Wrecking Ball (Dead Confederate album)

Wrecking Ball is the first full-length album from the band, Dead Confederate. It was recorded in Austin, TX with producer Mike McCarthy[1] (Spoon, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Heartless Bastards) in January 2008.

Wrecking Ball
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2008
RecordedJanuary 2008
GenreAlternative rock, Psychedelic rock, Alt-country, Grunge
Length56:25 (61:05 With Bonus Track)
LabelThe Artists Organization
ProducerMike McCarthy
Dead Confederate chronology
Dead Confederate
EP

(2008)
Wrecking Ball
(2008)
Dirty Ammo
Live EP

(2009)
Singles from Wrecking Ball
  1. "The Rat"
    Released: 2008
  2. "Start Me Laughing"
    Released: 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. Club(A-) link
Allmusic link
Blender link
Magnet(favorable) link
New York Times(favorable) link
Paste(70/100) link
Pitchfork Media(5.7/10) link
Rock Sound link
Spin link

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heavy Petting"Hardy Morris5:16
2."The Rat"Brantley Senn5:15
3."Goner"Morris3:29
4."It Was A Rose"Morris5:22
5."Yer' Circus"Senn4:57
6."All The Angels"Senn5:10
7."Start Me Laughing"Morris3:19
8."The News Underneath"Senn7:11
9."Flesh-Colored Canvas"Senn12:08
10."Wrecking Ball"Morris5:18
11."As Able, As Well" (iTunes Bonus Track)Senn4:40
Total length:56:25

Personnel

Dead Confederate
  • Hardy Morris - vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Brantley Senn - bass, vocals
  • Walker Howle - electric guitar
  • John Watkins - keyboards
  • Jason Scarboro - drums
Production
  • Mike McCarthy - producer, mixing, engineer
  • Jim Vollentine - engineer
  • Bob Ludwig - mastering
  • Joel Wheat - artwork

References

  1. "Fun Fun Fun Fest '09 Pick: Dead Confederate". Austin Post. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
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