BEDSIT POETS RETURN WITH THIRD ALBUM
‘All Roads Lead Me Back’ Out Friday, February 2, 2024 on Think Like A Key Music
Video For First Single “London Town” Out Now:
New York City Record Release Show Announced: February 21 at The Bowery Electric
“…a boldly adventurous approach that finds them spurred on by a new initiative that’s both imaginative and inspired”
American Songwriter
“The ‘heartaches and harmonies’ the duo became known for are back in full swing…it’s thoroughly captivating”
Stereo Embers
From the heart of England, and the music culture of NYC comes the joint venture of solo recording artists Edward Rogers and Amanda Thorpe, whose songwriting partnership has yielded two critically acclaimed albums.
Combining the passion and energy of Patti Smith’s ‘Radio Ethiopia’, the songwriting and singing of Kevin Ayers ‘Shooting at the Moon’ with the pathos of Marianne Faithful; Bedsit Poets’ sound combines the best of all that is old with the very best that is new. Hints of electronica effortlessly blend with lounge tendencies, which meet English folk and a late seventies NYC scene.
On ‘All Roads Lead Me Back’ there are slow gin jazz melodies like “Everything But” layered perfectly among wistful delights like “London Town” and “My Precious Dear” which nod towards reflective classics like “Scarborough Fair” and Mary Hopkin’s “Those Were The Days”. “Come See About Me” haunts and drives with its rolling bass and jilted vocal that harks toward Leonard Cohen, The Velvet Underground, St Etienne, and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Glorious psych mellow madness enraptures the listener.
Previous Bedsit Poets releases, ‘The Summer That Changed’ and ‘Notel RendezVous’ received high praise, with the former being described by MOJO Magazine as “Heartaches & harmonies from a duo that knows their jingle from their jangle”.
As the twists and turns of life took Amanda back to Europe; both continued their musical projects, Amanda Thorpe as a solo artist, music therapist and NY Bushwick Book Club: London producer, and Edward Rogers, a solo artist, DJ at WFMU’s Rock ‘n’ Soul Radio and half of the duo, Rogers & Butler.
Edward and Amanda continued to exchange lyrics and musical ideas, and in 2020 reunited to write new songs. After two years of transatlantic work, they came together in NYC to record with their long-time producer, Don Piper and a cast of stellar musicians resulting in a brand-new album, ‘All Roads Lead Me Back’ which may be the Bedsit Poets best work to date.
Bedsit Poets’ band for ‘All Roads Lead Me Back’ includes a stellar cast of other prolific players known to be among the best in show, including James Mastro on guitar (Ian Hunter, The Bongos, John Cale), Sal Maida on bass (Roxy Music, Sparks) and Konrad Meissner on Drums (Silos, Graham Parker) and the record also includes superb guest parts from Joe McGinty (Psychedelic Furs, Ronnie Spector), Tony Scherr (Bill Frisell, Sex Mob, Laurie Anderson), Mac Randall and Yair Schleider. The result is an utterly outstanding album of lush tracks to be cherished in record collections alongside the best psychedelic pop albums of the decade and beyond.
Bedsit Poets also announced a record release show in support of ‘All Roads Lead Me Back’ on Wednesday, February 21st at New York City’s The Bowery Electric.
