Making his name as part of jazzy, ambient-experimentalists Portico Quartet, Nick
Mulvey went solo in 2011 and redefined himself as a twinkly-fingered, acoustic
guitarist with globe-trotting tastes and earnest, soulful songwriting. Born in
Cambridge on 4 November 1984, he grew up listening to his sister's Portishead
and Massive Attack tapes and played drums and piano before taking to the guitar
in his late teens, naturally picking up a loose, flexible, self-taught style
that drew inspiration from Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell. A desire to travel,
allied to his love of music, led to...