Porter getting the respect he deserves. I might just forgive Melon for his Worlds review.

nurture getting an 8 now i can sleep well

saying that this is “the discovery of this generation” is probably one of the best things someone could say about your music tbh

that was the most 9 sounding 8 i’ve ever heard in the history of fantano reviews

porter changed my life as a little high schooler with the escapism of Worlds to keep my life worthwhile, now I'm a college grad out in the "real world" and Nurture is exactly the reality-affirming support that I needed.. I hope lots of people find comfort in his music thanks to this review

"It's like listening to some kind of artificial intelligence have a religious experience."

This is an out of nowhere positive review

YES SIR I'll ignore your comments on Worlds but YES Nurture is AMAZING

LETS GO BOYS

One of the best albums of 2021 imo. It's so rare to see Electronic music done so raw and passionately but with a brilliant ear for melody and sound. This is Porter pushing Electronic further beyond it's boundaries, perhaps even more so than Worlds did. It's such a stunning album filled with moments of pure genius and heartbreak. Definitely would reccomend even if you don't like Electronic Music, it's worth the listen. Definitely a 9 for me

Cover art is a vibe

Album of the year IMO. Life-affirming, beautiful, inspiring, and encouraging. The world needs more of whatever Nurture is.

Timestamps: Background: 0:00 Lifelike: (not present) Look At the Sky: 2:50 Get Your Wish: 3:39 Wind Tempos: 4:13 Musician: 4:57 Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do: 5:12 Mother: 5:33 Dullscythe: 5:44 Sweet Time: 6:11 Mirror: (not present) Something Comforting: 6:24 Blossom: 6:29 Unfold: 6:32 Trying to Feel Alive: 6:42 Final Thoughts: 6:46 Score: 8:40 Tran: 8:44

i love how we were all prepared for a 5 or a 6, a decent 8 is a present from above

Damn, saying it’s the Discovery of this generation is high praise considering that Porter’s favorite artist is Daft Punk. Glad he liked this one even though Worlds didn’t grow on him.

Fantano not liking dullscythe all that much makes a lot of sense given he wasn't a huge fan of Worlds, and dullscythe is by far the most Worlds-esque song on the album. It fits right in with Polygon Dust and Fellow Feeling.

The best part about nurture to me is that it's an album about artistic growth that embraces the aesthetics of literal, natural growth. After 7 years of waiting, we got something that felt like a huge step forwards in every way, and it takes that fact to heart.

Oh my god... we have unlocked *the good ending*

I know that it’s just Fantano’s opinion, but dullscythe is a freaking banger, its second part is so beautiful and it has so much nostalgic vibes.

Porter Robinson is the intersection in the center of a square with vocaloid, anime themes/osts, JRPG osts, and Daft Punk for corners.

I'd argue that Nurture is a continuation of Worlds, where Worlds felt like throwing yourself and losing yourself in a digital works, Nurture feels like a being violently pulled from a digital world that you've spent so long in that you forgot what is real and what isn't. The acoustic sounds from Nurture are almost grounding you to reality while the glitching almost feels like an afterimage or a ghost from this unreal world we were trapped in during the early 2010s of electronic music (Worlds).

It's my favourite album of all time - and i'm not a huge EDM fan, but something about this album - just hits spots i never knew needing hitting

Ah yes, now I can finally watch Fantano again because he finally gave Porter the score he deserves, feels good to be back after 7 years!

PORTER GAAAAAAAANG Edit: “The Discovery of this Generation” I’m so happy for Porter and his album, that’s such an amazing praise

This is one of the most beautiful albums I’ve heard in a while. 10/10 imo.

I really hope Nurture serves as a shift for EDM/Pop music - if the euphoric soundscapes of this end up permeating the mainstream I’d be so goddamn happy.

Porter Robinson made the one best comebacks of ALL TIME I'm so happy for him ngl, he's in the HALL OF FAME of electronic artists/musicians for sure 🐐

From a 5 to an 8, this truly is something comforting

dude he forgot mirror and that’s like the whole point of the album

I feel like the sound palette of this album is pure 2000’s singer-sogwriter; Baths, Imogen Heap, glitch-era Get Scraped deadmau5, plaid. The way the drums are textured is absolute perfection by my sensibilities. Also, like, there’s these lil high pitched glitch sounds (zippo lighter being opened sounds??) that are completely out of the acoustic range of the entire song. Sweet time and mother would be waaay too consistent otherwise but the lil sounds snap my ears to attention and reset the fatigue every time. GOD I love this album.

The only thing Anthony does all day is play his Pure Comedy vinyl just to hear the line “Bedding Taylor Swift every night inside the oculus rift” and then returns it back to the shelf

I am SO glad Porter's getting positive attention here before and I hope it'll turn many on to his music. For me, on lonely nights, not even in the edgy or over the top doomer way, I find myself VERY deeply connected to his music. There's an instant wave of reminiscent nostalgia of a better time I can't quite put my finger on that very few other artists replicate for me. You feel simultaneously a melancholic wave wash over you while feeling hopeless. It always leaves me feeling different emotions with moods each time, and it's not uncommon for the aesthetic to completely swap my perspective in the span of two listening sessions. Sometimes, Anamanaguchi scratches the same itch...but not nearly to the same degree, haha. I think you put it the best way you could: Spellbinding. Simply spellbinding.

Porter deserved more credit for Worlds. This album is just a natural progression of a great artist.

I absolutely love this album, but I don't think Porter gets enough credit for his lyricism in it, especially how nearly every song has a counter in the album. Get Your Wish and Musician really contemplate how success took away his love for music and Musician describes how he got it back. Mother and Sweet Time comes from a mother's, then father's, perspectives of their child and their love for them. Then you have Mirror and Something Comforting, the former talking about how critical your inner thoughts can be yet how uplifting those voices can be too, giving you that "encouragement" you hear at the end of the song, only to be drowned again into his depression and fear of giving up his sadness at the cost of possibly losing who he is, desperately wanting that voice to come back. Unfold and Look at the Sky are oddly enough counters as well, because in the lyrics of Look at the Sky he describes how he was as a child vs. how he's changed growing up, looking up at the sky as a way to regain that childhood wonder and to get through the difficult times. Unfold is the climax of the album, telling us how he went through the changes he did and how this album was him taking us with him through it all. He's not the same as he was, we saw the sky and the world move on. I think needledrop is spot on with Trying to Feel Alive being the closing credits, how Porter almost missed the magic of his music through his depression, but then using that same music to bring himself back. That feeling both motivated and scared him in a way that is meant to be understood after listening to the whole record. Blossom really throws me for a loop, but it might be my favorite song on the track; it's absolutely beautiful, and nearly makes me tear up hearing how somber it is. Two people having to say goodbye and learning to let go. The saddest and probably most unnoticed thing about the track is that only the male voice says "I love you" in the track, the female voice is silent for that line. Honestly this is one of my favorite albums in years and I can't stop listening to it. Definitely grateful to be able to listen to this on repeat for days now lol

holy crap by his expression on the beginning i thought he was gonna give it a 10, still good album

Anthony Fantano finally admitted his favorite anime show he's been watching for a while.

2014: meh 2021: literally daft punk

I'm still waiting for you to review "Smooth" by Carlos Santana and the singer of Matchbox Twenty, Rob Thomas. The 1999 hit single to win Grammy of the year, album of the year, and record of the year! Proving that it was the hit single to close the last millennium!

As an avid fan of both porter robinson and daft punk I genuinely couldn’t be more pleased

DULLSCYTHE ENJOYERS RISE UP!!

Wind Tempos is song of the year.

This video is part of nurture live now

2:49 he never says the name of the song he's describing but I'm almost certain he's talking about look at the sky as its the first full song on the album and it comes before the next song he talks about (get your wish)

Nurture has changed my life. Makes me cry every time

I’m aware he’s not gonna see this but I just think dullscythe is an incredible track to follow mother about the disarray when moving out and finding stability in that

Honestly what a great review. The word choice you used was intriguing but very accurate. It was to the point but still gave enough insight to these songs and the album as a whole. The more critical points of the review felt deserved (even if dullscythe is my favorite song of both the album and the year). Overall, very enjoyable and glad to see you enjoyed this album as much as you did. (also you did a better job of explaining the issues with worlds here than you did in you review so nice)

This album has been my self care for the last 6 months. Been to see Porter's live show featuring Nurture twice now since April, and its an absolutely positive, feel good, sensation. So grateful to have been re-discovering his music at this time and to be there for the live performances.

Seeing this video pop up during Porter’s Nurture tour visuals had me in tears. I wish I could see it again.

9/10 one of the best, most impactful edm records I've heard

“This is the ‘Discovery’ of this generation” - holy fucking shit, what a compliment!

Unfold was absolutely beautiful I’m sorry

Could have sworn we were cruising toward a 9 but glad you enjoyed it too. The album actually did inspire me to stop living selfishly and start taking care of myself for the sake of my loved ones.

All the real ones love dullsythe

Who’s here after seeing “worlds strong 5” on the big screen on the nurture tour. This fan base will never let that down 😂

The piano piece on wind tempos and blossom is some of the best music I’ve heard in a minute.

Mirror is the biggest grower. Give it a few more listens you will realise it's probably the best track on the record.

Am I the only one that seems to appreciate dullscythe? It’s not necessarily a “song” per se, but it’s craziness makes it so great and beautiful

"this is even more groundbreaking than speeding bullet to heaven 2" is definitely the best compliment this album could've gotten out of him. very touching.

hearing this album for the first time felt like one of the most intimate experiences of human emotional connection i've had since this whole disaster started fourteen months ago it's the kind of music that puts a hand on your shoulder and says ‘hey man, i know things are rough now, but they'll get better, and it'll all be okay in the end’

MY HEART LITERALLY JUMPED OMG

I adored it. I'd be really interested in hearing the unreleased KKB/Porter collab that was heavily sampled in the track Musician.

Nurture is easily better than Worlds imo, although I love both Nurture is my album of the year and easily one of my favourite albums of all time

Discovery is now a 10 for him. Which only makes this praise even more amazing

When I have found his music and started listening to his album sometime earlier this year it was such a different type of music and it completely changed my life and the way I view music. The music has also made me become more one with nature because of that laying in a grassy field feeling that the album gives you. I do agree there are some songs that don't make sense but other than that it's a beautifully written and composed album.

funny fact: “Musician” is a unreleased collab of Porter Robinson and Kero Kero Bonito. He just sampled his own unreleased. Lol

You know the album was worth the wait when even Fantano is in love

I'm glad to see planking is making a comeback

this album was an emotional roller coaster.

My man, thanks for reviewing this. Was great to hear your takes after listening to this over the last few weeks. First electronic album in a while I've come back to again and again to listen to. Been loving your Twitch stuff lately too.

Redemption arc, you love to see it

Wind Tempos actually made me cry when the halfway point hit like gods damn it hits the high that that recent Wolf Alice track Last Man On Earth tried to do but didn't pull off

You know you've achieved your magnum opus when Fantano rates your album above 5

Porter Robinson continues to be the only artist who can make me feel nostalgic while listening to a song for the first time

Porter’s doing some of the most good right now in electronic/pop music... very nuanced record. My AOTY so far...

Probably my album of the year. It’s exactly what I personally needed after this last year and a half. Gave me the escape I needed

4:15 I loved your comment on wind tempos - its probably one of my favorite tracks on nurture, such an incredible song that defines the album imo

This has become my favorite album of all time

THANK YOU ANTHONY. THE PORTER COMMUNITY APPRECIATES YOUR VALUED INPUT.

This album is legitimately great. I can only find 2 songs that I don't really find playlist worthy but there's banger after banger here.

Probably my favorite review of yours, definitely captured a lot of my feelings on the record (once I listened to it after your detailed review), so I have much gratitude Melon for this extremely quality review.

The very subtle cut and screwed Kero Kero Bonito feat. on “Musician” is fantastic

I really appreciate your unbiased take on this. I pretty much agree with everything you said. If I had anything to add, I would say this record is WHOLESOME AF. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

Comparing Nurture to Discovery is very high praise!! That's awesome

he didn't mention this but Yvette Young (Covet) played the acoustic guitar part in Look at the Sky

Mirror is one of the most gorgeous songs I've heard in a couple of years.

Nuture>worlds....nostalgia cant redeem itself

Proceeds to be snubbed by the Grammys

As a fan of worlds, and someone who discovered Robinson through Shelter originally, I fully agree Nurture is leaps beyond these. This whole album is a masterpiece, it’s so beautiful, every song deserves its own praise, from soft and atmospheric to the unique and experimental like dullscythe. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of this album, nothing has touched me more then “Trying to Feel Alive”.

Didn't know of this artist but I listened to some of the songs and WOW. I am pretty happy to find another new artist this year that gave me that spark. It's pretty rare I get a spark from artists I haven't listened to before so I'm glad I watch your reviews. Good and bad!!

i was so worried this was gonna get a score similar to Worlds. sad you didn't touch on the lyrical content though, that's one of the best parts of the album

Oh Anthony I've waited 7 LONG YEARS for your redemption and you did me so proud. Worlds is amazing but Nurture feels like the turning point into a new generation of EDM in general.

Most 9 sounding 8 i’ve ever seen

this makes me so happy 🥺 i adore porter so much, can’t wait for the interview