18 May, 2022Print
Nick Mulvey Shares “Mecca” From New Mythology (out June 10/Verve Forecast)
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Makes Return Glastonbury Festival Appearance June 24 Before North American Shows at New York’s Mercury Lounge on July 11, Toronto’s The Drake on July 13, and The Moroccan Lounge in LA on July 15 (Sold Out)
“Mecca” is the new single from two-time Mercury Prize-nominated artist Nick Mulvey and the fourth track to be revealed from his stunning new album New Mythology. It was recorded in Paris with renowned producer Renaud Letang (Manu Chao, Feist, Connan Mockasin) and will be released by Verve Forecast on June 10. Mulvey will make his return to Glastonbury Festival on June 24 and will play North American shows this summer: July 11 at New York’s Mercury Lounge, July 13 at The Drake in Toronto, and a sold out show July 15 at the Moroccan Lounge in LA.
“Mecca” is a strikingly tender and intimate re-working of the song by British indie band Wild Beasts. The song’s lyrics immediately struck a profound chord with Mulvey, as he explains;
“I’ve loved this song since I heard the Wild Beasts original. I’ve always thought it under-appreciated, the lyrics to me read like a Rumi or Hafiz poem, devotional Sufi verse at its best. I adore the song and am honored to cover it. Renaud Letang and I had a wild time in the studio making it, going off-piste for me, muting my guitars and letting the synths, drum machines and vocal harmonies take over.”
Listen to “Mecca” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WOGNYdSqIk
To arrive at New Mythology, Nick Mulvey has come a long way – both musically and philosophically. A musician, composer and producer, Nick has amassed a staggering 587 million streams globally, an equivalent of half a million albums sold. A founding member of the award-winning British collective Portico Quartet, he left in 2011 to concentrate on his own material. Once solo, he released the Mercury Prize nominated debut album First Mind in 2014, and 2017’s celebrated Wake Up Now.
New Mythology tracklisting
1. A Prayer of My Own
2. Star Nation
3. Mecca
4. Brother To You
5. Shores of Mona
6. The Gift
7. Sea Inside (Third Way)
8. Causes
9. Another Way To Be
10. Mona
11. Interbeing Part 1
12. Begin Again (Love You Just The Same)
13. Star Nation (Acoustic)
NICK MULVEY PLAYS:
7th June - King Tut's, Glasgow
9th June – Gorilla, Manchester
10th June – KOKO, London
11th July - Mercury Lounge, New York NY
13th July - The Drake, Toronto ON
15th July - Moroccan Lounge, Los Angeles CA
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