Ed Harcourt

For fans of: Richard Hawley, Nick Cave, Tom Waits

WHETHER he is penning his own songs or working behind the scenes for other artists, Ed Harcourt just loves making music.

The prolific songwriter and producer has written for the likes of James Bay, Paloma Faith and Sophie Ellis-Bextor but the 38-year-old has also released six albums and is currently working on the seventh.

Fifteen years after he released his Mercury-nominated debut, Here Be Monsters, Ed has been in the studio with producer Flood, who has worked with PJ Harvey and Foals.

He also performed ‘The Way That I Live’, the soundtrack to Burberry’s 2014/15 festive campaign, which has been viewed more than 25 million times.

- Ed Harcourt performs at the Deaf Institute in Manchester on June 29