First Mind

First Mind
Studio album by Nick Mulvey
Released 12 May 2014 (2014-05-12)
Recorded 2013 at (Mr Dan's in London, England)
Genre Folk music, Folk rock
Length 48:01
Label Fiction Records
Producer Dan Carey
Singles from First Mind
  1. "Nitrous"
    Released: 25 October 2013 [1]
  2. "Cucurucu"
    Released: 28 February 2014 [2]

First Mind is the debut album by British singer-songwriter Nick Mulvey, and was released on 12 May 2014.


Promotion

In June 2013 Mulvey embarked on a 16-date tour, supporting Laura Marling on eight dates of her UK tour, and playing festivals including Glastonbury and Latitude.[3] In December of that year Mulvey was nominated for the BBC Sound of 2014 award, eventually losing to fellow countryman Sam Smith.[4] On 10 September 2014 First Mind was shortlisted for the 2014 Mercury Prize, alongside artists like Damon Albarn, Bombay Bicycle Club and Kate Tempest.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Clash8/10
The Guardian
The Line of Best Fit7.5/10
Mojo6/10
musicOMH8/10
Q8/10
The Telegraph

According to review aggregator website Metacritic, First Mind received an average score of 77 out of 100 based on 9 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.[5]

The Telegraph awarded the album five stars, with reviewer Helen Brown calling the album "a lovely, and rewarding record." [6] Clash were similarly positive, complimenting the album for being "full of intricacies and influences that should see it celebrated as one of the great albums of 2014."[7] Q commended Mulvey on his debut work outside of Portico Quartet, confirming that he "is very much his own man on this highly intriguing debut."[8] Popular blog The Line of Best Fit complimented the album on being "a total package of pop hooks, instrumental genius and gorgeous rhythms", calling Mulvey "an extremely talented musician".[9]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Nick Mulvey. 

No. Title Length
1. "First Mind"   3:05
2. "Fever To The Form"   4:12
3. "April"   4:08
4. "Juramidam"   5:16
5. "Cucurucu"   4:27
6. "Ailsa Craig"   4:57
7. "Meet Me There"   3:26
8. "Nitrous"   3:12
9. "Venus"   5:25
10. "I Don't Want To Go Home"   3:29
11. "The Trellis"   5:33
12. "The World To Me"   2:44

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2013) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 10

References

  1. "iTunes - Music - Nitrous - Single by Nick Mulvey". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-10-25. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  2. "iTunes - Music - Cucurucu - Single by Nick Mulvey". Itunes.apple.com. 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  3. "Nick Mulvey Announces Summer And Autumn 2013 Laura Marling Support Tour". contactmusic.com. 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  4. "BBC Sound of 2014 longlist revealed". bbc.co.uk/news/. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  5. http://www.metacritic.com/music/first-mind/nick-mulvey
  6. The Telegraph (London) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/10835722/Nick-Mulvey-First-Mind-review-lovely.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. Clash Magazine (London) http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/nick-mulvey-first-mind. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. Q Magazine (London) http://www.metacritic.com/music/first-mind/nick-mulvey. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. The Line Of Best Fit (London) http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/nick-mulvey-first-mind. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. "Nick Mulvey | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
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