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Tuesday, October 19 2010

I Heart Adult Alternative: Failing at Being a Hipster

By Stephen Rowland

An unfairly named, unfairly shunned, and completely unhip genre, adult alternative, in my opinion, is producing some of the best new music these days, and you don't have to be a project manager with two kids and a suburban home to enjoy it. Here I examine three examples of the best records in said genre from this year.

Tuesday, June 29 2010

Ed Harcourt: Lustre

By Andrew Dietzel

Lustre is ultimately an album that greets life’s up and downs, victories and defeats, calms and frenzies, with enthusiasm. Put another way: Ed Harcourt will light up your life.

Monday, June 16 2008

Tilly and The Wall, Ron Sexsmith, Ed Harcourt…

By PopMatters Staff

Friday, June 6 2008

The Notwist, Supergrass, The Futureheads…

By PopMatters Staff

Tuesday, June 3 2008

Ed Harcourt: The Beautiful Lie

By Spencer Tricker

Re-released a mere two years later, The Beautiful Lie is unsurprisingly still a beautiful record.

Thursday, February 3 2005

Ed Harcourt: Strangers

By Liam Colle

Harcourt's third full-length release is a breakthrough album for the erratic British piano man.

Monday, March 31 2003

Ed Harcourt: From Every Sphere

By Duncan White

Wednesday, March 26 2003

Ed Harcourt

By Devon Powers

Wednesday, May 29 2002

Ed Harcourt

By Devon Powers

Friday, April 19 2002

Ed Harcourt: Here Be Monsters

By Matt Cibula

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