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Ed Harcourt: The Beautiful Lie

Ed Harcourt: The Beautiful Lie

Ed Harcourt’s fifth album begins with grandiosely titled opener...  read more

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Ed Harcourt releases Best Of album

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Over the span of his career, Ed Harcourt has kept his output of music pretty steady. Having released five albums in the past seven years, he may not be as prolific as Bob Pollard, but he has definitely been working hard. But with the potential for creative rest, the singer/songwriter is releasing Until Tomorrow Then – The Best Of. The retrospective, which is set to be released Nov. 20, will include songs from each of Harcourt’s previously released works. Harcourt will be touring throughout the UK for the rest of October. There is no news yet on a U.S....  read more

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Ed Harcourt U.S. Residency Tour

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Ed Harcourt has confirmed four weeks of U.S. residencies and headlining club dates in support of his third album, Strangers. The 20-date small-club tour commences on the heels of Harcourt’s SXSW performances, and includes multiple appearances in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and New York, as well as single dates in seven other cities. Tour Dates: 3/28 - Los Angeles, Calif. - Hotel Café3/29 - San Francisco, Calif. - Cafe Du Nord3/31 - Seattle, Wash. - Tractor Tavern4/3 - Los Angeles, Calif. - Tangier4/4 - Los Angeles Calif. - Hotel Cafe4/5 - San Francisco,...  read more

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Ed Harcourt

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London's Waterloo station is where the Tube intersects with country-crossing British rail. Today’s a bank holiday, but the place is crawling with...  read more

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20 Signs of Life From 2003

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Ed Harcourt has grown from eccentric indie rocker—champing at the bit to work through a legendary backlog of songs—to architect of the languorously cluttered atmospherics of a solo debut that found his ambitions getting the better of him. But From Every Sphere, only the second proper entry of his recording career, is a comparably cozy revelation from the 25-year-old English upstart. Oft accused of bowing too obviously at the altar of his influences—donning the garb of ragged troubadour when it appeared his strengths placed him more comfortably within the realm of wounded crooner—Harcourt instead grows into his craft on From...  read more

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Metaphorically Yours

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Although Ed Harcourt’s international major label full-length in 2001 didn’t have a wide audience, those who did hear Here Be Monsters were quick to praise...  read more

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Ed Harcourt - From Every Sphere

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Following up a Mercury Prize-nominated album with anything less than greatness has to be a source of some consternation...  read more

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