A prolific singer songwriter, Ed Harcourt ploughed a path previously trodden by
the likes of Elliott Smith, David Gray and Jeff Buckley and became recognised as
a popular troubadour and songsmith. He started out with a gang of school friends
in the mid-1990s who evolved into indie rockers Snug and made a couple of
albums. Harcourt then signed a deal with Heavenly Records on the strength of the
EP Maplewood, recorded at his grandmother's home in Sussex. Produced by Tim
Holmes (of Death in Vegas), debut album Here Be Monsters (2001) was nominated
for the Mercury Music Prize and won...