Review by Jason Barnard
If you like your rock literate, with a knowing glance to the past mixed with a modern lyrical perspective, Edward Rogers’ new album ‘Kaye’ is for you. Hailing from Birmingham over here in the UK and moving to New York by his teens shows. It reminds me of Ray Davies recent solo work (which is excellent by the way) plus the greatly missed NYC Man, Lou Reed.
Dedicated to departed singer-songwriter Kevin Ayers, Kaye has 11 songs by Edward Rogers as well as a charming version of Ayers’ ‘After The Show.’ Ayers would surely approve of the perspective and memorable melody that the song ‘Kaye’ provides the listener.
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‘Street Fashion’ is like a lost Roxy Music outtake. ‘Whatever Happened To The World Today’ is a zeitgeist of the times and a companion piece to Jarvis Cocker’s ‘Running The World’.
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The album is also immaculately played with a stellar cast of musicians demonstrated by the intricate acoustic guitar interplay of ‘Copper Coin’. ‘Borrowed & Blue’ is an accessible intelligent ballad that is also reprised neatly as Kaye’s vocal harmony closer.
A refreshing change. I’ll definitely be trawling through Edward’s back catalogue:
http://www.edwardrogersmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Edward-Rogers-Fan-Page/228624228865
