Yorktown Heights (Grant Nicholas album)
| Yorktown Heights | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by Grant Nicholas | |
| Released |
11 August 2014 (UK)[1] 23 July 2014 (JAP)[2] |
| Recorded | 2013 |
| Genre | Acoustic rock |
| Length | 54:58 |
| Label |
Popping Candy (UK) Victor (Japan) |
| Producer | Grant Nicholas |
Yorktown Heights is the debut solo album by Feeder frontman Grant Nicholas. The album was released on 11 August 2014 in the United Kingdom and recorded during 2013, being a year after Nicholas announced at Feeder's final show of 2012 at the Brixton Academy that the band would be taking a break. It was with the debut play of "Soul Mates" on the BBC Radio 2 show The Dermot O'Leary Show on 31 May 2014, that Grant's solo career made its first announcement.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Grant Nicholas.
| UK release[3] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Soul Mates" | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Hitori" | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Tall Trees" | 5:03 |
| 4. | "Robots" | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Vampires" | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Good Fortune Lies Ahead" | 2:01 |
| 7. | "Joan of Arc" | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Hope" | 3:22 |
| 9. | "Isolation" | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Broken Resolutions" | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Time Stood Still" | 3:14 |
| 12. | "Father To Son" | 4:22 |
| 13. | "Counting Steps" | 4:02 |
| 14. | "Silent in Space" | 3:32 |
| 15. | "Safe in Place" | 3:18 |
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Classic Rock |   [4] |
| Digital Fix | [5] |
| Drowned In Sound | [6] |
| GigSlutz | [7] |
| Renowned For Sound | [8] |
| SeenItHeardIt | [9] |
Early reviews for the album have been positive, with Renowned For Sound giving it a 4/5, describing it as "a very introvert and self reflecting record" and calling it "a first solo effort he can be proud of."[10] GigSlutz also gave the record a 4/5, commenting that "it continues to surprise and sounds fresh throughout" and concluding that "fans of Feeder and Grant Nicholas will not be disappointed."[11]
Chart performance
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Official Albums Chart | 29 |
References
- ↑ http://www.clashmusic.com/news/premiere-grant-nicholas-soul-mates
- ↑ http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Discography/A024794/VICP-65248.html
- ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Yorktown-Heights-Grant-Nicholas/dp/B00LCAKFR0
- ↑ Batcup, Tim. "Review: Grant Nicholas: Yorktown Heights". Classic Rock. Team Rock Limited. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ Mazonowicz, Max (7 August 2014). "Grant Nicholas - Yorktown Heights". Poisonous Monkey Limited. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ Gourlay, Don (13 August 2014). "Grant Nicholas - Yorktown Heights". Drowned In Sound. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ Mills, Bazza (7 August 2014). "Album Review: Grant Nicholas - 'Yorktown Heights'". GigSlutz. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ Parmeter, Jamie (2 August 2014). "Album Review: Grant Nicholas - Yorktown Heights". Renowned For Sound. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ Cook, Adam (11 August 2014). "Grant Nicholas - Yorktown Heights Review". Seen It Heard It. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ http://renownedforsound.com/index.php/album-review-grant-nicholas-yorktown-heights/
- ↑ http://www.gigslutz.co.uk/album-review-grant-nicholas-yorktown-heights/