Ed Harcourt

Here lie the musings of a young man shaking off the post-adolescent jitters and accepting adulthood. Ed Harcourt's breathy vocals rest well next to those of Joe Pernice and Colin Blunstone now that he has the confidence to drive his music past the Indie Rock truck stop of obscure effects pedals and clever lyrics.

Ed Harcourt has said that he plays piano because of the instrument's sex appeal: "You can
have your ashtray or a glass of wine set beside you, and you can lower your head to the
keys and look all moody." On his second album, this young British musician writes songs of
yearning and heartache, with tender sentiments such as "If both my wrists were slit, you'd
bandage them with style and grace," and sings them like Tom Waits might after a... More >