Download the Dexateens for Free!

One of the bands I was most impressed by at SXSW was Alabama's The Dexateens. If you'll recall, I first mentioned them a couple of weeks ago when I discovered that they were opening for the Drive-By Truckers' upcoming shows at the 9:30 Club here in DC.

Anyway, it turns out the band has a new album coming out called Lost and Found, and the band has made the album available for free download. I'm listening to it for the first time right now, and it's pretty great. Do yourself a favor and go get it.

Oh, and if you need more convincing, the album was co-produced by Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers and David Barbe of Sugar. Pretty good pedigree if I say so myself.

Edited to add: Two more things. First, I just discovered over at CMJ.com that Lost and Found is, in effect, an "accidental" album of songs that the band had left over while recording its next "real" LP, entitled Singlewide. If these are the "b-sides", then I can only imagine how good Singewide will be.

Second, I forgot to mention that, even though Lost and Found is available for free, you can also make a donation as a "thank you" to the band and to help them recoup their recording fees and pay to release the album on CD and vinyl. There are few better causes to contribute to than to help get good music out to the public...