Bio
It’s the ageless struggle between
self and selfless. Between what we need
to do and what we want to do. Between
what we are and what we should be.
Out of this dichotomy flows the inspiration
for the new Boochie Shepherd album “Vertical.”
“That inner conflict is something
that I battle personally,” says
frontman Brandon McCaghren, “and
I know it’s something that a lot
of other people are fighting, too. I want
to help them see that they aren’t
alone in the fight.”
From the opening line of the album,
that message is crystal clear:
You say you want a revolution…
Well, it starts right here.
But from the looks of the situation
Your feelings are unclear…
The layered guitars of the title track
and other rockers such as “Pull
My String” build the perfect foundation
for McCaghren’s vocals to deliver
the musical equivalent of a punch to the
stomach.
In the emotive, acoustic guitar based
track, “All the King’s Horses,”
McCaghren laments the fact that so many
of us have failed to do the very thing
we were created to do, and in so doing,
have left a hungry world starving in our
wake.
Who’ll save the Kingdom from
All the King’s men?
“That song was difficult for me
because it is so self-indicting. It’s
just so easy to become the very things
you stand against if you aren’t
careful,” says McCaghren.
Armed with transparency and honesty,
Boochie Shepherd has become a favorite
of Christian music fans, both young and
old, who have seen them share the stage
with artists such as Aaron Shust, The
Afters and Hyper Static Union.
Drummer Heath Hood says, “I always
imagined that our music was really relevant
to young people, so to see parents and
even grandparents embrace it is overwhelming.”
That universal appeal is clear in the
infectious hook of tracks like “Plain
and Simple” and “Perfect Little
World” and in the thundering work
of guitarist Brandon Denton in “Brighten
Your Eyes.”
“We just want to be regular people
with something really important to say,”
states bassist Jeff Hubbard. “Our
generation holds the power to change the
world, and we want to wake them up to
that fact.”
