First Mind

First Mind
Studio album by Nick Mulvey
Released 12 May 2014
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
Source Rating
Metacritic 77/100
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic
Clash 8/10
The Guardian
The Line of Best Fit 7.5/10
Mojo 6/10
musicOMH 8/10
Q 8/10
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 song "Fever To The Form" was featured on an episode of 2014 UK television drama Glue (TV series).

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