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- #4 on WUSM's Frontiers Top 50 fof 2005
- NashvilleZine.com Top 10 albums of 2005
- The Georgia Straight Top 10 albums of 2005
- Pacific Northwest inlander "Our 59 Favorite Songs of 2005" - 2005
Diverse and soulful roots-rock from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Dexateens' second album trades the triple-axe blow-outs of their debut effort for a loose, dual-guitar twang which nods to Crazy Horse, The Flying Burrito Bros and Exile on Main Street-era Stones while weaving its own distinctive spell. The quartet move seamlessly from swamp-punk singalong Anna Lee to arena sized slow-burner Take Me to the Speedway, via the title track's rusted banjo blues and the Allman Brothers-intricate boogie of Pistol Totin' Man. This breadth of vision is enhanced by their deft and economical playing and a marvellously warm production job by the American underground maven Tim Kerr (Monkeywrench, Big Boys). Elliott McPherson and John Smith's vocal partnership is the final ace; the pair evoke a similar "new South" to that described by Muscles Shoals" multi-faceted Drive-By Truckers - one where the modern and traditional are contrantly in flux. - Mojo - June - 2005 / Manish Agarwal
"...(Red Dust Rising) is easliy my most often played album of the year..the songs are incredible from the writing to the feel. "Devoted to Lonesome" is #2 in the nation if there was any justice in Rock." - 2005 Years Best
"...gritty, hedonistic perfection." - Red Dust Rising Review
"It's the kind of record the Kings of Leon might make if they were a)talented, b) old enough to shave and c) not obsessed with the Strokes. And in these Gang of Four/Bloc Party dominated times, it all sounds refreshingly effortless too." - Artrocker
Discography
1."Teenager" mini full length recorded in 2000 to be released in October of 2006. (Dishy records)European release only distributed by SRD.
2."Dexateens" self titled full length (Estrus records) released 2004
3. "Red Dust Rising" released 2005 (Estrus records)
4."Hardwire Healing" to be released September of 2006 (Skybucket records)
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The Dexateens have harnessed a sound that could only have come from the southern United States, while managing to stay miles away from the predictable themes and antics that people have come to expect when they think of "Southern Rock."
The Dexateens began as a primitive, power-chording punk rock trio. Eight years and two member additions later, the band has developed a sound rich with twangy guitar parts and spontaneous, off-kilter vocal harmonies. In one set, the band manages to go from a fiery, chaotic moment about the rural brewing of amphetamines ("Elrod") to a scaled-back, fragile song about the struggles of raising children ("What Money Means").
The Dexateens have just finished recording their fourth full length record, titled "Hardwire Healing". The record was co-produced by Patterson Hood from the Drive By Truckers and David Barbe (who has produced Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt among many others). The record was partially recorded by Mark Nevers at his Beech house studios in Nashville Tn.(where he has worked with Will Oldahm, Silver Jews, Lambchop, and Vic Chesnut) and the remainder was cut in Athens Ga. with Hood and Barbe at Chase Park Transduction Studios. The record makes no concessions to the fashion brigade hipsters, instead sharing experiences and expressing emotions that anyone can relate to. The record is due out in September on Skybucket records.
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