# Like Nirvana

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***Like Nirvana*** is the fourth [studio album](/source/Studio_album) by Australian pop group [Cub Sport](/source/Cub_Sport). The album was announced on 4 March 2020, alongside the album's lead single "Confessions".[1][2] The album was due for release 8 May 2020, but was delayed until 24 July 2020.[3][4]

In an open letter to *The Music*, Cub Sport's Tim Nelson said *Like Nirvana* is an uplifting release that doesn't shy away from the shadows, "it embraces both the light and dark with warmth."[5]

## Critical reception

Annabel Ross of *[NME](/source/NME)* praised the album as "their most stunning LP yet" and stated: "stadium-sized glory might be painfully [out of reach right now](/source/Social_distancing_measures_related_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic#Australia), for reasons beyond their control – but on 'Like Nirvana', Cub Sport make a compelling case for post-[pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic) superstardom."[6] Ross additionally stated "[the chorus of] "Confessions" channels [Kanye West](/source/Kanye_West) and [Frank Ocean](/source/Frank_Ocean)", and "is the first of many instances where vocal effects lend modern, raw tones to the record's ecclesiastical mood."[6]

Guido Farnell of *The Music AU* said "This album captures some of Tim Nelson's most vulnerable moments. Elegantly understated and, for the most part, supremely chill, Cub Sport have stripped back the synth-pop hooks to create mellow clouds of sound intended to provide a little comfort and succour."[5]

Poppy Reid of *[Rolling Stone Australia](/source/Rolling_Stone_Australia)* said "Cub Sport's defining aesthetic is their ability to confound categorisation. A horde of hopefuls will find solace within *Like Nirvana*, yet the hopeless will feel heard, and lovers of pop will obsess over its hooks and eighties reinvention." Reid said the highlights are "Confessions", "Be Your Man", "Grand Canyon" and "Break Me Down".[7]

Eleanor Pettipher of *Fortitude Magazine* gave the album 10/10 saying "*Like Nirvana* feels like a giant leap away from the Cub Sport of *[This Is Our Vice](/source/This_Is_Our_Vice)* (2016) and *[Bats](/source/Bats_(album))* (2017), not to say that they've lost what makes them them, only they've honed it further and carved out their own undoubted niche. Tim Nelson came out publicly as gay in 2017 and this album above all others has become the platform for Cub Sport to express their LGBTQ+ pride and spread the themes of self-love and acceptance." Pettipher added "If 2020 needs anything right now it's *Like Nirvana* so we can transcend out of the fog and into the rays of the sun."[8]

Emily Harrison from *The Up Coming* said "Deep and abstract, *Like Nirvana* is a glimpse into Nelson's soul in a way that makes you feel both deeply empathetic and empowered." calling it "an album for this generation."[9]

## Charts

Chart performance for Like Nirvana Chart (2020) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 2

## Release history

Sales chart performance for Like Nirvana Region Date Format Label Catalogue Ref. Australia 24 July 2020 CD LP Digital download streaming Cub Sport / Believe CUB007CD [11][12][13]

## References

1. ["Cub Sport's Tim Nelson comes out as gender 'free' ahead of new album and tour"](https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/cub-sport-tim-nelson-gender-free-come-out-confessions-song/12023670). *[Triple J](/source/Triple_J)*. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.

1. ["WATCH: Cub Sport *Confessions*"](https://happymag.tv/watch-cub-sport-confessions/). *Happy Mag*. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

1. ["Cub Sport Give Us Shimmery New Single "Drive""](https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/cub-sport-give-us-shimmery-new-single-drive/). *[Music Feeds](/source/Music_Feeds)*. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

1. ["Cub Sport Drive Forward"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200328025200/https://www.auspop.com.au/2020/03/cub-sport-drive-forward/). *auspOp*. 27 March 2020. Archived from [the original](https://www.auspop.com.au/2020/03/cub-sport-drive-forward/) on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

1. Farnell, Guido (24 July 2020). ["ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Cub Sport Take You On an 'Emotional Voyage' With New Record"](https://themusic.com.au/news/album-of-the-week-cub-sport-like-nirvana/FtwCCAsKDQw/24-07-20/). *The Music AU*. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

1. Ross, Annabel (22 July 2020). ["Cub Sport – 'Like Nirvana' review: an unflinching document of trauma and growth"](https://www.nme.com/en_au/reviews/album/cub-sport-like-nirvana-review-2712598/). *[NME](/source/NME)*. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

1. Reid, Poppy (24 July 2020). ["Cub Sport Achieve Their Nirvana"](https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/cub-sport-like-nirvana-review-14653/). *Rolling Stone Australia*. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

1. Pettipher, Eleanor (24 July 2020). ["Album Review: Cub Sport – Like Nirvana"](http://www.fortitudemagazine.co.uk/music/album-review-cub-sport-like-nirvana/35023/). *Fortitude Magazine*. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

1. ["Cub Sport – Like Nirvana"](https://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2020/07/25/cub-sport-like-nirvana-album-review/). *The Up Coming*. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

1. ["ARIA Top 50 Albums for week of 3 August 2020"](https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2020-08-03). [Australian Recording Industry Association](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association). 3 August 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

1. ["LIke Nirvana (CD)"](https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/cd-cub-sport-like-nirvana-cd). *[JB HiFi](/source/JB_HiFi)*. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

1. ["Like Nirvana (LP)"](https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/vinyl-cub-sport-like-nirvana-red-vinyl-lp). *JB HiFi*. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

1. ["Like Nirvana (DD)"](https://music.apple.com/au/album/like-nirvana/1498573424). *Apple Music*. Retrieved 7 March 2020.

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