Here Be Monsters
# Here Be Monsters

Here Be Monsters is the debut album by Ed Harcourt, released in 2001. It was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2001. Tim Holmes, one-half of British dance music duo Death In Vegas, co-produced the album. The singles "Something in My Eye" and "Apple of My Eye" charted in the UK. The album reached 84 in the UK album chart.

## Singles

In the UK, there were four singles released:

* "Something in My Eye" (11 June 2001); CD, 7" vinyl
   * B-sides: "T Bone Tombstone" / "Here Be Monsters"
* "She Fell Into My Arms" (10 September 2001); CD, 7" vinyl
   * B-sides: "I've Become Misguided" (new version) / "When Americans Come to London"
* "Apple of My Eye" (21 January 2002); CD1, CD2, cassette
   * B-sides: "Alligator Boy" / "Weary and Bleary Eyed" / "Last of the Troubadors" / "Little Silver Bullet" / "Apple of My Eye" (video)
* "Shanghai" (8 April 2002) (This single was canceled and released as a promo single only.)

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Alternative Press | 8/10 |
| Drowned in Sound | 9/10 |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| The Guardian | |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork | 4.0/10 |
| Uncut | |

Q listed Here Be Monsters as one of the best 50 albums of 2001.

## Track listing

* "Something in My Eye" – 3:41
* "God Protect Your Soul" – 5:27
* "She Fell into My Arms" – 3:49
* "Those Crimson Tears" – 5:09
* "Hanging With the Wrong Crowd" – 3:41
* "Apple of My Eye" – 4:04
* "Beneath the Heart of Darkness" – 7:19
* "Wind Through the Trees" – 6:45
* "Birds Fly Backwards" – 3:30
* "Shanghai" – 3:49
* "Like Only Lovers Can" – 4:54

## Personnel

* Ed Harcourt – vocals, piano, pump organ, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Wurlitzer, vibes, saxophone, harmonica, bass, beatbox, backing vocals, sampling, synthesizer, drums, percussion, string arrangement
* Nick Yeatman – drums, percussion, backing vocals, hand clapping, loops
* Hadrian Garrard – trumpet, trombone, percussion, drums, backing vocals, hand clapping, radio static
* Arnulf Lindner – double bass, electric bass, fretless bass, bowed bass, backing vocals
* Leo Abrahams – electric guitar, 12-string guitar, fretless guitar, baritone guitar, omnichord, glockenspiel, mandolin, backing vocals, string arrangement
* Tim Holmes – loops, sequencing, samples
* Dave Fridmann – backing vocals
* Martin Kelly – backing vocals
* Simon Harris – backing vocals
* Chris Scard – hand clapping
* Gil Norton – hand clapping
* Sophie Sirota – viola, string arrangement
* Max Garrard – French horn
* Howard Gott – string arrangement, violin
* Ruth Gottlieb – violin
* Sarah Willson – cello
