{"id":134595,"date":"2025-02-14T00:03:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T05:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/02\/14\/porter-robinson-covers-fontaines-d-c-s-favourite-for-like-a-version\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T00:03:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T05:03:35","slug":"porter-robinson-covers-fontaines-d-c-s-favourite-for-like-a-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/02\/14\/porter-robinson-covers-fontaines-d-c-s-favourite-for-like-a-version\/","title":{"rendered":"Porter Robinson Covers Fontaines D.C.\u2019s \u2018Favourite\u2019 for \u2018Like a\u00a0Version\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tPorter Robinson has delivered a little bit of romance, just in time for Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe U.S. producer has shared his energetic, pop-influenced take<\/a> on Irish outfit Fontaines D.C.\u2019s 2024 single \u201cFavourite\u201d as part of his recent appearance on Like a Version<\/em>, the long-running covers segment from Australian radio station triple j.<\/p>\n

\n\tRecorded during Robinson\u2019s Australia tour earlier this month but aired on the morning of Friday, Feb. 14 (Australian time), the cover was well-timed to coincide with Valentine\u2019s Day, with the original track even closing out Fontaines D.C.\u2019s Romance<\/em> album last year.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe cover is emblematic of Robinson\u2019s recent stylistic shift, with 2024\u2019s Smile! \ud83d\ude00<\/em> seeing him move away from his electronic roots and introducing sounds more aligned with the pop-punk and hyperpop genres. The change in sonic focus was a bold move for Robinson, and though the album became his first not to chart on the Billboard 200, it did peak at No. 10 on the Dance\/Electronic Albums chart.<\/p>\n

\n\tFontaines D.C., meanwhile, also experienced something of a change in sound for their album Romance<\/em>. While their previous efforts were more post-punk influenced, their fourth LP was somewhat more polished and aligned with the alternative rock genre.<\/p>\n

\n\tIt was a commercially-successful change, however. It became the band\u2019s first album to reach the Billboard 200 (hitting No. 97), and it earned them two Grammy nominations, including Best Rock Album and Best Alternative Music performance for lead single \u201cStarburster\u201d.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201c\u2019Favourite\u2019 was, no pun intended, one of my favorite songs of the last year,\u201d Robinson said in a post-performance interview<\/a> with triple j. \u201cIt was the song that made me a fan of Fontaines D.C. I just love it. I love major-key music. I love music that\u2019s extremely catchy and extremely hooky. And I love the way that this song feels like it\u2019s constantly tumbling forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRobinson\u2019s Like a Version<\/em> session also featured an original rendition of \u201cCheerleader\u201d<\/a>, and adds to a long history of memorable performances on the program.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tHaving first launched in 2004, the series has gone from being a near-impromptu acoustic affair to featuring larger studio productions. Numerous artists have taken part over the past two decades, with the likes of Billie Eilish, Childish Gambino, Arctic Monkeys, and more reinventing classic tracks in the process. As Robinson explains, the history and impact of the segment was not lost on him.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI was so nervous to do this [performance], because I really, really do consider it an institution,\u201d he explained. \u201cLike a Version<\/em> is a musical institution, and I wanted to make sure I put my best foot forward on it, respected the format and gave something that was listenable.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis isn\u2019t just like a video that lives online, this gets heard and this gets played,\u201d he added. \u201cSo I just wanted to respect the listener to be like, \u2018Let\u2019s make this as good as it can be\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Porter Robinson has delivered a little bit of romance, just in time for Valentine\u2019s Day. The U.S. producer has shared his energetic, pop-influenced take on Irish outfit Fontaines D.C.\u2019s 2024 single \u201cFavourite\u201d as part of his recent appearance on Like a Version, the long-running covers segment from Australian radio station triple j. Recorded during Robinson\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134595\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}