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2020 studio album by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
X: The Godless Void and Other Stories
Released 17 January 2020 Recorded 2018–2019 Studio Mosaic Sound Collective Scary American The Library Studios Nashville The Henhouse Studio
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Genre
Length 50 :10
Label
Producer Charles Godfrey, Conrad Keely
IX (2014)
X: The Godless Void and Other Stories (2020)
XI: Bleed Here Now (2022)
X: The Godless Void and Other Stories is the tenth studio album by
Austin, Texas
alternative rock outfit
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead , released January 17, 2020 on
Dine Alone Records .
Background
Recording for the album started in 2018, after
Conrad Keely returned to the US after five years in Cambodia, and took place at four different studios.
[2] Two studios based in Austin (Charles Godfrey's own Scary American and The Mosaic Sound Collective) and two studios in Nashville (The Library Studios and The Henhouse Studio) were used for recording.
[1] The album was announced on November 14, 2019, along with the track list, the release date, an accompanying tour, and the first single "Don't Look Down."
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[4] It was widely noted that this would be their tenth studio album released in the year of the band's 25th Anniversary.
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[4] X: The Godless Void and Other Stories also marks a return to the band's original personnel with
Jason Reece and
Conrad Keely acting as the only official members of the group, with all other recording musicians present only as supporting members.
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Critical reception
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Reviews for X: The Godless Void and Other Stories were largely positive upon release, with a Metacritic average of 80/100, indicating generally favorable reviews.
Track listing
X: The Godless Void and Other Stories track listingTitle 1. "The Opening Crescendo" 2:53 2. "All Who Wander" 4:53 3. "Something Like This" 4:35 4. "Into the Godless Void" 3:57 5. "Don't Look Down" 4:41 6. "Gone" 4:04 7. "Children of the Sky" 4:37 8. "Who Haunts the Haunter" 5:30 9. "Eyes of the Overworld" 1:46 10. "Gravity" 3:45 11. "Blade of Wind" 5:41 12. "Through the Sunlit Door" 3:48 Total length: 50:10
Personnel
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
Additional musicians
Aaron Blount – guitar
Will Courtney – backing vocals (track 10)
Autry Fulbright II – bass guitar
Jamie Miller – drums, percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4, 8 and 12)
Krystal Morris – vocal percussion (
sampling ) (track 1)
Cully Symington – drums (tracks 1, 2, 3 and 5)
Production
Charts
See also
References
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"...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – X: The Godless Void And Other Stories" .
AllMusic . Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
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"…And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead Preview New Album With 'Don't Look Down' " .
Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
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"…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Announce New Album, Share Song: Listen" .
Pitchfork . 14 November 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
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"…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead mark 25th anniversary with new album, share "Don't Look Down": Stream" .
Consequence of Sound . 14 November 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
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b Berman, Stuart (January 24, 2020).
"...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: X: The Godless Void And Other Stories" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved February 25, 2020 .
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"X: The Godless Void And Other Stories – ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead" .
Metacritic . Retrieved February 26, 2020 .
^ Phares, Heather.
"X: The Godless Void And Other Stories – ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead" .
AllMusic . Retrieved February 25, 2020 .
^ Ramirez, Alejandra (February 21, 2020).
"...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – X: The Godless Void And Other Stories" . Retrieved February 25, 2020 .
^ Goggins, Joe (January 17, 2020).
"...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD – X: THE GODLESS VOID AND OTHER STORIES" .
DIY . Retrieved February 25, 2020 .
^ Klemp, Kevin (January 14, 2020).
"...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – X: The Godless Void And Other Stories" .
Exclaim! . Retrieved February 25, 2020 .
^ Brannigan, Paul (February 5, 2020).
"ALBUM REVIEW: …AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD – X: THE GODLESS VOID AND OTHER STORIES" . Retrieved February 25, 2020 .
^ Blum, Jordan (January 13, 2020).
"...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead: X: The Godless Void And Other Stories" .
PopMatters . Retrieved February 25, 2020 .
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"Austriancharts.at – ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – X - The Godless Void and Other Stories" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
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