Nourished by Time

Brown grew up in Baltimore, listening to his parents' hip-hop, jazz and '90s R&B collection. Brown has said songwriter-in-residence Pat Pattison was "the only professor who let me be weird." ==Career==

2019–2022: Early projects While living in Los Angeles' Koreatown, Brown self-released music under the aliases Riley With Fire and Mother Marcus. 2023: Erotic Probiotic 2 Recorded in his parents' basement during COVID-19 lockdowns, Erotic Probiotic 2 mixed freestyle, dream-pop and Baltimore club. Brown spent much of 2023 on tour, supporting London post-punk band Dry Cleaning across North America and remixing their single "Gary Ashby." He also appeared on "Happy," a track from Yaeji's debut album With a Hammer. 2024: Catching Chickens EP In February 2024 Brown signed to XL Recordings, announcing the five-track EP Catching Chickens and sharing the single "Hand on Me." The EP, named after a scene in Rocky II, was released digitally on March 22, 2024, and on vinyl that May. A 25-date North-American and European tour in support of the album began in September 2025. ==Musical style and influences==

Critics describe Brown's music as "genre-bending" and "metamodernist," merging lo-fi indie pop, hip-hop, synthy post-punk and '90s new jack swing. Lyrically, Brown often addresses class politics and late-stage capitalism. About his politics, Brown said: "Name one socialist pop star – it doesn’t exist. I can be a socialist rock star or something like that. But I can’t be a socialist pop star." ==Personal life==

As of August 2025, Brown lives in New York City. ==Discography==

Studio albums • Erotic Probiotic 2 (2023, Scenic Route) EPs • Catching Chickens (2024, XL) Selected singles • "The Fields" (2023) • "Hand on Me" (2024) • "9 2 5" (2025) Guest appearances • Yaeji – "Happy" on With a Hammer (2023) • Metronomy – "Metronomy x Nourished by Time - My Love" (2024) • Kacy Hill – "My Day Off" on Bug (2024) Remixes • Dry Cleaning – "Gary Ashby (Nourished by Time Remix)" (2023) • Water from Your Eyes - "True Life (Nourished by Time Version)" (2023) Music videos ==References==