If you enjoy dark and raw psych-rock like we do here at MMR, you will want to head over to the Annex to check out Dead Confederate, who is touring behind their newly released full-length album Wrecking Ball (TAO Records).

The members of Dead Confederate — singer/guitarist Hardy Morris, bassist Brantley Senn, guitarist Walker Howle, keyboardist John Watkins, and drummer Jason Scarboro — first bonded over Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath ("stoner shit," as Morris puts it) when they attended high school together in Augusta, Georgia. [Hey, that’s what my friends and I did in high school too ... 20 years earlier!]

After keeping a band loosely together throughout college, the group got serious after the band moved to Atlanta. Morris says that "Things took a turn and Brantley and I started writing serious personal stuff. We weren't just playing anymore, we were really writing and searching." He says they chose the name Dead Confederate because "I wanted something that was dark, because we're kinda dark, and I wanted something that would hit you. . . It's not stereotypical Southern rock at all, but that flavor's in there for sure."

I like Wrecking Ball and intend to add a few tracks to our player in the Listening Room. But in the meantime, here’s a vdeo for one of the new songs - The Rat:

If you liked the video, download this audio file: therat.mp3 (posted with permission). Then buy the album!
I'm looking forward to seeing this band, and I hope to see you there too!. . . Mister Bill

The bill also includes Catfish Haven and Freshwater Collins