Western Keys is a band from Austin

Austin, Texas

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, Texas

Texas

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, led by singer Ben Dickey. Their first CD, Damage, was written in a few weeks and released on The Self-Starter Foundation on 10 September 2002. This EP featured seven songs, which has been categorized as alt-country or indie

Indie (music)

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. Other band members have included John Troutman, Daniel McIntosh, Tom Hudson, Tyler Mallory, Charles Bissell and Leslie Sisson. Although "Damage" is only a little over sixteen minutes long, it has been hailed by many reviewers as a sign of better things to come. Britt Daniel of Spoon

Spoon (band)

Spoon is an American rock band formed in Austin, Texas. The band is composed of Britt Daniel ; Jim Eno ; Rob Pope and Eric Harvey .-History:...

 picked the album as one of his top ten CDs of 2002. Western Keys has been known to cover Danzig's

Danzig (band)

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 "Going Down to Die" during live performances. Western Keys has toured with Shannon Wright

Shannon Wright

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, Crooked Fingers

Crooked Fingers

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, and Spoon.

Damage track listing

1. "Gettin' Sick" - 2:18
   
2. "Please Rock" - 2:14
   
3. "Seattle, WA" - 0:35
   
4. "Laughter" - 4:03
   
5. "Driver Denies" - 3:08
   
6. "Become You" - 2:30
   
7. "Free" - 1:32