Want to know what happens when the Everly Brothers collide with an authentic 1960s L.A. surf rock duo?
Dead Rock West happens.
Coming together over a decade ago in Los Angeles, Cindy Wasserman and Frank Lee Drennan are the powerful team known as Dead Rock West and their latest Everly Brothers’ covers project is the next big wave about to crash into a shore near you.
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When Frank suggested we record a whole record of Everly Brothers songs with Mark Linett who’d worked extensively with the Beach Boys, I was beside myself. Words can’t express the joy,” says Cindy. [“It was if a lifetime of studying harmony all made sense in that moment” or something like that!]
Displaying an ample amount of focus, dedication and patience, Cindy and Frank immersed themselves into learning a collection of Everly Brothers favorites. Maintaining the original keys for each song, the duo would practice while behind the wheels of their respective cars day in and day out.
When they finally joined the engineers, producers, and musicians in the studio… the magic just flowed.
I believe in every song,” says Frank. “This was much more than a vocal exercise or experiment. When we all filed into the control room and Mark pushed play, everyone could instantly feel the magic of that first take.”
“It’s real,” says Frank. “Cindy and I each were going through heartbreak at the time. The songs were a balm and spoke to us. We spent four days facing one another and singing to each other into our microphones.”
Dead Rock West + Everly Brothers = Pure Musical Magic.
This is one of those moments when the music speaks for itself. Now’s the part where you show your support, connect on FB or Twitter, and let the music carry you away.