…And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead: “We’ve just become gearheads in the last couple years. Before we were like, ‘Whatever, if you plug it in and it works, f**k it!’”

Conrad Keely of ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead performs at SXSW
(Image credit: Hubert Vestil/Getty Images for SXSW)

It’s been almost three decades since Conrad Keely and Jason Reece relocated from Olympia, Washington to Austin, TX and formed …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead

In the intervening years, whether recording albums for indies like Trance Syndicate and Merge or the major label Interscope, the duo have never compromised an artistic vision that is rich in esoteric symbolism and spiritual curiosity, and can shift from serene contemplation to sonic turbulence with the speed and force of an approaching tidal wave. 

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