Review: Trail Of Dead – So Divided (or) spin your little head around

Posted on October 28, 2006 by | 5 Responses

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 fucking 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

5 Responses

  1. Eric Grubbs October 29, 2006 at 7:50 PM |

    I have yet to hear this record. Their previous record, Worlds Apart, is very underrated.

  2. wifey October 30, 2006 at 9:47 AM |

    me likey. i know you hate that. :)

  3. reid October 30, 2006 at 12:04 PM |

    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

  4. jswede October 30, 2006 at 3:49 PM |

    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.

  5. Jeff October 31, 2006 at 10:29 AM |

    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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