Ah, the return of Dead Confederate to the SXSW Music Bloggy. If you recall, we featured a clip of the band performing "Yer Circus" in June.

Now we're back with yet another song from their bitchin' SXSW performance at Spiro's. "The Rat" made its way onto the US Modern Rock chart and is a dirgey little number fraught with emotion and 80s guitars, both tasty elements, if you ask me.

Anyway, it seems that the 17 year old in all of us should enjoy some of this Georgia badassery. So, without further ado jeunes et fils, "The Rat"...

I sorta feel like I'm back at Theatre Gallery (in Dallas, if you knew it) in 1987 bein' all homeless, feelin' all teen angsty, and wonderin' if the singer is as cute offstage as he is on (but I wasn't a groupie, I swear!!).

The band hits the road again October 21 for some more dates with The Meat Puppets. Check them out if you can.

The SXSW Video Czars are busy editing away so we'll have more excellent musical goodness coming to you VERY SOON. In the meantime, you can hang out at our superfun YouTube channel.

See you soon-like and I hope you're all enjoying this autumnal thing that is happening, lp