Dead Confederate
Hometown: Athens, GA
Tags: rock, psychedelic, southern rock, grunge
Dead Confederate is an alternative rock band which formed in Athens, Georgia, United States in 2006. The band consists of Hardy Morris (vocals, guitars), Walker Howle (guitar), John Watkins (keyboards), Brantley Senn (bass) and Jason Scarboro (drums). The band released their debut album, “Wrecking Ball” on September 16, 2008 on Razor & Tie and The Artists Organization. The album includes the single “The Rat”. Though the band is pinned as producing the same kind of indie rock aesthetic à la My Morning Jacket and Band of Horses, Dead Confederate dabbles in darker shades than their compared predecessors. From the raspy, unrestrained shrieks of “The Rat” and the psychedelic guitar wail on the vivid “Tortured Artist Saint” to the intimate acoustic layers of “Memorial Day Night,” Dead Conferdate echo the Drive-By Truckers’ bittersweet southern rock angst with the smoke-heavy swagger of the Black Angels. Although southern Civil War soldiers may remain six feet under, Dead Confederate’s sincere versatility drives home that rock’n’roll is damn well alive and kicking. [Portions of text above © Spin.com] Listen at Last.fm
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TheOwlMag on Dead Confederate
about 1 month agoDead Confederate In The Marrow [Spiderbomb Records/Redeye Distribution]
Fans of full-force rock music with an edge, look no further than Dead Confederate‘s third studio LP, In The Marrow. Hailing from Atlanta, GA and formed in 2006, the five-piece already has a handful of respectable releases, including Sugar in 2010 and last year’s Peyote People EP, but their latest work takes the psych-tinged indie-rock to another level. Each track a solid rumble of grungy reverb, In The Marrow is what psychedelia would sound like emanating from Kurt Cobain‘s grave.
Though Seattle-grunge-inspired, there’s something decidedly Southern about Dead Confederate. The name obviously plants that seed, but frontman Hardy Morris’ honest vocals and their twangy alt-country guitar melodies, like in “Dead Poetry” and “Big City Life,” seal the deal. The album’s opening song “Slow Poisons” is one of the most memorable, veering into intricate post-rock territory at times. And the undulating waves of bass and rhythm in “Vacations” make the track somehow sound both subterranean and soaring. Essentially, this is some solid indie-rock at its most raw and ferocious. Who can resist psych and grunge-injected rock ’n roll when it’s this good?
more at theowlmag.comcovertcuriosity on Dead Confederate
over 2 years agoDead Confederate is a band that you need to see live. more at blogspot.com
covertcuriosity on Dead Confederate
over 2 years agoAfter a few months spent plotting a killer day party with my good friends from Sonic Itch Music and Cubik Musik, we're excited to invite you to Above The Radar. more at blogspot.com
covertcuriosity on Dead Confederate
over 2 years agoHave you heard of Dead Confederate yet? Their name keeps popping up at various sites I frequent out there in internet-land, and Sonic Itch has been fastidiously recommending that I check them out. more at blogspot.com
covertcuriosity on Dead Confederate
over 2 years agoI recently got in touch with a few local blogger friends to help build a playlist for a little party we were putting together. more at blogspot.com
MetaCritic on Dead Confederate
over 4 years agoUltimately, though, Dead Confederate's alt-country/grunge hybrid doesn't just feel like a compelling debut, it feels like a compelling new genre. more at www.metacritic.com
Paste Magazine on Dead Confederate
over 4 years agoPerhaps it's the fiery drawl and breathy croaks of frontman Hardy Morris. Maybe it's the painstaking, angst-ridden lyrics. It could be the boisterous jolts of the guitars and drums. Whatever it is, Dead Confederate has been drawing comparisons to Nirvana. more at www.pastemagazine.com
spin on Dead Confederate
over 4 years agoDead Confederate play exactly the kind of music a band called Dead Confederate should -- sluggish, sorrowful, searing, and Southern in virtually all the right ways. more at www.spin.com
AustinChronicle on Dead Confederate
about 5 years agoSouthern rock sure ain't what it used to be. Rocking harder than MMJ or Band of Horses, this droning, young Athens, Ga.-based fivepiece has teamed up with Austin producer Mike McCarthy (Spoon) for their forthcoming album. Tracks from their self-titled EP – "Get Out" and "Tortured Artist Saint" – rattle molars, while the message couldn't be any bleaker. – Dan Oko
anonymous on Dead Confederate
over 5 years agoanonymous on Dead Confederate
over 5 years agoYou wont be let down.. for these guys bring the fury. The 20th will be the perfect prelude to the SXSW shows.
sonicitchmusic on Dead Confederate
over 5 years agoA little psychedelic southern rock style lined with whiff of Kurt Cobain in his early years is the taste I get.more at sonicitchmusic.com