I Just Read About That…

[ATTENDED: September 14, 2023] Nourished By Time

Nourished By Time is Baltimore producer Marcus Brown.  I could have seen him a while back, but didn’t make that show.  He’s also supposed to open for Vagabon later next month, but I think I’m not going to make that show either.  So this was my only chance to check him out.

During the Palm set, Eve said that they had been listening to his new album Erotic Probiotic 2 all the time.

Nourished By Time was, indeed, just Brown, with a laptop on the floor and keyboard on a stand.  I liked that he had a bandana round his mic cord–I imagined it was his way of keeping track of his stuff.

He played about six or so catchy songs.  They were kind of a blend of new wave and R&B.  His vocal delivery differed for each song, which I really liked.  His first song, “Staring Into the Fireplace” he kind of drawled and sounded almost bored as he rhymed his final lines.

Each song had an instrumental section–either middle or coda which had him playing solos over the prerecorded music.

Some of the later songs got bigger and were even more catchy.  I liked “The Fields.”

I enjoyed “Daddy” with the repeated “Connector” refrain.

He also used some fun samples “This is a journey of sound…”

His final song was off his upcoming album and I thought it was the best of the night.

Brown was funny but laid back on stage.  He said he flew in from L.A. last night and he was “mostly here.  Just like you guys are mostly here.  Yeah, insult the audience.”

He also said he was glad he came to this show and a had a good time–he wasn’t looking forward to this other show he had lined up.  But he wouldn’t say who it was with.

I’d have enjoyed him opening for Vagabon if I wound up going to her show.