Castafiore PT

It is imperative to preface this with that this is an album for people who like Porter Robinson, not just Worlds. As Porter describes himself, if Worlds was third person, then Nurture is first person, and the difference is night and day. As fellow artist Hex Cougar remarks, "Nurture is Porter's least "EDM"-y work to date," but that does not stop it from being an amazing album. Worlds' sonic fortitude centered around it's use of synths and droning soundscape to create a vivid self-encapsulated auditory realm, whereas Nurture is almost completely opposed. It makes frequent use of his own vocals (even if altered), personal lyrics, and acoustic and traditional instrumentation to remain close and personal to listener's, as well as Porter's, internal struggles and thoughts. Worlds took listener's to far away places, where Nurture as an experience stays close to the listener. This is not to say that Nurture does have it's own powerful sonic landscape; quite the opposite. The combination of acoustic and electronic sounds, each dancing around and with each other throughout the album provide the setting to delve into memories and emotion. Nurture's world is completed with the listener's world. Tracks like Blossom and Sweet Time walk listener's through sentimental and emotion-driven lyrics, whereas others like dullscythe and do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do take more abstract approaches to sentimentality. All the same though, each track calls upon understanding through our experiences, the little things in life, and the major things in life we embroil ourselves in. Is Nurture what long time listener's were expecting? Perhaps not. What it is though is 14 tracks that take you through a masterfully crafted world of Porter and your own.