Ed Harcourt - Beyond the End (LP)

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Ed Harcourt has announced his return this November with Beyond the End, his eighth studio album and his first fully instrumental effort.

The record sees Ed Harcourt add another new string to his multi-faceted musical bow. Something of a left-turn after its busy, big-screen, somewhat under-appreciated predecessor, it sees the supremely versatile singer, writer and all-round instrumentalist bravely eschew vocals and lyrics and create a soft-spoken yet emotionally loquacious group of piano-led instrumentals, as if sound-tracking an as yet invisible film, or responding to today'€™s ferocious shouting match of a planet with a mesmerizing, meditative calm.

"€œThe world that we live in, we're exhausted by the internet, social media, the sheer barrage of news and vomit being rained down us on a daily basis. You can't avoid it, and it'€™s tiring. So this record came from taking a step back -€“ it'€™s something that'€™s trying to be beautiful. My hope is that people might choose to swim amongst this music when it all gets too much."

- LP
- Gatefold sleeve
- Includes download