Edward Rogers is ready for the spotlight on his third album. Rogers’ album entitled Sparkle Lane (second with Zip Records) includes 14 new tracks that are a mix of brilliant chamber and indie pop. This is a follow up to much success Rogers had with the radio friendly hit album You Haven't Been Where I've Been from his album ----.
The musician, Rogers grew up in Birmingham, England where his easy influences came from a booming British music scene. When he was twelve, his father up and moved him and his family to America where Rogers felt out of touch from his earliest roots. This would lead to his inspiration for tracks on Sparkle Lane as the playful "Symbols 'n Mascots," the bittersweet "Passing the Sunshine," the brightly acoustic "Land of the Free," the album's haunting title track.
In a press release Edwards explains,
"Sparkle Lane is a street in England where my grandmother lived," Rogers explains. "The concrete was mixed with pieces of broken glass, so when I was a kid and I'd go to my grandmother's house in the evening, the street would always look like it was sparkling. That's how life felt to me as a kid. And there was so much going on in England at the time; the music scene was happening and London was swinging, so England was where I wanted to be. So when I got to America, it was a major culture shock. The food and TV were a lot better, but I still felt uprooted."
In the U.S., he would play in several local bands, but was sidelined by a debilitating accident. His return to music after the accident was bitter sweet. He reinvented himself musically joining the folk-pop band Green Rooftops. While a member, they released a couple of albums. After that, he knew his heart was to write songs and be a solo artist. He did just that with Sunday Fables, his first solo album and You Haven't Been Where I've Been. Those albums would include such talent from other well known musicians such as Byrds founder Roger McGuinn, Zombies members Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone, and The Church's Marty Willson-Piper.
