A large and busy hotel lobby bar is not exactly the venue where one expects to find folksy, pop music that can quiet groups involved in group chatter or immersed in pro football on several screens. But, once Brandon McCulloch got going the chatter quieted down and the NFL audience found itself veering back and forth from his performance to the game.
Tall, but slimly built, I was surprised his voice could be booming one minute and soothing and soft the next. But, he actually pulled it off. His music easily blends what we often hear in pop music--pain, loss, love and redemption. But, it was his vocal mastery that made it seem so authentic and effortless. He might appear young, but maturity is evident once he begins his set. He seems to possess an amazing certainty--an "I'm good and you'll agree with me momentarily" attitude. And that cockiness was rewarded as he pulled it off for a solid hour.
The pain he sings about is handled in what could be called 'appropriate cynicism'- a musician who's seen his share of destruction, both emotionally and physically. 'Poison,' 'Train That's Coming Down' and 'Leaf in the Gutter' all dealt romance and broken romance.
The guy has a voice, good guitar skills and the cockiness that probably will lead him far. The words, videos and other material are at: http://www.brandonmcculloch.com/
Tall, but slimly built, I was surprised his voice could be booming one minute and soothing and soft the next. But, he actually pulled it off. His music easily blends what we often hear in pop music--pain, loss, love and redemption. But, it was his vocal mastery that made it seem so authentic and effortless. He might appear young, but maturity is evident once he begins his set. He seems to possess an amazing certainty--an "I'm good and you'll agree with me momentarily" attitude. And that cockiness was rewarded as he pulled it off for a solid hour.
The pain he sings about is handled in what could be called 'appropriate cynicism'- a musician who's seen his share of destruction, both emotionally and physically. 'Poison,' 'Train That's Coming Down' and 'Leaf in the Gutter' all dealt romance and broken romance.
The guy has a voice, good guitar skills and the cockiness that probably will lead him far. The words, videos and other material are at: http://www.brandonmcculloch.com/
