Download: Dead Confederate, ‘Run From the Gun’

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Anybody feeling sentimental for the big, hooky guitars we loved so much in the ’90s should look out for “Sugar,” the new album (out this week) from Dead Confederate. After touring both nationally and overseas with Dinosaur Jr., the Athens, Ga.-based quintet hooked up with producer John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, the Hold Steady) and got J. Mascis himself to add grungy guitars to one of the tracks. ”¬The influence is palpable, with “Sugar” having less of a gritty psychedelic flavor than the band’s national debut, “Wrecking Ball,” but retaining the big guitar, walloping drums and raucous melodies. Lead guitarist Hardy Morris trades off on songwriting duties with bassist Brantley Senn this time around, adding a new personality to the voice of the songs as well.

||| Download: “Run From the Gun”

||| Live: Dead Confederate co-headlines the Troubadour with Alberta Cross on Sept. 11.

– By Addy Danti. Photo by Jason Thrasher