About this item

One of our absolute faves of 2023 gets a much appreciated reissue, here's what our Matt had to say about it in our 2023 End of Year review:

"Perhaps it's his amateur, 90-styled music videos, shot himself on a 4K iPhone; maybe it’s his awkward dancing coupled with his blue-collar Baltimore aesthetic; or his catch-all culmination of soul, electro, freestyle and R&B - but there’s something completely unfashionable yet utterly relevant and alluring about NBT. Landing somewhere between Arthur Russell, Dean Blunt and Frank Ocean, there's almost a spiritual element at work too – although (real name) Marcus admits that while he's prayed to Jesus, he’s “never heard a word back in plain English”. Instead he offers inspired commentary on consumerism and capitalism as the modern churches of religion (detailed brilliantly on album highlight “The Fields”), whilst also covering more intangible and existential subjects such as break-ups, longing and fighting despair. A truly original and enigmatic character that I’m sure we’ll be seeing a lot more of in the future."

TRACK LISTING

1. Quantum Suicide
2. Shed That Fear
3. Daddy
4. Interlude
5. The Fields
6. Rain Water Promise
7. Soap Party
8. Workers Interlude
9. Unbreak My Love