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, folk rock
Length	48:01
Label	Fiction Records
Producer	Dan Carey
Singles from First Mind
"Nitrous" Released: 25 October 2013 [1] "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 such as Damon Albarn, Bombay Bicycle Club and Kae 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 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.	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

• 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

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [11]	Gold	100,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "iTunes - Music - Nitrous - Single by Nick Mulvey". iTunes. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
2. "iTunes - Music - Cucurucu - Single by Nick Mulvey". iTunes. 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. "First Mind by Nick Mulvey". Metacritic .
6. "Nick Mulvey, First Mind, review: 'lovely'". The Telegraph. London.
7. "Nick Mulvey - First Mind". Clash Magazine. London. 25 April 2014.
8. "First Mind by Nick Mulvey". Q Magazine. London.
9. "Nick Mulvey - First Mind". The Line Of Best Fit. London.
10. "Nick Mulvey | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
11. "British album certifications – Nick Mulvey – First Mind". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 30 August 2024.