And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – Worlds Apart

11 Comments

1. loper
   2683 days ago

   I love me some good meta-criticism. Haha. Looks like I’ll have to pick up this and Futureheads at the same time.
2. clipperton
   2682 days ago

   I completely sympathize with the author here. I was once assigned to interview the TOD guys for a zine, and after five hours of taped conversation was left with absolutely nothing usable, even for the most gonzo of pieces. These Texans defy convention and non-convention all at once.

   They exist in a separate universe.
3. Coopstar
   2681 days ago

   Yup. Check it.

   http://www.austin360.com/xl/content/music/xl/2005/01/trailofdead_01-20-05.html
4. chirs
   2680 days ago

   i really hope this album isnt as difficult to digest as the reviewer has stated. i am just starting to write reviews and im sure i will be in a similar predicament soon. regardless, im really looking forward to this cd, i think tod will put out a solid disc, and if not i can just throw in source tags and codes.
5. creepy
   2677 days ago

   got trashed by pitchfork… i’m totally fuckin’ buyin’ it…
6. Tom4
   2676 days ago

   I’m actually kinda dissapointed with this album. I was really really looking forward to it, I loved Source Tags and Codes, but this one just doesn’t seem to have the same power. I don’t know, maybe I’ll change my tune after a few spins.
7. sarah
   2676 days ago

   Tom: for the record, it was exactly the same way with me. The first listen was “…the fuck?!” but by approximately listen 5 i was “…the fuck?!?!”

   See the difference?
8. maple dell
   2676 days ago

   i love the album, except for maybe “let it down”, which sounds a bit too much like rocket off siamese dream. sarah, your review is one of the best about the album that i have read. thanks.
9. anothermonkey
   2676 days ago

   I’m glad they’ve expanded their sound and are trying new things. I like a lot of the songs off the new one and am pretty excited about the documentary the expanded version came with.
10. Mixmaster Shecky
    2671 days ago

    I’m digging it so far. It’s definitely a different sound, but it still feels like a Trail Of Dead album.
11. steve-o
    2670 days ago

    Hol-ee shit. When I saw them in May, they were sounding pretty rough. I was all ready to write them off, but this is a sweet album.

    And fuck Pitchfork. With a dirty stick if you want, I’m not picky.