Ed Harcourt (born 14 August 1977 in East Sussex, England) is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose piano-driven sound draws on post-punk, orchestral pop and dark balladry. His 2001 debut Here Be Monsters earned a Mercury Prize nomination, and his 2004 album Strangers reached number seven in Sweden. Beyond his own records he has written and produced for Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Paloma Faith and Marianne Faithfull, and in 2024 received a BAFTA nomination for his documentary film score.
Ed Harcourt released his new album Orphic on 14 November 2025 via Deathless Recordings, an 11-track record written in January 2025 at his Wolf Cabin studio.
Harcourt announced Orphic and confirmed tour dates for October and November 2025, including a show in Goteborg, Sweden.
Harcourt released El Magnifico on 29 March 2024 via his own Deathless Recordings imprint, earning some of the strongest critical reviews of his career.
Harcourt received a BAFTA nomination in March 2024 for his score to the documentary Otto Baxter: Not A Fucking Horror Story.
Harcourt toured North America in summer 2024, supporting The Afghan Whigs and The Church, and played his first New York headline show in fourteen years at Joe's Pub.
