So Divided is an album by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead is an American alternative rock band from Austin, Texas. The chief creative members of the band are Jason Reece and Conrad Keely . The two switch between drumming, guitar and lead vocals, both on recordings and live shows...

 released on November 14, 2006. It saw the band continuing to expand its sound, along the lines of its predecessor Worlds Apart.

The lead single from the album was the track "Wasted State of Mind", though no music video was made for it. A video was, however, created for the song "Naked Sun," but with no input whatsoever from the band.

Track listing

1. "Intro: A Song of Fire and Wine" – 1:42
2. "Stand in Silence" – 4:35
3. "Wasted State of Mind" – 5:27
4. "Naked Sun" – 6:04
5. "Gold Heart Mountain Top Queen Directory" (Robert Pollard
   Robert Pollard
   Robert Pollard is an American rock musician and singer-songwriter who is the leader and creative force behind indie rock group Guided by Voices, who disbanded in 2004, only to reform in 2010...
   
   ) – 2:14
6. "So Divided" – 6:29
7. "Life" – 5:59
8. "Eight Day Hell" – 2:09
9. "Witch's Web" – 4:11
10. "Segue: In The Realms Of The Unreal" – 2:19
11. "Sunken Dreams" – 5:05

Japanese/European bonus track

12. "Witch's Web" (Original Version) - 4:47

Cover song

The album includes an artist-uncredited cover

Cover version

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 of Guided by Voices

Guided by Voices

Guided by Voices is an American indie rock band originating from Dayton, Ohio. Beginning with the band's formation in 1983, it made frequent personnel changes but always maintained the presence of principal songwriter Robert Pollard...

' "Gold Heart Mountain Top Queen Directory", which originally appeared on the GBV album Bee Thousand

Bee Thousand

Bee Thousand is the seventh album by American indie rock band Guided by Voices released on June 21, 1994. The album was recorded on consumer-quality audio recorders rather than in a studio, and many of the songs included were less than two minutes long...

.

Band

• Kevin Allen
• Conrad Keely
  Conrad Keely
  Conrad Keely is a British-born, American musician, known primarily as the lead singer for the rock band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead. He is also an artist and writer...
  
  
• Jason Reece
  Jason Reece
  Jason Reece is a member of Austin, TX rock band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, pulling double duties as both drummer and part-time frontman.-Biography:...
  
  
• Doni Schroader
• Daniel Wood

Additional musicians

• Amanda Palmer
  Amanda Palmer
  Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer , sometimes known as Amanda Fucking Palmer, is an American performer who first rose to prominence as the lead singer, pianist, and lyricist/composer of the duo The Dresden Dolls...
  
  : piano
  Piano
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   on "Life", "Eight Day Hell" and "Witch's Web". Vocals on "Witch's Web".
• Lily Courtney: backing vocals on all songs, lead vocals on "Eight Day Hell" and end vocals on "Life".
• Will Courtney: backing vocals on all songs, lead vocals on "Eight Day Hell"
• James Olsen: backing vocals on "Stand in Silence", "Naked Sun" and "Eight Day Hell". Lead vocal on "Sunken Dreams"
• Beaux Randall: backing vocals on "Naked Sun"
• Daniel Wilcox: slide guitar
  Slide guitar
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   on "Witch's Web".
• Pat Mastelotto
  Pat Mastelotto
  Pat Mastelotto is a rock drummer who has worked with Mr. Mister and King Crimson, amongst others. For King Crimson he initially formed part of the "double trio" lineup, joining Bill Bruford on drums...
  
  : percussion on "Wasted State of Mind" and "Life".
• Hilary Hahn
  Hilary Hahn
  Hilary Hahn is an American violinist.Hahn was born in Lexington, Virginia. Beginning her studies when she was three years old at Baltimore's Peabody Institute, she was admitted to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia at age ten, and in 1991, made her major orchestral debut with the...
  
  , violin
  Violin
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   on "Witch's Web".
• Matt Bang: sax
  Saxophone
  The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
  
   solo on "Naked Sun" (along with Conrad Keely)

Chart history

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	188

External links

• Trail of Dead Official Site
• Trail of Dead Fansite