After six years of hard work, singer/songwriter/one-man-band Edd Coates is almost ready to present his debut album Lost in Transit.

Edd is the modern day equivalent of the one man band, who comes to the live stage armed with nothing but his repetoir of music and a keyboard. "Having a keyboard as the only supporting band member has its advantages... it gives me the freedom to alter songs on the fly and send the orchestration in all sorts of directions. It also gives me quite the audio palette to work with, allowing me to use instruments that would otherwise be inaccessible."

On the album, "I have decided to produce a somewhat eclectic record. Of course, there is an underlying lyrical and melodic style to each track, but in terms of sound, it covers alot of territory. While songs like Transit and Winter Rain are traditionally folky in essence, others like Firelight introduce a more modern sound with dance beats and lots of synth. There's also a sort of grandness in some places, with sweeping string sections and the like. I've tried to keep the record fun and interesting, and hopefully I've achieved that."

Edd began songwriting at the age of 16. "I was an A-Level music student at school, and had just begun to find my guts to sing in front of an audience. The first few songs I wrote were idealistic in nature, and didn't really represent my true feelings. But I soon learnt to express myself through my lyrics, making each song very personal to me."

"I believe the artist's ego plays as much a part in the performance process as the song itself. You can't enjoy a song about the underdog knowing full well the artist is a successful man with his own television show, a cute little mansion in Hawaii and possibly four or five different wives. The lyrics need to be endearing, and reveal something deep in the soul of the performer. Otherwise you could be writing about any old crap really."

On the title, "Lost in Transit sums up the way i've felt about my life over the past six years, pushing through the insistent education system. I've had this constant urge to move onwards and upwards to better, more exciting things... yet at the end of the day, i'm still clueless as to what i'm actually trying to do. These songs have documented my feelings over these years, as I experience some key moments on my road to - alleged - maturity."

The long awaited debut album Lost in Transit will be released 2008.