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Baxter Dury
Dury at the Fuji Rock Festival in 2006
Dury at the Fuji Rock Festival in 2006
Background information
Born (1971-12-18) 18 December 1971 (age 53)
OriginWingrave, Buckinghamshire, England
Genres
OccupationVocalist
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, keyboards
Years active2001–present
LabelsRough Trade Records, Parlophone, PIAS, Heavenly Recordings

Baxter Dury (born 18 December 1971) is an English indie musician, originally signed to Rough Trade Records.[1]

Early life

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Baxter Dury is the son of Ian Dury and his wife Elizabeth "Betty" Rathmell.[1] As a young boy he appeared on the front cover of Dury's album New Boots and Panties!![2] He left school at the age of fourteen.[2]

The Ian Dury biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010) features Bill Milner as Baxter.[3]

Career

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In 2002 Dury's Oscar Brown EP was "Record of the Week" in NME.[1]

In 2014 he signed a new recording contract with PIAS subsidiary Le Label and released a new album It's a Pleasure.[4]

In August 2017, Dury signed to independent record label Heavenly Recordings. The signing was celebrated with a special Fred Perry curated show at London venue the 100 Club, with support from label mates The Orielles.[5] The same month, Dury previewed the release of his fifth studio album Prince of Tears with the release of the single "Miami" alongside a video produced by Roger Sargent.[6] The track was later remixed by Jarvis Cocker and Parrot.[7]

The second single, title track "Prince of Tears", was released in October 2017, also with a video by Roger Sargent.[8] The video depicts Dury being "beaten to a pulp"[9] in a boxing ring. Sargent is quoted as saying: “Baxter trained for 2 weeks to prepare for the video...Though some trickery is involved, 80 percent of the punches are real – and hurt! We wanted that realism to be the spine of the shoot, so that Baxter's acting would be all the more real. It still gets me emotionally every time I watch!”[10]

Co-produced by Dury & Ash Workman and mixed by longstanding collaborator Craig Silvey, the album Prince of Tears was released in October 2017. It featured guest appearances from Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods (on the track "Almond Milk") and Rose Elinor Dougall (on "Porcelain"), as well as long-term collaborator Madelaine Hart providing backing vocals across numerous tracks. The album received wide acclaim, and was a Sunday Times Album of the Week,[11] Guardian Album of the Week[12] and Rough Trade Shops #20 Album of the Year.[13] Writing in The Guardian, Alexis Petridis commented that "Everything on Prince of Tears is a little sharper, a little more pointed than on Dury’s previous works."[14] Mojo Magazine described it as "a career best album".[15] The final single from the album was "Listen", and also featured a video directed by Roger Sargent.[16]

Dury headlined London’s KOKO on 29 November 2017[17] and went on to support Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds in April and May 2018 in the UK & Ireland.[18][19] A UK headline tour in the autumn culminated in a sold out show at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire.[20]

On 10th October 2018 Heavenly Recordings announced a new collaboration from Baxter Dury, French dance music pioneer Etienne De Crécy and Delilah Holliday titled B.E.D.[21] The self-titled album was produced by Etienne De Crécy & Baxter Dury in France. The 9-track album was released on 26th October 2018 and the lead single was "White Coats", released on 10th October.[22]

In March 2019 Dury appeared on the Fat White Family single "Tastes Good With The Money", also appearing in the video.[23] Dury performed live with the band at Glastonbury Festival during their televised set on The Park Stage in June 2019.[24]

On 19th November 2019 Dury announced his sixth studio album The Night Chancers alongside the video and single "Slumlord".[25] The Night Chancers was co-produced by Dury and long-time collaborator Craig Silvey, and was recorded at Hoxa Studios West Hampstead in May 2019.[25] On 2nd March 2020, second single "I’m Not Your Dog" was released alongside a video directed by Tom Haines and produced by Agile Films.[26] The Night Chancers was released on 20th March 2020 to critical acclaim, including in the Guardian,[27] The Quietus,[28] Record Collector[29] and The Line of Best Fit.[30]

In August 2021 Dury combined with producer Fred Again for the single "Baxter (These Are My Friends)".[31] The same month, his memoir, Chaise Longue, described as "a candid portrayal of teenage life from the heart of rock 'n' roll Bohemia",[32] was published by Little, Brown.[33] Chaise Longue was an Uncut Book of the Year 2021, and featured in the Evening Standard's Best Non-fiction 2021 list, as well as The Times's Books of the Year 2021, and Rough Trade Shops #2 Book of the Year, 2021, and was favourably reviewed in the Guardian[34] and the Times.

Dury released the single ‘D.O.A’ on 10th October 2021, and announced the compilation Mr Maserati 2001 to 2021 - Celebrating 20 years of Baxter Dury, which was released on 3rd December 2021.[35]

On 2nd December 2022 Dury performed as part of a Concert Celebrating Sir Peter Blake’s 90th Year at the Royal Albert Hall in London, alongside Madness, The Who, Noel Gallagher, Paul Weller and Chrissie Hynde.[36]

On 7th March 2023 Dury announced his seventh studio album I Thought I Was Better Than You alongside the single ‘‘Aylesbury Boy", featuring JGrrey. The video was produced by Noel Paul.[37] I Thought I Was Better Than You was produced by Paul White, celebrated for his work as one half of the duo Golden Rules and with the likes of Charli XCX and Danny Brown. The album featured guest vocals from singer-songwriters Eska and JGrrey, in addition to Dury’s regular vocalist Madelaine Hart. Ahead of the album, singles "Leon" and "Celebrate Me" were released. The video for ‘Celebrate Me’ was also produced by Noel Paul.[38] I Thought I Was Better You was released on 2nd June 2023. The record received favourable reviews,[39][40] and featured at #7 in Rough Trade Shops' Albums of the Year list.[41]

In the summer of 2023 Dury supported Pulp on their UK reunion shows at Finsbury Park,[42] Castlefield Bowl and Cardiff International Arena. He toured Europe and the UK including, including a sold out show at the Roundhouse, Camden on 18th October 2023.[43]

Tracks from I Thought I Was Better Than You were remixed by Maximum Security, AKA Austin Brown of Parquet Courts, and released as special edition 12” for Rough Trade Shops in December 2023.

Dury performed a televised set at Glastonbury Festival on Sunday 28th June 2024.[44] Dury also played multiple EU festivals including Best Kept Secret, Rock En Seine[45] and OFF Festival. He supported Future Islands at Crystal Palace in August 2023[46] and performed a main stage set at End Of The Road Festival.

Following a UK and Irish tour supporting Primal Scream,[47] Dury announced his tenth studio album Allbarone, produced by Paul Epworth, on 6th May 2025, with a lead single of the same name.[48] Allbarone is due for release on Heavenly Recordings on 12th September 2025, alongside an extensive UK and EU headline tour.

Personal life

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He has one son, Kosmo Korda Dury (born 2002), whose mother is the granddaughter of Zoltan Korda.[2]

Discography

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Baxter Dury discography
Studio albums8
EPs1
Compilation albums1
Singles18

The discography of Baxter Dury consists of seven studio albums, one collaboration album, one compilation album, one extended play and eighteen singles.

Studio albums

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Year Album Peak positions Certification
UK
[49] 		BEL
(Fl)
[50] 		BEL
(Wa)
 FRA
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2002 Len Parrot's Memorial Lift[52] — — — —
2005 Floor Show[53]
  • Label: Rough Trade
 — — — 167
2011 Happy Soup[54] 110[55] — 100 89
2014 It's a Pleasure[56] — 163 59 42
2017 Prince of Tears[57] 49 193 144 46
2018 B.E.D. (with Étienne de Crécy and Delilah Holliday)[58][59][60]
  • Label: PIAS Le Label, Heavenly
 — — 108 153
2020 The Night Chancers[61]
  • Label: PIAS Le Label, Heavenly
 73 122 — 87
2023 I Thought I Was Better Than You
  • Label: PIAS Le Label, Heavenly Recordings
 41 — — 200
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2025 Allbarone (upcoming)[48]
  • Label: Heavenly Recordings

Compilation albums

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  • Mr. Maserati (Best Of Baxter Dury 2001 - 2021) (2021, PIAS Le Label, Heavenly)

Singles and EPs

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  • Oscar Brown EP (2001)
  • "Gingham Smalls 2" / "Lucifer's Grain" (2002)
  • "Love in the Garden" (2006)
  • "Claire" (2011)[63]
  • "Pleasure" (2014)
  • "Palm Trees" (2014)
  • "Miami" (2017)
  • "Prince of Tears" (2017)
  • "White Coats" (2018) (with Étienne de Crécy and Delilah Holliday)
  • "How Do You Make Me Feel?" (2018) (with Étienne de Crécy and Delilah Holliday)
  • "Slumlord" (2019)
  • "Carla's Got A Boyfriend" (2019)
  • "I'm Not Your Dog" (2020)
  • "Say Nothing" (Remixes) (2020)
  • "D.O.A" (2021)
  • "Aylesbury Boy" (2023)
  • "Leon" (2023)
  • "Celebrate Me" (2023)
  • "Allbarone" (2025)

Awards and nominations

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Award Ceremony Year Work Category Result
Berlin Music Video Awards 2023 Aylesbury Boy Best Low Budget Nominated

References

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