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August 2, 2004

Badly Drawn Boy to Tour

Seventeen-date trek planned behind "One Plus One Is One"
November 25, 2003

New Step for Badly Drawn Boy

Damon Gough plans fourth album for next spring
October 9, 2003

Badly Drawn Boy to Tour

New album due next year
November 13, 2002

Badly Drawn Boy Needs a Song

Acclaimed singer-songwriter to record tune by contest winner

Recordings and Reviews

Born In The UK

Way back in 2000, nothing sounded like Badly Drawn Boy's debut album, The Hour of Bewilderbeast: bedroom chamber pop with achingly sad songs exquisitely arranged for everything from cellos to theremins. Damon Gough, the shaggy Manchester lad with a Springsteen fixation hiding behind the Badly Drawn...

2006 RS: 3of 5 Stars

One Plus One Is One

2004

Have You Fed The Fish?

2002

About A Boy

2002

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

2000

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Biography

England's Damon Gough, who performs as Badly Drawn Boy, is a big Bruce Springsteen fan. Seems strange at first, because he's one of a young cluster of wounded-romantic singer/songwriters, not an arena rocker. His songs feel intimate even when they are dense with strings and horn charts, and he's convincingly sensual either in a whisper or a shout. But the Springsteen connection is clear during Bad...

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