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Hardwire Healing

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Highly recommended! With repeated listenings this album really grew on me. Powerful guitar attack with a solid rhythm section. The sound is no frills and clear. Patterson Hood did a great job producing them. The producer of Magic should study this. These guys are great and I have listened to the album over twenty times so far.

I accidentally came across this album yesterday. I was blown away by how good it was. I've been trying to find a new band for a while that could fill the void created by all the emo bands. Most new bands I've tried out, had one or two goods songs, but never really contributed anything classic. This album would be a massive success, if it was given radio time. But thats not going to happen, so any success will have to be spread by word of mouth. If you like guitar driven, bluesy, gritty rock, then buy this album.

More people should listen to the Dexateens. This little rock band from Tuscaloosa mixes influences like Skynard (of course) and the Allman Brothers (duh)with Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Old 97s, and even more unexpected sounds like Lambchop and the Silver Jews. Hardwire Healing is possibly their best record (though fans of pure cruncy guitar might prefer their eponymous debut cd), blending country and rock sounds with intelligent lyrics. If you're ever in Tuscaloosa, check out a live show, too-- they rock!

If you have not yet made yourself familiar with the Dexateens, please do so NOW. Hardwire Healing is chock-full of the earnest verve that's missing in most of today's music. A diamond in the rough? That would be an understatement. This will be your favorite record of 2007.