“Paste Pick: On Marcus Brown’s second album, each movement is staggeringly inventive in its own right, even as it’s whizzing by you. His interrogations of art, relationships, and late-stage capitalism make it his most considered, elaborate expression yet.”
“Nourished by Time’s The Passionate Ones is awe-inspiring”
“Marcus Brown’s remarkable new album beefs up his airy, omnivorous R&B, searching for a sound tough enough to sustain the daily grind and big enough to keep the dream alive.”
“Already very early on in his discography, Nourished by Time is showcasing a lot of talent and great ideas.”
“Marcus Brown is a diehard romantic. His second album as Nourished By Time might be darker and more dystopian than his critically acclaimed debut, but at its core remains a bloody, beating heart. Absorbing and cinematic, The Passionate Ones expands Brown’s unique vision for post-R&B: his aching, tremulous, earthy vocals swim under rolling Baltimore club breakbeats, flickering synths, gated reverb a”
“It has taken a decade of dogged work for Marcus Brown, better known these days by the moniker Nourished By Time, to get to his sophomore album, ‘The Passionate Ones’. His debut album, ‘Erotic Probiotic 2’, put him on the map with nostalgic, off-kilter songs that encapsulated his unrest in life: working in retail, in construction, barbering, teaching tennis by day, and recording music in his parent”
