The Walnut Room

Bryan Rogers

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There must be a recipe for everything. Bryan Roger’s has taken the advice of Philip Larkin: “to burn the candle at both ends for it gives a rather beautiful light.” His directions are as follows: Take a half-smoked pack of Camels with a glass of scotch ’n water to spend a Friday night alone with that haunting sense of guilt blended with the dull exhilaration of putting thoughts into words and experiences into sounds. Introduce the following ingredients slowly – reverb, delay, cavernous harmonies, overdrive, kalimba, visceral vocals and finally, stunned applause. Mr. Rogers will hold your attention like a baby, however, unlike a baby, he will shake, jar and stir you to places dark and honest. He is a powerful voice in an otherwise muffled and vague crowd of songwriters