And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead

…AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD Have Their New Album ‘XI: BLEED HERE NOW’ Out

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New longplayers

18 July 2022


(press photo – Dave Creaney)

Band: TRAIL OF DEAD, also known for a very long time (and still)
as …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead

Who: Wayward post-punk-rock and post-everything collective with a million
line-ups but still orchestrated/fronted by founders Jason Reece and Conrad Keely.
Active: 1994-present / 11 studio LPs (new one incl.)

New album: XI: BLEED HERE NOW – 11th LP
Follow up to 2020 LP X: The Godless Void and Other Stories

Keeley(co-founder): “Art has a role to play in the upcoming decade(s): it needs
to point humanity towards solutions. Our hope is that by expanding the ways we
listen and hear; we expand our own inner (my parents would say spiritual) potential
for the problem-solving to come.”

The Austin Chronicle: “Epic, over-the-top, enormous in scale, produced by eternal core Conrad Keely and Jason Reece… The dynamic range runs from whisper-quiet to sheer bombast, with lyrics about death and abandoned cities, clearly written during the darkest days of COVID-19, reminding you when this 22-song journey was made.” Score: 4/5.

Turn Up The Volume: 22 songs take you on a massive sonic journey through decades
of all sorts of resounding rawk ‘n’ roll genres. Symphonic Pink Floyd prog-rock, heavy Black Sabbath helter-skelter, post-punk pandemonium, harmonious power ballads, Southern hard rock and other related ruckus and turbulence.

An immense aural spectacle.
A quadrophonic rock opera.

Singles/clips: Millenium Actress / No Confidence /
Salt In Your Eyes / Contra Mundum / Panny Candle

– MILLENIUM ACTRESS –

– NO CONFIDENCE –

– SALT IN YOUR EYES –

– CONTRA MUNDUM –

– PENNY CANDLE –

Stream the full magnum opus here…

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AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD Share 2 New Pieces (Again)

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New striking strokes

13 June 2022


(press photo – Dave Creaney)

Band: TRAIL OF DEAD , also known for a very long time (and still)
as …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead

Who: Wayward post-punk-rock and post-everything collective with a million
line-ups but still managed/fronted by founders Jason Reece and Conrad Keely.
Active: 1994-present / 11 studio LPs (new one incl.)

New album: XI: BLEED HERE NOW
Follow up to 2020 LP X: The Godless Void and Other Stories

Keeley: “Art has a role to play in the upcoming decade(s): it needs to point
humanity towards solutions. Our hope is that by expanding the ways we listen
and hear; we expand our own inner (my parents would say spiritual) potential
for the problem-solving to come.”

New tracks: PENNY CANDLE and CANDLE MUNDUM
Piece 3 and 4 shared by the Texans after No Confidence
and Salt In Your Eyes

These two new pieces are both prog rock ballads, progressing
smoothly until the temperature goes up for a tempestuous climax.

– CONTRA MUNDUM –

– PENNY CANDLE –

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… AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD Released ‘SOURCE TAGS & CODES’ 20 Years Ago

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Back in time

26 February 2022

Band: … AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD
Also abbreviated as Trail of Dead, or T.o.D.
Who: Texan DIY post-punks
Active: 1994-present / 10 albums

Anniversary album: SOURCE TAGS & CODES – 3rd LP
Released: 26 February 2002 – 20 years ago today

Pitchfork said: “While Source Tags and Codes does seem to carry with it a certain knowledge of its own brilliance, it never tries to cheaply impress. Simply put, it doesn’t need to. Dense, beautiful, intricate, haunting, explosive, and dangerous, this is everything rock music aspires to be: intense, incredible songs arranged perfectly and performed with skill and passion. Source Tags and Codes will take you in, rip you to shreds, piece you together, lick your wounds clean, and send you back into the world with a concurrent sense of loss and hope. And you will never, ever be the same.” Score: 10/10.

TUTV: The heydays of TOD, when I followed them on record and live.
This is, without a shadow of a doubt their chef-d’œuvre. Post-punk
passion from start to finish.

Key track: Baudelaire

Full album…

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TOD: Facebook – All Albums

5 Outstanding Albums Turning 20 In 2022

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Back in time

1. ‘Turn On The Bright Lights’ by INTERPOL (New York City)

Released: 20 August 2002

The band’s jarring debut album with single NYC
as one of my all-time favorite rock standouts.

AllMusic said: “One might go into a review like this one wondering
how many words will pass before Joy Division is brought up. In this
case, the answer is 16. The music made by both bands explores the
vast space between black and white and produces something pained,
deftly penetrating, and beautiful.” Score: 5/5.

Stream album here…

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2. ‘Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots’ by THE FLAMING LIPS (Oklahoma)

Released: 16 July 2002 – their 10th LP

One of the best works by one of the
best bands ever, on record and live.

Alternative Press said: “Smartly packaged pop that’s
as slick as Stereolab, but human enough–thanks to Coyne’s
earnestness and sincerity, to malfunction in all the right places.”
Score: 9/10.

Stream here…

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3. ‘Songs For The Deaf’ by QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE (L.A. California)

Released: 27 August 2002 – their third full length
With Dave Grohl on drums

The macho stoner rockers speeding like a hot-rod
on the run in the blistering Los Angeles desert.

Mojo Magazine: “All the elements which made its
predecessor so great are here, but in excelsis, and
occasionally excess.” Score: 8/10.

Steam up here…

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4. ‘Highly Evolvded’ by THE VINES (Sydney, Australia)

Released: 14 July 2002

Red-hot-blooded debut longplayer by these Nirvana fans from down
under, fronted by fanatic demon-fighter frontman Craig Nicholls

NME wrote: “They’re a shaggy-haired, surf’s up pop
band and painfully vulnerable all at the same time.”
Score: 4/5.

Turn it up…

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5. ‘Source Tags And Codes’ by …. AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD

Released: 26 February 2002 – third LP

Post-punk madness and prog-rock-noise from Austin, Texas.
Heavy on record, manic on stage (saw them about a dozen
times live smashing up their instruments now and then).

Uncut Magazine said: “Compared to so many noisemongers,
TOD understand that restraint enables unleashed firepower to
be exhilarating and awesome.” Score: 8/10.

Cracked-up noise…

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Striking 2020 Album Artwork

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12 December 2020

Band (take a deep breath): … AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD
Who: Veteran punks from Austin, Texas. Awesome live band too, as I experienced
myself several times.

Album: X: THE GODLESS VOID AND OTHER STORIES – 10th LP
Released: 17 January 2020

Wait, here’s the equally striking artwork for the Ltd. CD edition…

Stream album…

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