Over the last week or so I have read several stellar reviews of the recent reissue of Ed Harcourt's 2006 album 'The Beautiful Lie', and still I never got around to checking it out.Then, when I saw that he was opening up for the Gutter Twins show here on July 31, my curiosity got the better of me and I finally took the plunge. A smart move.Heartbreakingly dark lyrics recited over beautiful piano...
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Ed Harcourt recently performed a few songs for Shockhound. Check out part 1 here and part 2 here or both videos below:The English singer-songwriter delivers "Shadowboxing" and "Caterpillar" from his perch in a friendly tree house. Acclaimed English singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt sings "Lachrymosity" (with special guest ...
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When I first saw Ed Harcourt at the Bowery Ballroom five years ago, two things struck me about his performance:1. How blunt and vocal he was about his disgust for the handful of glowy-eyed couples, arms entangled, swaying along to the music as if he were playing sappy love ballads just for them when clearly, Harcourt was up there singing about pain--his pain. Damnit!2. How much he spits when he...
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UK singer/song-writer Ed Harcourt has just released a 6 track EP Russian Roulette via Dovecote. It was recorded quickly over a few days with David Lynch and is meant to serve as an audio bridge between 2006’s Beautiful Lie and a new LP due out next year. If you’ve never listened to Harcourt before, this [...]
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I've heard a bit about this fellow, but haven't heard him before.He had an 8 piece band...knocked me out. Almost Sinatra & Sonic Youth or somethin. His trumpet player had a sample/looping station. Very cool!
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UK singer/songerwriter/all around musican Ed Harcourt has just released a brand-spankin' new EP of studio material. Russian Roulette sees the piano-playing troubadour back in his Jeff Buckley-meets-Tom Waits groove. The 6-songs on the EP are a balance of rootsy pop songs and dark smokey lounge ballads.Harcourt has toned down some of the "found sound" bang and clatter that we heard on his last
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If you missed out on Ed Harcourt’s Russian Roulette EP I strongly suggest you pick it up. He’s just put out a video for the track “Black Feathers” off of it. For some reason I’ve always found some sort of parallel between Harcourt and Tom Waits even though they sound nothing like each other. Perhaps [...]
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Ed Harcourt and pinkfish(Photo by me)Ed Harcourt - 2006 October 01Hotel Cafe - Los Angeles, CA01: Hanging with the Wrong Crowd02: You Only Call Me When You're Drunk03: Visit From the Dead Dog04: Black Dress05: The Last Cigarette06: Born in the 70's (false start)07: Born in the 70's08: Until Tomorrow Then09: Apple Of My Eye10: My Friends Are Cooler Than Yours11: This One's for You12: Sister Rene...
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Russian Roulette is both a powerful statement and a fine harbinger of a glorious full-length to come.
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Yep. Decided I'd try mog. I wonder if there are any good puns I could make with it. Hmm. Egg mog? Just a mog in the machine?Anyway, I'm tagging this with Ed Harcourt not because I want to talk about him but because that's what I'm listening to right now. That's allowed, right?Well, that's all for now. Just remember, guys... be careful... because uh... well... it's a mog-eat-mog world out there....
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Ed Harcourt is a Sussex born singer-songwriter and has been releasing his material for just over nine years now. His last album The Beautiful Lie was released back in 2006 and he's set to feature at this years SxSW Festival so we were dying to catch up with the man and talk with him about both his appearance at the Festival and what's up and coming for Ed Harcourt in 2009.
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