Yorktown Heights (album)

Yorktown Heights was the only solo album by Feeder frontman Grant Nicholas. The album was released on 11 August 2014 in the United Kingdom and recorded during 2013, being a year after Nicholas announced at Feeder's final show of 2012 at the Brixton Academy that the band would be taking a break. It was with the first airplay of "Soul Mates" on the BBC Radio 2 show The Dermot O'Leary Show on 31 May 2014, that Grant's solo career made its radio debut.

Yorktown Heights
Studio album by
Grant Nicholas
Released11 August 2014 (UK)[1]
23 July 2014 (JAP)[2]
Recorded2013
Genre
Length54:58
LabelPopping Candy (UK)
Victor (Japan)
ProducerGrant Nicholas

Track listing

All tracks are written by Grant Nicholas.

UK release[3]
No.TitleLength
1."Soul Mates"3:21
2."Hitori"3:20
3."Tall Trees"5:03
4."Robots"3:47
5."Vampires"3:55
6."Good Fortune Lies Ahead"2:01
7."Joan of Arc"3:58
8."Hope"3:22
9."Isolation"3:36
10."Broken Resolutions"4:07
11."Time Stood Still"3:14
12."Father To Son"4:22
13."Counting Steps"4:02
14."Silent in Space"3:32
15."Safe in Place"3:18

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Rock[4]
Digital Fix[5]
Drowned In Sound[6]
GigSlutz[7]
Renowned for Sound[8]
SeenItHeardIt[9]

Early reviews for the album have been positive, with Renowned For Sound giving it a 4/5, describing it as "a very introvert and self reflecting record" and calling it "a first solo effort he can be proud of."[10] GigSlutz also gave the record a 4/5, commenting that "it continues to surprise and sounds fresh throughout" and concluding that "fans of Feeder and Grant Nicholas will not be disappointed."[11]

Chart performance
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Official Albums Chart 29

References
  1. http://www.clashmusic.com/news/premiere-grant-nicholas-soul-mates
  2. http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Discography/A024794/VICP-65248.html
  3. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yorktown-Heights-Grant-Nicholas/dp/B00LCAKFR0
  4. Batcup, Tim. "Review: Grant Nicholas: Yorktown Heights". Classic Rock. Team Rock Limited. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  5. Mazonowicz, Max (7 August 2014). "Grant Nicholas - Yorktown Heights". Poisonous Monkey Limited. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  6. Gourlay, Don (13 August 2014). "Grant Nicholas - Yorktown Heights". Drowned In Sound. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  7. Mills, Bazza (7 August 2014). "Album Review: Grant Nicholas - 'Yorktown Heights'". GigSlutz. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  8. Parmeter, Jamie (2 August 2014). "Album Review: Grant Nicholas - Yorktown Heights". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  9. Cook, Adam (11 August 2014). "Grant Nicholas - Yorktown Heights Review". Seen It Heard It. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  10. http://renownedforsound.com/index.php/album-review-grant-nicholas-yorktown-heights/
  11. http://www.gigslutz.co.uk/album-review-grant-nicholas-yorktown-heights/
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