Pizza/Listening Party for the new And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead Album Tao of the Dead, Tuesday February 8th at 5 p.m.
Tao of the Dead is a giant opus of fuzzy psych rock, meant to be imbibed over and over again as one giant piece of music, like some orchestral movement. When you look at the record from that standpoint, there’s several booming successes along with a few somewhat substantial tweaks that could have further boosted its impact.
The opening track, “Let Us Experiment”, is the perfect low-key, minimalist instrumental start you could ask for. It leads off perfectly into tracks like “Pure Radio Cosplay”, a countrified jam of pure fun, which then leads brilliantly into “Summer of All Dead Souls,” a rollicking punk-inspired blast.
New Releases | February 8
Akron Family – Vol. II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – Tao Of The Dead
Nicole Atkins – Mondo Amore
Cut Copy – Zonoscape
Shooter Jennings – Black Ribbons (Bullet Version)
Waylon Jennings – The Music Inside
Jessica Lea Mayfield – Tell Me
Los Amigos Invisibles – Not So Commercial
Brad Mehldau – Live In Marciac (2CD/1DVD)
Motorhead – The World Is Yours
Scissor Sisters – Night Work (LP)
Silk Flowers – LTD Form
Teddy Thompson – Bella
