Porter Robinson delivers social media-driven new music video: Watch

With the July 26th release date for the upcoming Porter Robinson album fast approaching, he has delivered a unique new video for his latest single. The third single of his soon-to-be third album, Russian Roulette sees the producer grappling with social media and modern-day stressors.

Ever since Porter Robinson catapulted to the forefront of the electronic music scene with his debut release Spitfire, he has proven that he was both worthy of hype heaped upon him at a young age and would refuse to stay in just one lane musically. As the American producer expanded his sound and emotional range on his incredible 2014 release, Worlds, he would push the boundaries even further for his follow-up, Nurture. Unwilling to play along by the rules and genre structures that define much of the dance music scene, Robinson has found a more poppy, guitar-driven style for his third album, SMILE! :D.

Following the first two singles, Cheerleader and Knock Yourself Out XD, he has thrown yet another curveball with the third track, Russian Roulette. Built across six sprawling minutes, Porter Robinson bares his soul as he touches upon his anxieties as well as the modern-day social media culture.

“I’m always toying with and entertaining the idea of oblivion, of career suicide, of disappearing. In ‘Russian Roulette’, I’m trying to reconcile those fantasies against the real responsibilities that hang over me. And then it gets dark, and light all at the same time.”

-Porter Robinson

Alongside the single, he has now shared an ambitious lyric video. Utilizing quick edits and screenshots from social media posts and websites, he has construed a loose lyric video that perfectly encapsulates much of what he is discussing within Russian Roulette.

Check out the new video from Porter Robinson below.