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H ailed by critics and fans alike as rock
heroes in the Athens scene. Dead
Confederate recently emerged as
champions of classic, guitar-driven,
psych-tinged pop/rock with a distinctively
Southern flavor. Armed with a riff-filled studio
album titled Sugar (TAO/Old Flame), 2011 has
been a sweet year for the group. Loaded with
tingling guitar atmospherics, upbeat anthems
and moody instrumental flamboyance, Sugar
shares similar strengths with the band's 2009
debut, Wrecking Ball.
"We were on the road so much following
Wrecking Ball that the formula was completely
different," says lead singer/guitarist Hardy
Morris of the Sugar sessions. "With Sugar,
the songs were written, but they hadn't been
played on the road. We wanted to keep them
in that state and do it a little differently. We
wanted to really create them in the studio."
From the demolition drumbeats and power
chords of lead-off track "In the Dark" and the
dramatic, gothy murkiness of the head-bang
ing title track to the spaced-out Bowie-esque
eloquence of the slower ballads "Run from the
Gun" and "By Design," there's an eerie mix of
tones throughout Sugar. Morris and his band-
mates—bassist Brantley Senn, guitarist Walker
Howie, drummer Jason Scarboro and keyboard
ist John Watkins—sound very together.
"I still notice that songs never really sound
like what we wrote previously," says Morris. "It
seems like every new song is a little different
from the last. The new music doesn't sound
like either of the previous albums, although
there's a touch of both in there."
Due to family matters, Scarboro recently
stepped away from his role as timekeeper.
Morris says it was an amicable departure, and
Dead Confederate currently has a small gallery
of drummers on call.
"Jason and his wife had a baby, so he
needed to stay close to home," says Morris.
"Everything is on great terms. We want what
works best for him. We now have a rotating
cast of drummers who can help us out."
California-based drummer J.J. Bower will
be in town for the Georgia Theatre gig (the
band's first-ever show at the venue) as well
as for a short run of • hows to Texas and back
this fall.
"J.J. and Jason were good buddies in our
hometown of Augusta," says Morris. "We all go
way back. His style is right in line with ours,
so it clicks well. It's still pretty much the same
old heavy-handed sound. We plan on playing a
good bit of brand-new material that we hope
to record."
In addition to his duties with Dead
Confederate, Morris recently signed on as a
member of a Southern indie-rock supergroup.
This summer he worked in a Nashville stu
dio with John McCauley and Rob Crowell of
Deer Tick, Ian St. Pe of Black Lips, and Brian
Dufresne of Six Finger Satellite. Engineer
Adam Landry oversaw some quick sessions
at Recording at Playground Sound Studio.
Saxophonist/keyboardist Steve Berlin of Los
Lobos joined in as well.
"It's a work in progress, but it should be
out sometime within the next year," Morris
says of the project. "John just called me up
one day and invited me up. The band will be
called Diamond Rugs. It's a great bunch of
players."
Hardy considers the collaboration to be
a healthy, casual side project that doesn't
interfere with Dead Confederate affairs. "I've
been performing and recording with different
people this summer and fall, mainly to feel
the new songs out and see what suits," he
says. "I have new songs that I like, hut they
kind of have a country vibe and a folky ele
ment. They're a lot more subdued, and they'd
never be taken on by the band. I felt like I
should record them."
Dead Confederate plans to track a full
collection of new songs this winter. Time
has already been booked at Chase Park
Transduction with engineer David Barbe at the
mixing board.
"We're really excited to work at home with
David this time around," says Morris. "We
prefer to record stuff as live as possible, and
he captures that kind of thing really well. If
we try to jazz it up and layer everything, it
doesn't work so well for us, studio-wise. It
sounds strange. We have to play it all together
for it to sound right."
T. Ballard Lesemann
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