Indie band from Baltimore, Maryland

Consisting of
Ryan Shelkett (vocals, guitar)
Charles Cole (rhodes, drums)
Alan Randall (bass)
Buck Holk (drums)


A dark and poignant merging of indie rock, hardcore and blues, Dead Red Sea strikes with a hushed aggression. Alienation and intensity mark the candid lyrics of frontman Ryan Shelkett (ex-Cross My Heart) who plays the melancholy everyman on Birds - his voice familiar and connecting - uncovering the charred aspects of his naked psyche. Through musical memoirs about insecurity, mistrust and self-loathing, he reveals the person trapped within his scrambled sense of self. The softly treading rhythm section provides the perfect accompaniment for Shelkett's earnest pop poetry. Weaving between sobering states of depression and energizing encounters with clarity, Birds is an exquisitely intimate affair flagged with songs that are soulful, drenched in feeling and charming. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.