Tom McRae

Tom McRae (born 1969 in Essex as Jeremy Thomas McRae Blackall ) is a British singer and songwriter.

Biography

The son of a pastor couple of the Anglican Church was born on March 19, 1969 in Essex, and grew up in Chelmsford. McRae sang in the church choir and as a teenager he borrowed like his mother's guitar. First, he tried to replay his heroes: Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Neil Young, Kate Bush and U2. Then he began to write his own songs and also to develop his own style. At 18, he then went to the London Guildhall University to study politics. Soon he began to play in bands. McRae took the opportunity with both hands, producer Roger Bechirian (Elvis Costello, Squeeze, Carlene Carter ) audition his homemade demo that was deeply impressed and Tom McRae then offered to become his manager and he soon signed a contract with db Records. Tom McRae's named after himself debut album then appeared in the fall of 2001 during the highs of the new acoustic movement, which earned him comparisons to Nick Drake and Bob Dylan. Critics praised his artistic skills and McRae was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and BRIT Award for Best Newcomer. At this time, McRae worked with Oliver ( " Oli " ) Kraus ( Cellist ), 2003 came as a keyboardist Olli Cunningham added. McRae 's second album, Just Like Blood was released in the UK in February 2003, it was produced by Ben Hillier ( Elbow, Martha Wainwright and Blur ). In 2004, McRae was nominated for a Grammy Award. Then he moved to California where he has his next album All Maps Welcome written and recorded, which was released in May 2005. Tom McRae 's fourth album King of Cards, was admitted to Suffolk and was released in May 2007.

McRae is known for his intelligent and sensitive lyrics, his haunting vocals and the energy and heat, which he puts into his live performances. In 2005, McRae entered as " opening act " by Tori Amos. After McRae played many times at the Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, he brought the Hotel Cafe Tour 2006 to the UK to present his fans of other singer - songwriters such as Steve Reynolds, Joe Purdy, Cary Brothers and Jim Bianco. Likewise, were already special guests, such as Kathryn Williams, Justin Currie, Colin MacIntyre and Aqualung with Cafe on the hotel tour.

Discography

Albums

• Tom McRae ( August 21, 2001, Arista )
• Just Like Blood ( UK: 18 February 2003 USA: September 21, 2004, Nettwerk )
• All Maps Welcome (UK: 2nd May 2005 USA 31 May 2005 RCA)
• King of Cards (14 May 2007, V2)
• The Alphabet of Hurricanes (22 February 2010 Cooking Vinyl )

Other Projects

McRae contributed music for the soundtracks of the films Uno ( 2004) and Unsuitable (2005), and his music was heard in the film The Bubble of Gal Uchovsky. He also took a very melancholy cover version of Wonderful Christmas Time for the Christmas CD: on Maybe This Christmas Tree, which was produced in 2004.

In August 2005, McRae visited Nigeria (Africa) on demand from The Observer and wrote an article about the famine.

Lipstick, a single by Wills and the Willing appeared on 7 July 2008. McRae drove the song at the places he had added, after he had first heard the original, which was written in connection with the London attacks.