…And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead
…And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead Go Quadrophonic on New LP
Texas rockers …And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead will release their 11th studio album, XI: Bleed Here Now, on July 15 through Dine Alone Records. And this time, there’s a twist: the project was mixed in quadrophonic sound with the help of an audio plug-in called QUARK, providing a true widescreen feel to the music. Two preview tracks are out today: the stomping, organ-drenched “No Confidence” and the more concise, almost sing-song-y “Salt in Your Eyes,” which builds to a loud guitar freakout and random studio chatter about checking the potatoes cooking outside on the grill. Bleed Here Now was produced by Trail of Dead leaders Conrad Keely and Jason Reece in tandem with Charles Godfrey, who was behind the boards for the group’s 2020 release, X: The Godless Void and Other Stories. Th...
Bands and a New Trend Brewing
Todd Ahsmann isn’t sure if he’s ever seen live music without a beer in his hand. The Goose Island president and former music industry vet says beer and music go hand in hand. “We should be collaborating,” Ahsmann says. “The half-joke used to be that rock radio was funded by beer because beer companies were mostly buying advertising. Concert venues and festivals make just as much off beer sales as they do ticket sales. They’re dependent on each other.” Since 2013, Ahsmann’s Chicago craft brewery has partnered with musical groups like Japandroids, Sharon Van Etten, and Parquet Courts for exclusive beer releases during the Pitchfork Music Festival. The first collaboration was a Belgian wheat ale with Run the Jewels. When Ahsmann first pitched the idea, festival founding director M...
