Maplewood (EP)

Maplewood is an EP by Ed Harcourt.[1] It was released in 2000.[2] Harcourt recorded the album on a four-track in his grandma's Sussex house, and it was originally intended as a demo. Upon signing the artist to a record contract, Heavenly Records decided to make it his first solo release. The Guardian described it as "a bedroom-produced gem".[3] Some of the songs were later re-recorded during the sessions for Here Be Monsters. The track "He's Building a Swamp" features Hadrian Garrard on trumpet.[4] Harcourt would later describe the release as "the precocious youngest child record. The one everybody loved dearly and still thinks of very fondly, but it's still full of arrogance".[5]

Maplewood EP
EP by Ed Harcourt
Released	13 November 2000
Recorded	Wootton Manor, Sussex England
Genre	British rock
Length	21:50
Label	Heavenly Records
Producer	Ed Harcourt
Ed Harcourt chronology
Maplewood EP (2000) Here Be Monsters (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Hanging With the Wrong Crowd" – 3:32
2. "I've Become Misguided" – 4:09
3. "Apple of My Eye" – 3:08
4. "Attaboy Go Spin a Yarn" – 4:03
5. "He's Building a Swamp" – 3:17
6. "Whistle of a Distant Train" – 3:41

References

1. Joseph, Mark. "Maplewood - Ed Harcourt | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
2. Beauvallet, JD (31 October 2000). "Maplewood -". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 2016-08-25.
3. Woodcraft, Molloy (2004-09-11). "Harcourt and spark". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
4. "ED HARCOURT [Maplewood]". www.xsilence.net. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
5. "Ed Harcourt - A biography". www.paradigmagency.com. Retrieved 2016-08-25.