Ed Hancourt / Here Be Monsters – CD

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Author: Ed Harcourt

Format: Import

Release Date: 26-03-2002

Details: Product descriptionEd Harcourt ~ Here Be MonstersAmazon.caEngland’s current stream of essence d’ ’70s acts yields this captivating singer-songwriter debut, already a favorite among UK listeners. Often setting beauty and dread side by side, Harcourt offers glowing pop choruses (« Hanging with the Wrong Crowd, » the swooning « She Fell Into My Arms ») and atmospherics that are sometimes pierced by edges like the phantasmagoric noise explosion that carries away « Beneath the Heart of Darkness. » Hints of the pre-Dark Side Floyd’s most song-intensive moments surface–the opening « Something in My Eye » could be Syd Barrett’s answer record to « Shine On You Crazy Diamond »–along with moments redolent of Nick Drake and Todd Rundgren. But Harcourt keeps himself, and not a set of influences, front and centre. Those ready to embrace a romanticism whose most forthright expression is « God, you make me sing funny things about you » will likely find Here Be Monsters a necessity.–Rickey Wright

UPC: 724353768829

EAN: 0724353768829

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: New