Releases New E.P ‘Songs With Friends’
Live Shows – October / November / December 2026
Ed Cosens announces his 5th single ‘I Need Your Love So Bad’ completing his collection of covers EP ‘Songs With Friends’.
Title: Songs With Friends (EP)
Label: Blaggers Records
The “Songs With Friends” EP brings together a period of Ed’s musical life where he has reached out beyond his old familiar settings of having been in an indie band and pushed himself to find more from music and develop beyond the confines of the traditional lanes of the indie world.
“The idea was to really go outside of my comfort zone and find like minded people who share the same passion for simply writing great songs and music. None of this A.I led, one size fits all thing that seems to be sadly becoming the norm.”
The EP is a collaborative endeavour born out of Ed‘s travels around the world writing songs, meeting fellow Artists and celebrating some of his favourite songs. It began life as a small Instagram series where Ed would record a short snippet of a cover version with whoever he was writing with that day, early versions included collaborations with James Walsh and Daisy Chute both of whom appear on the final EP which includes songs by Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, The Everly Brothers, Simon & Garfunkel, and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Featuring alongside Ed, James Walsh and Daisy Chute are Grammy award-winning Beth Nielsen Chapman, Young blues guitarist of the year Toby Lee, and renowned folk singer songwriter Jean Rohe.
Of the EP Ed said “I’ve been really lucky to be able to, and indeed asked, to travel around the world to write and work with some incredible songwriters and performers. Being able to explore some of my favourite songs and delve deeper into their creation is both highly rewarding and massively educational, any chance to learn songwriting craft from one of the greats is amazing!” “Getting to work with other Artists in the calibre of Beth (Nielsen Chapman) and everyone involved, it’s just incredible and a real honour.”
The EP was recorded live over two days at Crystal Ship Studios in Sheffield with fellow musicians Adam Crofts and David Glover with additional sessions in Nashville, London and New York. Engineered and mixed by Dave Sanderson and mastered by Sam Proctor at Lismore mastering.
The song with Friends EP is a precursor to the next chapter of Ed’s career with another EP due late 2026 and a brand new long playing album around the corner.
Ed heads out on tour in October, November and December of this year, dates below
Upcoming Shows:
- (Supporting Callaghan)
October 24th – Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey
October 26th – The Greystones, Sheffield
October 30th – St Pancras Old Church, London
(Headline Shows)
Thursday 5th – Green Note Basement, London
Friday 6th – Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham
Thursday 12th – McKowski Lounge, Belfast
November 14th – Isle of Man
Sunday 15th – The Castle, Manchester
Friday 20th – The Loading Bay, North Shields
November 21st – Forty Five Vinyl Cafe, York
November 22nd – Artisan Tap, Stoke
(supporting Callaghan)
November 25th – Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
November 26th – Prohibition, Liverpool
December 3-5th – Forty Five Vinyl Cafe, York
December 6th – The Glasshouse, Gateshead
(Supporting Callaghan)
Wednesday 25th – Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
Thursday 26th – Prohibition, Liverpool
Friday 27th – The Pavillion, Grindleton
December
(Supporting The Wandering Hearts)
Thursday 3rd – FortyFive Vinyl, York
Friday 4th – FortyFive Vinyl, York
Saturday 5th – FortyFive Vinyl, York
Sunday 6th – The Glasshouse, Gateshead
About Ed Cosens:
Ed is a singer, songwriter from Sheffield, U.K. His debut album ‘Fortunes Favour’ was released on 9th April 2021 and his sophomore album “Somewhere Between Dark and Light” was released in May 2024 and was a critically well received follow up. He is currently recording a third long player.
A creative catalyst for almost two decades as guitarist and songwriter in Reverend And The Makers and former bandmate of Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner and Matt Helders, Ed found his own voice, singing his own beautifully crafted, emotionally resonant songs that tap into the human condition with the skill of a seasoned balladeer. He has also written, worked and played with many acclaimed songwriters including Beth Nielsen Chapman, Jeff Cohen, Wandering Hearts, Toby Lee, and Richard Hawley to name but a few.
Past successes include gold selling singles and albums with Reverend and the Makers including top 10 records in both singles and albums, and multi platinum selling smash “In The Dark” recorded by Purple Disco Machine. Ed has also toured extensively across the globe, whether by himself, as part of Reverend and the Makers or playing for other people.
Ed was MD for R&TM for many years and has recently branched out into musical direction and sound design for theatre working on upcoming musical “How Could I Forget?”. Ed continues to write for others including new projects with future stars Natalie Shay and Anya Lace as well as sessions with acclaimed blues singer Elles Bailey and Michele Stodart (Magic Numbers) and crooning legend Tony Christie!
Story Behind ‘I Need Your Love So Bad’:
“I met Toby at a songwriting camp in Texas a couple of years ago. He had already been named young blues guitarist of the year twice and he was still only 19! He is just an incredible guitar player, the kind that makes you look at yourself and wish you’d practiced more!”
“Once I started to work on the EP, I immediately thought of Toby and doing a song with him, and getting him to play and indeed emulate one of my guitar heroes, Peter Green, was incredible. Toby did such an amazing job on “I Need Your Love So Bad”, it took what was a nice, but ultimately fairly safe backing track, and propelled it into another stratosphere! I’m so happy Toby is doing so well now, he really deserves it and I can’t wait to see what he does in the coming years! He’ll be a household name soon for sure.”
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