Congrats to Brandon McCulloch and the Deadbirds (pictured above) on their Wild Imagine record release on Wednesday. We were gigantic fans of Silver back in the day so finally seeing The Deadbirds put some new music out is a long time coming. Be sure to pick up the album on CD Baby or wherever you might see it on a shelf somewhere...
"BRANDON MCCULLOCH & THE DEADBIRDS - WILD IMAGINE - fine new local pop combo from the frontman of the late great Silver! Gently chiming paisley underground style guitar tunes with nice chord changes, thoughtful choruses and wistful lyrics, a little bit Church, a little bit Kinks, a little bit Go-Betweens. nice stuff!"
(FROM LA WEEKLY - May 7, 2008)
The Deadbirds at the Bordello..
Since he moved into the now-gentrified Villa Elaine a decade ago, Brandon McCulloch’s world on Vine Street has become something of a legend. The entrepreneurial busker first founded Substance Records and released a haunting compilation called California from the arty derelicts who hung about/squatted there (Remy Zero, Spacetwins, Aaron Embry, et al.), before releasing his ex-band Silver’s elegiac Red City in 2002 — an album that solidified him further as an artist’s artist rather than a household name. Even still, McCulloch helped make the Hotel Café a recognizable venue with his early residencies there, and whenever he straps on the acoustic at the Three Clubs, he’s received like Lou Reed. After taking some time off to help produce tracks for the likes of Nancy Sinatra and Rachael Yamagata, McCulloch returns with a gentler power yearn in his new band, The Deadbirds, who replace Silver’s coked-up keys-and-guitar arrangements with violins and sedatives. (Chuck Mindenhall)
These are some of the articles that were published about Brandon McCulloch and Silver in LA Weekly.