As mentioned before, “Nurture” is about moving forward. However, if you sit down with the intent to hear the words being sung, I can guarantee you will be moved.
Porter does not hide the messages in his songs, but they can easily be overlooked due to the high octane instrumentation blasting over them. Much of Porter’s music can be heard on a service level, while often a deeper meaning lies just underneath. In discussing the lyrics, I must speak honestly - on multiple occasions I was brought to tears. Sometimes these interludes can be jarring when juxtaposed immediately before and after such fast-paced EDM, but effort was clearly placed to smooth these transitions. Occasionally, “Nurture” takes a breath with tranquil interludes more akin to “Lifelike.” “Wind Tempos” cannot go without mention, as it contains some of the most otherworldly composition I have ever heard, with the only similarities that can be drawn being to the Japanese piano scoring that inspired it. The majority of the tracks have the high energy referenced before, each with their own bits and pieces that make them unique. It is clear so much heart has gone into each beat over the last seven years, which has resulted in an album filled with diverse instrumentation. The songs found throughout “Nurture” have instrumentals that bounce with a sugared energy, the composition of which is incomparable to most other music I have listened to recently.
The combined power of “Lifelike” and “Look at the Sky” perfectly informs the listener of what they can expect for the remaining 50 minutes or so of the album. Speaking the words “I’ll be alive next year,” encapsulating “Nurture” with a single line the theme is pronounced most prominently and directly with this song. Then it kicks off into “Look at the Sky,” a much faster, higher energy track more representative of the rest of the album. Throughout the LP, Porter’s growth as a person and as a composer can be heard, as unique hard-hitting instrumentals carry the album, well supported by deeply moving lyrics.īeginning with the serene “Lifelike,” “Nurture” slowly introduces you to the album with purposefully simple orchestration, that begins soft and crescendos into something larger.
Like Winter into Spring, Porter Robinson shifts from his incredible 2014 premiere with “Worlds” to his equally as brilliant, if not greater, sophomore album “Nurture.” Capitalizing on the nature aesthetic, “Nurture” carries the theme of forward movement with the passage of time, such as when a flower blooms when the weather warms.
0 kommentar(er)
