Nick Mulvey

For the English squash player, see Nick Mulvey (squash player).

Nick Mulvey
Nick Mulvey, Glastonbury Festival, 2019
Background information
Birth name	Nick Mulvey
Born	(1984-11-04) 4 November 1984 (age 40) England
Genres	Alternative, folk, indie
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, drums, piano, Hang
Years active	2007–present
Website	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^[1] 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.^[2]

Beginnings

Mulvey grew up in Cambridge and attended Chesterton Community College and Long Road Sixth Form College.^[3] 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

Main article: Portico Quartet

Nick Mulvey, 2011

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^[4] 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.^[5] 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.^[6]

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".^[2]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions					Certifications
		UK [7]	BEL (Fl) [8]	FRA [9]	NED [10]	SCO [11]
First Mind	Released: 12 May 2014[12] Label: Fiction Format: Digital download, CD, LP	10	127	196	58	10	BPI: Gold[13]
Wake Up Now	Released: 8 September 2017 Label: Fiction, Universal Format: Digital download, CD, LP	25	149	—	46	56
New Mythology	Released: 10 June 2022 Label: Fiction, Universal Format: Digital download, CD, LP	50	—	—	—	18
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Title	Details	Certifications
The Trellis	Released: 25 January 2013 Label: Communion Records Format: Digital download
Fever to the Form	Released: 17 June 2013[14] Re-released: 10 January 2014[15] Label: Communion Records, Universal Music Group Format: Digital download	BPI: Silver[13]
Wake Up Now (Unplugged) EP	Released: 13 October 2017 Label: Fiction Records Format: Digital download
Dancing For The Answers EP	Released: 18 May 2018 Label: Fiction Records Format: Digital download

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		UK	SCO [16]
2013	"Nitrous"[17]	—	—		First Mind
2014	"Cucurucu"	26	30	BPI: Silver[13]
	"Meet Me There"	—	—
	"I Don't Want to Go Home"	—	—
2017	"Unconditional"	—	—		Wake Up Now
	"Myela"	—	—
	"Mountain to Move"	—	—
2018	"In Your Hands"	—	—
2022	"Star Nation"	—	—		New Mythology
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

1. "News from Portico Quartet". Londonjazznews.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
2. "Nick Mulvey Announces New Album 'Wake Up Now'". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
3. "Week ending April 25th". Chestertoncc.net. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
4. Swash, Rosie (22 July 2008). "Mercury Music Prize 2008 nominations announced". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
5. Simpson, Dave (8 May 2014). "Nick Mulvey: First Mind review – Portico Quartet wok-beater turns troubadour". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
6. "Wonderfruit Festival launches in Thailand with Seth Troxler". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
7. "Nick Mulvey | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
8. "Nick Mulvey discography". Ultratop.be/nl/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
9. "Nick Mulvey discography". Lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
10. "Nick Mulvey discography". Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
11. Peaks in Scotland:
    • First Mind: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100: 15 September 2017 – 21 September 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
    • New Mythology: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100: 17 June 2022 – 23 June 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
12. "First Mind by Nick Mulvey on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
13. "British certifications – Nick Mulvey". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 August 2024. Type Nick Mulvey in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
14. "iTunes – Music – Fever to the Form – EP by Nick Mulvey". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
15. "Fever To the Form - EP by Nick Mulvey on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
16. Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
    • For "Cucurucu": "Chart Archive > March 15, 2014". Official Charts Company. 15 March 2014.
17. "Nitrous - Single by Nick Mulvey on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

External links

• Media related to Nick Mulvey at Wikimedia Commons