Lustre is the fifth studio album from British singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt. The album was released on 14 June 2010 in the UK, and a day later in the US.[2] The album is the first release on Harcourt's own label Piano Wolf Recordings, distributed through Essential Music Marketing (in North America, the album was released through Nice Music Group). The album follows his 2009 EP Russian Roulette, and is his first studio album since 2006's The Beautiful Lie. On his official MySpace blog, Harcourt said of the album: "It's got horns, violins, howling, mellophones, the Langley sisters, barks, whistles, hell I even sung down by a creek in the middle of the night."[3] Harcourt told Direct Current that the album is "about that gleaming quality – the vitality, the passion – that drives you to keep going and not give up."[4] A special edition of the album was also released in the UK, featuring a bonus disc of unreleased recordings.[5] The album was preceded by the radio single "Do as I Say Not as I Do."
Geeks.co.uk awarded the album 5 out of 5 stars, and called the album "an open, honest and beautifully reflective album."[9]Allmusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, saying the album is "a sweepingly romantic, epic, and sparkling collection of tunes that finds the British singer/songwriter ruminating on true love, money issues, and parenthood in a way that only a man who has found his place in the world can," and concluding that "Lustre takes on a kind of cinematic joy where Harcourt the long-suffering vampiric troubadour steps into the light and shines."[1]
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^Farah, Amanda (15 June 2010). . Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
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lustre, harcourt, album, lustre, fifth, studio, album, from, british, singer, songwriter, harcourt, album, released, june, 2010, later, album, first, release, harcourt, label, piano, wolf, recordings, distributed, through, essential, music, marketing, north, a. Lustre is the fifth studio album from British singer songwriter Ed Harcourt The album was released on 14 June 2010 in the UK and a day later in the US 2 The album is the first release on Harcourt s own label Piano Wolf Recordings distributed through Essential Music Marketing in North America the album was released through Nice Music Group The album follows his 2009 EP Russian Roulette and is his first studio album since 2006 s The Beautiful Lie On his official MySpace blog Harcourt said of the album It s got horns violins howling mellophones the Langley sisters barks whistles hell I even sung down by a creek in the middle of the night 3 Harcourt told Direct Current that the album is about that gleaming quality the vitality the passion that drives you to keep going and not give up 4 A special edition of the album was also released in the UK featuring a bonus disc of unreleased recordings 5 The album was preceded by the radio single Do as I Say Not as I Do LustreStudio album by Ed HarcourtReleased14 June 2010RecordedBear Creek Studios Washington and Kingsize Soundlabs Los Angeles 1 GenreBritish rock chamber popLength49 00 24 26 bonus disc LanguageEnglishLabelPiano Wolf RecordingsProducerRyan Hadlock Ed HarcourtEd Harcourt chronologyRussian Roulette EP 2009 Lustre 2010 Back into the Woods 2013 Lustre reached number 12 on the UK Indie Album Chart upon its release 6 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesCritical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic76 100 7 Review scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Drowned in Sound 8 10 8 Pitchfork Media 4 3 10 Geeks co uk awarded the album 5 out of 5 stars and called the album an open honest and beautifully reflective album 9 Allmusic gave the album 4 5 out of 5 stars saying the album is a sweepingly romantic epic and sparkling collection of tunes that finds the British singer songwriter ruminating on true love money issues and parenthood in a way that only a man who has found his place in the world can and concluding that Lustre takes on a kind of cinematic joy where Harcourt the long suffering vampiric troubadour steps into the light and shines 1 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Ed HarcourtLustreNo TitleLength1 Lustre 4 062 Haywired 4 153 Church of No Religion 4 544 Heart of a Wolf 4 165 Do as I Say Not as I Do 4 096 Killed by the Morning Sun 5 067 Lachrymosity 3 058 A Secret Society 4 339 When the Lost Don t Want to Be Found 4 0910 So I ve Been Told 4 2111 Fears of a Father 5 54 Illustrious special edition bonus disc No TitleLength1 Illustrious 2 522 Words of Prey 3 183 Pistols at Dawn 2 544 A Public Sobriety 4 025 Heart of a Wolf Instrumental 4 176 A Very Good Impression of Myself 3 167 Snow You ve Been Cold 3 53Personnel editMusicians Ed Harcourt vocals guitar piano organ Hammond organ synthesizer glockenspiel mellotron Wurlitzer sampling Gita Harcourt violin backing vocals handclaps Edie Langley backing vocals handclaps Rosie Langley backing vocals handclaps Ashley Dzerigian bass double bass Raife Burchell drums Joe Hadlock accordion Matt Bricker trumpet Kimo Muraki baritone saxophone tenor saxophone mellophone Production Produced by Ryan Hadlock and Ed Harcourt Recorded and mixed by Ryan Hadlock Assistant engineers Amanda Barron Matt Doctor Reuben Cohen and Trevor Spencer Mastered by Gavin Lurssen 10 Photography by Steve Gullick Design and illustrations by Nikki Pinder Layout and assistant art direction by George AwadReferences edit a b c Collar Matt Lustre Overview Allmusic Retrieved 18 June 2010 Ed Harcourt Returns With Lustre June 15th Retrieved 1 October 2016 Featured Content on Myspace Archived from the original on 6 November 2012 Retrieved 1 October 2016 Direct Current Ed Harcourt Lustre permanent dead link Ed Harcourt Lustre Retrieved 1 October 2016 BBC Radio 1 Indie Albums retrieved 21 June 2010 Lustre by Ed Harcourt Retrieved 1 October 2016 Farah Amanda 15 June 2010 Ed Harcourt Lustre Releases Drowned in Sound Archived from the original on 17 June 2010 Retrieved 18 June 2010 Ed Harcourt Lustre geeks co uk Archived 22 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine Ed Harcourt Lustre Retrieved 1 October 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lustre Ed Harcourt album amp oldid 1099904032, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
