And You Will Know us by the Trail of Dead
Indie Rock / Indie Rock
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead are a band from Austin, TX. It’s as good a place as any; a once and future frontier town that has it’s share of conspiracy theorists and militant whack-jobs. The boys, Kevin, Conrad, Neil and Jason, fit right in. However, their music is not exactly what one might expect from Austin...this ain’t no honkey-tonk, and it sure isn’t alt country or southern fried rock ‘n roll. The Trail of Dead are all about full throttle, in your face sonic rock. Its new punk for a new millennium, or it would be if the term “punk” (or the word millenium for that matter) still held any sort of relevance.
The songs are awash with distorted guitars and throbbing percussion. They do that soft-loud/loud-soft thing pretty well at times, but to describe Trail Of Dead as emo or post rock would be missing the point entirely. They are apocalyptic rock. They are primordial rock. But those are just labels, and labels are just feeble attempts to classify and restrict. The Trail of Dead are not about labels. They are about rock. Playing rock ‘n roll, becoming famous and dying. And starting fires along the way.
MADONNA is the 2nd Lp from ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, the first being a self-titled release on Trance Syndicate a few years back. We are simply ecstatic to be able to bring this vital new album to you and your friends. Madonna grabs you by the throat from the start with the full frontal sonic assault of “Mistakes And Regrets”, and alternately batters and soothes your psyche from that point forward. A powerful, powerful record in an age that desperately need to reclaim the power of rock ‘n roll from those who would make it weak and trivial.
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