Foggy Notions proudly presents
NOURISHED BY TIME
plus support
TONY BONTANA
Whelan’s Main Venue • Mon 24th November 2025
Foggy Notions is proud to present the Irish debut of Nourished By Time live at Whelan’s on 24th November. Tickets on general sale Friday 16th May at 10:00.
On August 22nd 2025, Baltimore singer-songwriter and producer Nourished By Time will release his highly anticipated new album The Passionate Ones via XL Recordings. Crafted between Baltimore, London, and NYC, The Passionate Ones is a sermon, a twelve-track catharsis, howled from the underbelly of late-stage capitalism, a blueprint for building your own altar in the ruins of the American Dream. The project launches today with ‘Max Potential,’ a track revealing a soul unready for the weight of its own potential, accompanied by a music video—directed by and starring Nourished By Time’s Marcus Brown—shot beneath David Hammons’s Day’s End sculpture in New York City.
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. Along the way, Nourished By Time’s voice threaded through collaborations with Yaeji, Kacy Hill, and evilgiane, a spectral remix of Dry Cleaning’s “Gary Ashby,” and tours with Metronomy, Panda Bear, and Toro y Moi, solidifying his position as one of contemporary music’s most intriguing and vital new artists.
The Passionate Ones is available pre-order now as a LP (black, crystal clear, and limited edition white-label), CD and to pre-save on all digital platforms. Out August 22, 2025 worldwide.
“Arthur Russell meets Daft Punk but deep RnB, the only new music I absolutely swear is next level” Oneohtrix Point Never (New Yorker)
“Baltimore’s Marcus Brown manages to stir a totally original stew of sounds” – The Guardian
“a DIY pop star who turns every limitation into an asset.” Pitchfork
“he’s giving us a view into a brilliant mind, his self-taught talents and the strangely captivating thoughts that roam through his brain. It’s a place worth spending some time.” Resident Advisor
“Nourished By Time can touch feelings that cannot be put into words” Yaeji
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TICKETS
€21.50 available online from Whelan’s – €1 per ticket service charge applies.
Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required
AFTER THE GIG
Whelan’s Silent Disco from 10:30pm – 2 DJs, just pick the one you like best (€5 cover charge), plus Late Bar