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From The Desk Of The Damnwells’ Alex Dezen: Batting Cages

The Damnwells’ latest album is self-titled for a good reason: It’s the first to include the original quartet since 2006. That was the year Epic dropped the band after a hellish 18 months of two-faced A&R nonsense, endless remixes and postponed release dates. On The Damnwells, the chemistry remains fully charged between frontman Alex Dezen, guitarist David Chernis, bassist Ted Hudson and drummer Steve Terry. Recorded at Texas Treefort Studio in Austin with producer Salim Nourallah (Old 97’s), its 11 tracks ooze a relentless swagger born of perseverance. Dezen will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our new feature on the band.

BattingCages

Dezen: Batting cages are usually found at the same places on the side of the highway with the mini golf and go-carts. The Damnwells used to have a rule back in the day that if someone spotted one of those places from the road, we were obliged to stop, regardless of however late we already were to the next gig. There are a lot less of them than there used to be, so we miss fewer gigs. The ability to stick a token in a slot and smash a few baseballs for a minute is priceless.

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