Nourished By Time returns to share ‘9 2 5,’ the next single from his forthcoming album The Passionate Ones, out August 22nd via XL. ‘9 2 5’ chronicles the emotional toll of a working-class artist stuck between the grind of a meaningless day job and the relentless pursuit of his artistic dreams after dark, driven by a beat echoing the syncopated spirit of Baltimore club music.
This latest single from Nourished By Time’s highly-anticipated new album stands in stark contrast to where we find the Baltimore singer-songwriter and producer on the album’s debut single, ‘Max Potential’ – a track that reveals an artist unready for the weight of their newfound success. On The Passionate Ones, Nourished By Time’s Marcus Brown channels his deeply personal and sharply observational visions into his songwriting, resulting in a singular sonic world that serves the as the backdrop to musings on love, labor, existentialism, dreams, disillusionment, and hope.
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Nourished By Time – ‘9 2 5’
Nourished By Time – ‘Max Potential’
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Nourished By Time
August 22, 2025
XL Recordings
- Automatic Love
- Idiot In The Park
- Max Potential
- It’s Time
- Cult Interlude
- 9 2 5
- Crazy People
- Jojo feat. Tony Bontana
- BABY BABY
- Tossed Away
- When The War Is Over
- The Passionate ones
Crafted between Baltimore, London, and NYC, The Passionate Ones is a sermon, a twelve-track catharsis, a blueprint for building your own altar in the ruins of the American Dream. Available for pre-order now as a LP (black and crystal clear), CD, and to pre-save on all digital platforms. Out August 22, 2025 worldwide.
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Initially created in Los Angeles’ in late 2019, Nourished By Time emerged as Marcus Brown’s escape from the monotony of his day jobs and a continuously crushed spirit by an increasingly corrupt world. Channeling his deeply personal and sharply observational visions into songwriting, Brown has created a singular sonic world shaped by his hometown of Baltimore’s rich and eclectic musical heritage where jazz, punk, indie, hip hop, electronic and R&B collide in raw harmony. On The Passionate Ones, Brown tackles love, labor, existentialism, dreams, disillusionment, and hope through the lens of metamodernism, documenting an American story of an artist using their vices to keep them afloat while they follow their passions and dreams. The Passionate Ones arrives in the wake of a radiant ascent. With Erotic Probiotic 2 (Scenic Route), Nourished by Time cracked open 2023—earning Pitchfork’s Best New Music and topping Gorilla vs Bear’s year-end list, while drawing praise from The Guardian, The FADER, Paste, and more. 2024’s Catching Chickens (XL) only deepened the allure: CRACK Magazine placed him on its cover, naming ‘Hell of a Ride’ the track of the year. The song echoed across NPR, Resident Advisor, CLASH, The FACE, Mixmag, UPROXX, and Spotify’s Best Songs of 2024 lists, and he performed a magnetic live performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s #LateShowMeMusic live series.
