First Mind

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

First Mind
Studio album by
Nick Mulvey
Released12 May 2014 (2014-05-12)
Recorded2013 at (Mr Dan's in London, England)
GenreFolk music, Folk rock
Length48:01
LabelFiction Records
ProducerDan Carey
Singles from First Mind
  1. "Nitrous"
    Released: 25 October 2013 [1]
  2. "Cucurucu"
    Released: 28 February 2014 [2]

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 tracks are written by Nick Mulvey.

No.TitleLength
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
  • Alexis Smith - Engineering, Mixing
  • Dan Carey - Ukulele, Bass Guitar, Drum Machine, Electric Guitar, Prophet Synthesizer, Swarmatron Synthesizer, Mixing, Music Box
  • Isadora Tanner - Backing Vocals
  • Izzi Dunn - Cello
  • John Dent - Mastering
  • Liam Hutton - Drums
  • Mike Pagulatos - Viola
  • Nick Mulvey - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonium, Prophet Synthesizer, Percussion, Ukulele, Mellotron
  • Shahzad Ismaily - Percussion, Synthesizer

Chart performance
Chart (2013) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 10
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References
  1. "iTunes - Music - Nitrous - Single by Nick Mulvey". Itunes.apple.com. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  2. "iTunes - Music - Cucurucu - Single by Nick Mulvey". Itunes.apple.com. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  3. "Nick Mulvey Announces Summer And Autumn 2013 Laura Marling Support Tour". contactmusic.com. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  4. "BBC Sound of 2014 longlist revealed". bbc.co.uk/news/. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  5. http://www.metacritic.com/music/first-mind/nick-mulvey
  6. The Telegraph. London https://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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