Pieced together over a section of time, Melbourne musician D. Rogers brought ‘Neath the Dark of Fuses Blown to life as he lived above one of Japan’s largest (and loudest) train stations.

As such, much of ‘Neath the Dark of Fuses Blown was recorded in the wee hours of the morning, when quiet and solitude was available above the normal din. It’s a surprise then that it’s such an embracing album – there’s not a hint of tiredness to the album, as it traverses from the pop of “Half the Time” to the playful “Paper Cuts”, featuring Ivy Durante on vocals.

With clever wordplay and an engaging sense of melody, ‘Neath the Dark of Fuses Blown doesn’t do anything particularly new or revolutionary, but it doesn’t try to either. Instead, it positions D. Rogers in a similar style to that of Australian folk troubadour Darren Hanlon. Short and sweet at ten tracks clocking in at under half an hour, ‘Neath the Dark of Fuses Blown is a charmer.