Wrecking Ball (Dead Confederate album)

Wrecking Ball
Studio album by Dead Confederate
Released	September 16, 2008
Recorded	January 2008
Genre	Alternative rock, psychedelic rock, alt-country, grunge
Length	56:25 (61:05 With Bonus Track)
Label	The Artists Organization
Producer	Mike McCarthy
Dead Confederate chronology
Dead Confederate EP (2008) Wrecking Ball (2008) Dirty Ammo Live EP (2009)
Singles from Wrecking Ball
"The Rat" Released: 2008 "Start Me Laughing" Released: 2008

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Heavy Petting"	Hardy Morris	5:16
2.	"The Rat"	Brantley Senn	5:15
3.	"Goner"	Morris	3:29
4.	"It Was A Rose"	Morris	5:22
5.	"Yer' Circus"	Senn	4:57
6.	"All The Angels"	Senn	5:10
7.	"Start Me Laughing"	Morris	3:19
8.	"The News Underneath"	Senn	7:11
9.	"Flesh-Colored Canvas"	Senn	12:08
10.	"Wrecking Ball"	Morris	5:18
11.	"As Able, As Well" (iTunes Bonus Track)	Senn	4:40
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 July 19, 2012.

External links

• Official Website - Dead Confederate