Tom McRae is a singer-songwriter from the United Kingdom. He grew up in Suf… Read Full Bio ↴Tom McRae is a singer-songwriter from the United Kingdom. He grew up in Suffolk, the son of an Anglican vicar. McRae sang in the choir. His mother played guitar and as a teen, he'd borrow it. He began writing songs at 15. At 18 he moved to London to study politics at London Guildhall University, soon forming bands and writing songs. A chance meeting with sound engineer Roger Bechirian led him to a working relationship that shaped McRae's soft-spoken sound and later landed him a deal with DB records.
Changing his name from Jeremy Thomas McRae Blackall to just Tom McRae - he released his first, self-titled album in 2001, during the height of the new acoustic movement, and gained Mercury Music Prize nomination. His second album, Just Like Blood, was released in February of 2003, which was produced by Ben Hillier, responsible for Elbow’s Asleep In The Back, with which McRae’s album shares a similar melancholy but uplifting atmosphere. In 2004, McRae moved to California where he wrote and recorded his next album, All Maps Welcome, which was released in May 2005. His fourth album, King of Cards was released on 14th May 2007. A talented live performer, he supported Tori Amos on the UK leg of her Original Sinsuality tour, Paul Weller, Dido, World Party, The Waterboys among others. He is recognised as an intelligent and talented performer, influenced by, among others, Nick Drake, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Jeff Buckley.
Changing his name from Jeremy Thomas McRae Blackall to just Tom McRae - he released his first, self-titled album in 2001, during the height of the new acoustic movement, and gained Mercury Music Prize nomination. His second album, Just Like Blood, was released in February of 2003, which was produced by Ben Hillier, responsible for Elbow’s Asleep In The Back, with which McRae’s album shares a similar melancholy but uplifting atmosphere. In 2004, McRae moved to California where he wrote and recorded his next album, All Maps Welcome, which was released in May 2005. His fourth album, King of Cards was released on 14th May 2007. A talented live performer, he supported Tori Amos on the UK leg of her Original Sinsuality tour, Paul Weller, Dido, World Party, The Waterboys among others. He is recognised as an intelligent and talented performer, influenced by, among others, Nick Drake, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Jeff Buckley.
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2005-10-04: Olympia, Paris, France
Tom McRae Lyrics
A & B Song A say's he's glad to be here B's chasing storms in…
Bloodless This train don't stop at the stations of the cross…
End of the World News (Dose Me Up) You wake up to the sound of alarms and you're Driving…
For The Restless She comes to me in dreams A train wreck beauty queen But…
How The West Was Won Light me a smoke I'll tell you a story Of how the…
Humming Bird Song Sunlight beats down hard here Count the cracks in the groun…
It Ain't You I'm walking on a wire Twisting in the wind And something her…
Karaoke Soul Pull me close look into my eyes Smile at me when…
Language Of Fools I cannot use this language of fools to communicate with…
Mermaid Blues Ice has formed And there's snow between the tracks And I hav…
Sao Paulo Rain There's always a party on Funeral Row, where the cross…
Silent Boulevard Low light Framed in red Sing out Until your last Breath 'Ti…
Still Lost So my love I Left this world for a while For a…
Street Light She's a street light, in the evening rain An empty seat,…
The Boy With the Bubblegun Welcome to the second reel Glad that you can make…
Walking 2 Hawaii Falling feels like flying Until you hit the ground And eve…