Edward Harcourt‑Smith, born 14 August 1977 in Wimbledon, London, is an English
singer‑songwriter, guitarist, pianist, bassist and drummer. He began piano
lessons at nine, achieving grade 8 by seventeen, and later played in the school
band Snug before recording the Maplewood EP in 2000. After signing with Heavenly
Records, he released Here Be Monsters in June 2001, which peaked at Number 84 on
the UK Albums Chart and earned a Mercury Prize nomination that year. From Every
Sphere followed in February 2003, reaching Number 39 in the UK and producing the
single "All of Your Days Will...