…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead return with their sixth album, 'The Century Of Self', their first for German label Superball Music, on Monday. To promote it, the band have just announced a string of UK tour dates.
Speaking about the album, and the move to an independent label, following their split from Universal/Interscope in 2007, the band's Conrad Keely told CMU: "We finally have the artistic freedom we've wanted, with no pressure to create radio music, no legal department to OK our artwork, and no A&R people breathing down our necks. The new songs are very personal. Some of them are autobiographical".
"We're building on everything we've ever done, looking back on our whole career and taking a lot inspiration from our early music. We continue to evolve the concept and try to incorporate new ideas. And there was no point on the record where we were trying to write songs you'd hear on commercial radio. We know that singles are driving the market, and we don't care".
Tour dates...
14 Apr: Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
15 Apr: Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
16 Apr: Manchester, Academy 3
17 Apr: Glasgow, Oran Mor
19 Apr: Newcastle, Academy
20 Apr: Birmingham, Academy
22 Apr: Bristol, Thekla
23 Apr: London, Electric Ballroom
24 Apr: Oxford, Academy