The Dexateens - Hardwire Healing

Three albums into their career, Tuscaloosa quartet The Dexateens have all but entirely abandoned the punk rock of their early records. Produced by the somewhat unlikely team of Sugar bassist David Barbe and Patterson Hood of The Drive-by Truckers, Hardwire Healing is ironic in that this is certainly the least Drive-by Truckers-like album The Dexateens have yet released. This album still rocks effectively, but particularly on its second half, a newfound restraint appears. Read More