…And You Know Us By The Trail Of Dead will return to Australia this May to perform what is arguably their best and most influential record, Source Tags & Codes, which the almighty Pitchfork awarded a perfect score of 10/10. The shows will take place in two parts: a complete performance of Source Tags & Codes, followed by a set of highlights from their extensive back catalogue.
“Dense, beautiful, intricate, haunting, explosive, and dangerous, this is everything rock music aspires to be: intense, incredible songs arranged perfectly and performed with skill and passion. Source Tags and Codes will take you in, rip you to shreds, piece you together, lick your wounds clean, and send you back into the world with a concurrent sense of loss and hope. And you will never, ever be the same.” – Pitchfork (10/10)
Trail Of Dead formed as a quartet in late 1994, with key members Conrad Keely and Jason Reece switching between vocals, guitars and drums in both a live and studio setting. The third of their eight studio albums, Source Tags & Codes was released in 2002 to universal critical acclaim, and included hit singles ‘Another Morning Stoner’ and ‘Relative Ways’. The bands latest album Lost Song was released in 2012, with Kerrang describing it as “sharp, focused and driven” and “a truly individual voice.”
Incorporating a mix of ferocious rock, unrelenting noise and epic anthemic jams, Handsome Tours are proud to bring this incredible live performance to Australia in May.
“What makes “Source Tags & Codes” such an amazing album is how the band teeters on the edge of this implosion but always yanks its songs back from collapse at the very last second.” – Billboard
“…a band possessed by the twin ghosts of hedonism and rock’n’roll” – Drowned in Sound (by Didz Hammond of The Cooper Temple Clause)
“one of indie rock’s truly epic albums”. – Rolling Stone
…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
Source Tags & Codes – May 2013 tour
Presented by Handsome Tours, Triple R, Beat, The Brag and Xpress
Tickets on sale now from www.handsometours.com
Wednesday May 22nd – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Thursday May 23rd – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Friday May 24th – Coniston Lane, Brisbane
Saturday May 25th – Rosemount Hotel, Perth