…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead announce 2xLP reissue of… yeah, that album (Source Tags & Codes)
Suspicion was probably roused subsequent to reading one of the longest band names ever, but for those who didn’t jump on the bandwagon early by picking up their first two indie endeavors, I’d guess that their ultimate realization of …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead’s awesomeness occurred about 10 seconds into “Baudelaire,” the third track on the Austin-based, post-hardcore band’s seminal album, Source Tags & Codes. The way the drums hit you in harmony on that track was akin to a queue of life coaches spontaneously breaking down your door with a sledgehammer. And lest you think that the rest of their major label debut was a simple stroll through lavender fields, tracks of equal intensity (minus the climactic “After the Laughter”) ultimately pummeled until the eponymous conclusion. Some of us still haven’t caught our breath in the…
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