Nick Mulvey
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Nick Mulvey
| image = Nick Mulvey 2019 Glastonbury Festival 07 crop.jpg
| caption = Nick Mulvey, Glastonbury Festival, 2019
| birth_name = Nick Mulvey
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|11|04}}
| birth_place = England
| instrument = Vocals, guitar, drums, piano, Hang
| genre = Alternative, folk, indie
| label =
| occupation = Musician, singer-songwriter
| years_active = 2007–present
| associated_acts = Ben Howard, Portico Quartet
| website = [http://www.nickmulvey.com/ nickmulvey.com]
}}
Nick Mulvey (born 4 November 1984) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He played the hang as a founding member of the band Portico Quartet. In 2011 he started his career as a singer-songwriter{{cite web|url=http://www.londonjazznews.com/2011/05/news-from-portico-quartet.html|title=News from Portico Quartet|website=Londonjazznews.com|accessdate=11 October 2017}} releasing the EPs The Trellis (2012) and Fever to the Form (2013) and his studio album First Mind in 2014 which received a Mercury Music Prize nomination. His second album, Wake Up Now, was released on 8 September 2017.{{Cite news|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/nick-mulvey-announces-new-album-wake-up-now|title=Nick Mulvey Announces New Album 'Wake Up Now'|work=Clash Magazine|access-date=2017-07-31|language=en}}
Beginnings
Mulvey grew up in Cambridge and attended Chesterton Community College and Long Road Sixth Form College.{{cite web|url=http://chestertoncc.net/week-ending-april-25th/|title=Week ending April 25th|date=25 April 2014|website=Chestertoncc.net|accessdate=11 October 2017}} At the age of 19 he moved to Havana, Cuba, to study music and art. On returning to the UK, Mulvey enrolled at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies to study Ethnomusicology.
Portico Quartet
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While studying ethnomusicology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, Mulvey met the other members of Portico Quartet. The band consisted of Cambridge school friend Duncan Bellamy (drums), Jack Wyllie (soprano and tenor saxophone), and Milo Fitzpatrick (double bass). Their debut album Knee-deep in the North Sea, was nominated for the 2008 Mercury Prize{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jul/22/mercury.music.prize.2008.nominations|title=Mercury Music Prize 2008 nominations announced|first=Rosie|last=Swash|date=22 July 2008|accessdate=11 October 2017|website=Theguardian.com}} alongside Radiohead, Elbow, and Adele. The album's title was mentioned in the closing words to Alt-J's song Dissolve Me. Portico Quartet released their second album Isla on 9 October 2009 through Real World Records.
Solo career
Mulvey left Portico Quartet in 2011 to focus on a solo career as a singer-songwriter.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/may/08/nick-mulvey-first-mind-review|title=Nick Mulvey: First Mind review – Portico Quartet wok-beater turns troubadour|first=Dave|last=Simpson|date=8 May 2014|accessdate=11 October 2017|website=Theguardian.com}} He released his first EP The Trellis in November 2012, and his second, Fever to the Form in July 2013. On his autumn 2013 tour with Laura Marling, he performed in symphony halls across the UK, naming Marling as a great influence to his solo music.
In 2014, Mulvey played Wonderfruit in Thailand.{{cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=25952|title=Wonderfruit Festival launches in Thailand with Seth Troxler|website=Resident Advisor|accessdate=11 October 2017}}
On 16 May 2017, Mulvey announced the single "Unconditional", and on 20 May 2017 announced the album Wake Up Now, released on 8 September 2017. Two further singles were released: "Myela" (about the European migrant crisis) and "Mountain to Move".
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! rowspan="2"| Title ! rowspan="2"| Details ! colspan="5"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Certifications |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | UK {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23396/nick-mulvey/|title=Nick Mulvey {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=18 June 2022}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | BEL ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | FRA ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | NED ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SCO
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| scope="row"| First Mind
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| align="center"| 10 | align="center"| 127 | align="center"| 196 | align="center"| 58 | align="center"| 10 | |
| scope="row"| Wake Up Now
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| align="center"| 25 | align="center"| 149 | align="center"| — | align="center"| 46 | align="center"| 56 | |
| scope="row"| New Mythology
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| align="center"| 50 | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | align="center"| 18 | |
| scope="row"| Dark Harvest, Pt. 1
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| align="center"| — | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | |
| colspan="15" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
=Extended plays=
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| scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Details ! scope="col"| Certifications |
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| scope="row"| The Trellis
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| scope="row"| Fever to the Form
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| scope="row"| Wake Up Now (Unplugged) EP
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| scope="row"| Dancing For The Answers EP
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| scope="row"| Begin Again
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=Singles=
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| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album | |
|---|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SCO
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| 2013
! scope="row"| "Nitrous"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/nitrous-single/698397690|title=Nitrous - Single by Nick Mulvey on Apple Music|date=1 January 2013|website=iTunes|access-date=11 October 2017}} | — | —
| | rowspan="4"| First Mind |
| rowspan="3"| 2014
! scope="row"| "Cucurucu" | 26 | 30
| |
| scope="row"| "Meet Me There"
| — || — | | |
| scope="row"| "I Don't Want to Go Home"
| — || — | | |
| rowspan="4" | 2017
! scope="row"| "Unconditional" | — | —
| | rowspan="5" | Wake Up Now |
| scope="row"| "Myela"
| — || — | | |
| scope="row"| "Mountain to Move"
| — || — | | |
| scope="row"| "We Are Never Apart"
| — || — | | |
| rowspan="1" | 2018
! scope="row"| "In Your Hands" | — | —
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| rowspan="2" | 2019
! scope="row"| "Moment of Surrender" | — | —
| | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "In the Anthropocene"
| — || — | | |
| rowspan="4" | 2022
! scope="row"| "Star Nation" | — | —
| | rowspan="4" | New Mythology |
| scope="row"| "A Prayer of My Own"
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| scope="row"| "Brother to You"
| — || — | | |
| scope="row"| "Mecca"
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| 2024
! scope="row"| "Freedom Now" | — | —
| | {{Non-album single}} |
| rowspan="1" | 2025
! scope="row"| "Radical Tenderness" | — | —
| | rowspan="1" | Dark Harvest, Pt. 1 |
| colspan="15" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
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External links
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Category:English singer-songwriters
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