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Nurture is the second studio album by American electronic music producer Porter Robinson, released on April 23, 2021 by Mom + Pop Music. The album was written in the years following Robinson's debut album Worlds (2014), a period when Robinson struggled with mental illness and writer's block. As a result, the album represents a significant stylistic shift in his work; critics noted that the album features a greater emphasis on acoustic instruments and personal lyrics, while retaining many elements of the innovative electronic style of Worlds. The album also prominently features Robinson's voice, as well as a processed, higher-pitched version. The album features themes of depression, and of learning to find beauty in everyday life and the natural world. Several songs also explore themes of family and love for the first time in Robinson's discography. Several singles were released for the album, beginning with "Get Your Wish" in January 2020. Originally planned for release in September 2020, the album was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading Robinson to alter the tracklist and release additional singles. Nurture released to general critical acclaim, entering popular charts in several regions, including at number 1 on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums in the United States. The album was also featured on the year-end lists of several publications. Between September 2021 and November 2023, Robinson performed the album in multiple regions as part of the Nurture Live tour.
Oh damn I get to review my own album Well this is just a straight banger. Helped me through a lot of shit. 5 Mirror and Something Comforting best songs
God damn, this was Nails. Really good album choice, and not what I expected from Porter Robinson.
Pleasant; not an artist I'm familiar with, but enjoyed it nonetheless. Enjoyable to work to.
I'll come back to this one when I'm not tripping balls.
I could not decide if I liked dullscythe or not because it sounds like it's glitching. It almost makes me feel like it's lightning, but I don't know, I think that effect could have been obtained a little more skillfully.
Oh wow this was beautiful
Alright, so I wasn't familiar with either the album or the artist. Thanks for letting me know! Based on what I've read online, it seems a lot of people are really into it. Honestly, it leaves me feeling like I might be missing out. I gave it a listen with an open mind, but I just couldn't find anything to click with
Has a sort of "Sigur Ros but happy" vibe. A good time!
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Get your wish, Musician, Mother
There’s quite a bit here. There are elements of hyperpop, dubstep, and synth wave tempered by ambient elements and nature sounds. It works for the most part. I really enjoyed this album though I felt it start to drag by the end.
Some interesting stuff here, but for me somewhat afflicted by the one-man-band syndrome that happens when the full product is generated electronically by a single artist. A little overly manufactured and uniform. Some collaborators and real instruments wouldn't go amiss.
The more upbeat numbers remind me of going to big tech conferences, when you're gathering for the keynote in the cavernous conference center ballroom, thousands of chairs arranged in a grid pattern, huge widescreen at the front with random factoids popping up while people are getting themselves seated. It's the type of music they play to get people's energy up, but is also inoffensive and bland to some degree. Overall it's okay, just not really my thing. 3 stars.
Tough call here - on its own, I do enjoy this LP and the complete, calming world it builds across an extended runtime. In the context of Robinson’s discography, however, this was a huge letdown after the triumph of 2014’s ‘Worlds,’ an LP that lived up to its title with some of the most well-defined, expansive tracks of IDM/electronica at the time. Artists are free to change and experiment, and I love it when they do. However, given the wait between ‘Worlds’ and ‘Nurture,’ I expected so much more from the latter LP and felt a little disappointed when the world it built felt so insular and small. Additionally, the instrumentation is relatively homogeneous and the sampling near-nonexistent. It’s still airtight and solidly built, just lacking in scale and verve. Perhaps I’m just completely missing the point here, or am just feeling the results of my own inability to chill out with this chill-out album. Just wanted so much more from this one in the context of Porter’s body of work!
Am I in a mall, or a made-for-TV movie? Or am I in a mall on a made-for-TV movie? I think the person on the cover was murdered in a mall parking lot, and the body was then dumped in a unmowed section of grass nearby. There will be a true crime TV movie made about it, but it will not feature any music similar to the music you hear on this album - only ominous low synth drones.
Easy listening electronica is the sort of stuff that plays while you're waiting for the sessions to start at a corporate retreat. 2/5.
Not really sure what to make of this. Pleasant during work, but not a single moment where I was actually pulled in.
No intention of offending anyone, but sounds as some generic indie sound very popularized in the latest era. Don't find anything particularly ground breaking about this
Ambient Electronica at it's best. Such a variety of styles that make it more than an Ambient album. The Electropop tracks are toe-tappers (I'm not a dancer :) This is an album I would have never heard if someone didn't added it the list. Thanks. I really enjoyed it. I'll keep listening to this one for sure. Standouts: Look at the Sky, Get Your Wish, Wind Tempos, Something Comforting, Unfold Rating: 4/5
Not really my liking, but it wasn't bad
Well mixed, pleasant sound, however nothing too special imho
Electronic music has always been a bit difficult for me, but in this case it is been mixed with acoustic elements and introspective lyrics. And than you have me. Well done!
I like it. Lighter and more electro-pop than a band like Chvrches, who I discovered from this book/list.
Fizzy, blippy and charming in its best moments. But I find the manipulated vocals to be really annoying. Fave Songs: Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do, Lifelike, Wind Tempos, Dullscythe
pretty nice
Electronica, ambient, synth-pop, electropop. Ni fu ni fa.
Can’t decide if I love it or not
While Nurture grew to not offend, it never outgrew those initial, weak artificial sounds. Overreading the feature on Unfold, it's artist typography which doesn't break up the record's energy in any way. Could go either way. The other songs cover a wide range, often slightly glitched, to uncertain ends.
Electronic - it’s not for me
Good, but too soon to have it on the list
This was an album I could not find enjoyment in. It felt like if a teenager was told to make an electronic album for Disney channel. It was very upbeat and poppy but it just felt very juvenile to me. Not something I would revisit. 3.8/10
Meh. Sorry this is someone’s favourite, but I can’t stand wispy flimsy indie electronic whatever this is. Cool album cover I guess? I just don’t care for this at all.
It's dance music to watch cartoons to. It's a miss for me.
Not for me. I like some ambient/EDM type stuff, but in it's attempts at beauty it strived for, it ended up closer to budget videogame music, or classy hold music for a firm swinging and missing at youth.
There is nothing even remotely interesting about this dull and generally quite bad electronic indie album. It's absolute paste. Rating: 1 Playlist track: Look at the Sky Date listened: 16/10/24