he seventh album from the Indie/Alt-Rock favorites. ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead have consistently specialized in soundtracking the breaking of the seventh seal. For those of you less schooled in scripture, that means they make music fit for the end of the world, whether it is an interior existence troubled by nightmares and doubt or an exterior reality continually plagued by environmental disaster, neocolonialism and unending Wars on Whatever. Tao Of The Dead evokes a refreshing nostalgia paying faithful homage to Pink Floyd, Rush, Steppenwolf, and Neu! Produced by Chris "Frenchie" Smith (producer of the band's seminal 1998 self-titled LP) along with Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blonde Redhead, Beach House).