I've never been a huge fan of ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead. In fact, I haven't really heard much from the band at all, and I'm not sure why. I always meant to check out their 2002 album Source Tags And Codes but never did. Sometimes these things just sneak past you.
Anyhow, I got an advance copy of the new Trail Of Dead album So Divided a few days ago and have been loving almost every second of it since then. It is subversively catchy and sonically intriguing. I hear shades of everything from Mission Of Burma to (undeniably) late-period Beatles. Basically, this album is melodic yet interesting and with layer upon layer of sound waiting to be revealed. In shot, So Divided is (at least so far) totally f$%#ing awesome.
So come next week, I'll most certainly be heading out to buy Source Tags And Codes. Trail Of Dead kicked off a tour with The Blood Brothers yesterday, and you most certainly don't want to miss it. They'll be playing a town near you soon. And when So Divided is officially released on November 14th, I highly recommend that you pick up your own copy.
MP3 | Trail Of Dead - Wasted State Of Mind So Divided
MP3 | Trail Of Dead - Stand In Silence So Divided
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I have yet to hear this record. Their previous record, Worlds Apart, is very underrated.
me likey. i know you hate that. :)
make sure you check out their earlier album, Madonna, it's quite good, better than Source Tags... in my opinion. Eric's right about Worlds Apart, that album is really good
I like Madonna, but Source Tags and Codes is still in my all time top, eh, 15 or so. Brilliant album - at first, in many parts, all you hear is noise, then it opens up further - very rewarding album, imo.
I think So Divided is considerably better than Worlds Apart and is as good as Source Tags and Codes, but more sonically varied than STAC...
I put some video up on Dividing By Zero Will Get You Nowhere (how's THAT for an acronym - DBZWGYN) of an in-store performance they did last Sunday here in St. Louis. Unfortunately, I missed their show later that night, as it was sold out.
Jeff
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