So Divided

So Divided
Studio album by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
Released	November 14, 2006 (US)
Recorded	The Mob House and Big Orange Studios, Austin, TX
Genre	Alternative
Length	46:14
Label	Interscope
Producer	Mike McCarthy
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead chronology
Worlds Apart (2005) So Divided (2006) Festival Thyme (2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk.net	(74%) [1]
Allmusic	[2]
Aversion.com
The Guardian	[3]
Pitchfork Media	(5.5/10) [4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[6]
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So Divided is an album by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead 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.^[7]

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) – 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 of Guided by Voices' "Gold Heart Mountain Top Queen Directory", which originally appeared on the GBV album Bee Thousand.^[8]

Personnel

Band

• Kevin Allen
• Conrad Keely
• Jason Reece
• Doni Schroader
• Daniel Wood

Additional musicians

• Amanda Palmer: piano 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 on "Witch's Web".
• Pat Mastelotto: percussion on "Wasted State of Mind" and "Life".
• Hilary Hahn, violin on "Witch's Web".
• Matt Bang: sax solo on "Naked Sun" (along with Conrad Keely)

Chart history

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[9]	188

References

1. ^ "And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - So Divided - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. 2006-11-14. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=193650. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
2. ^ So Divided at Allmusic
3. ^ Leonie Cooper. "CD: ... And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, So Divided | Music". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2006/nov/10/popandrock.shopping. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
4. ^ "Album Reviews: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: So Divided". Pitchfork. 2006-11-15. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9630-so-divided/. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
5. ^ (Posted: Nov 1, 2006) (2006-11-01). "And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead: So Divided : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Web.archive.org. http://web.archive.org/web/20080514112915/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/andyouwillknowusbythetrailofdead/albums/album/12273728/review/12285290/so_divided. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
6. ^ Vanderslice, Heidi (2007-11-03). "Tiny Mix Tapes Reviews: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - So Divided". Web.archive.org. http://web.archive.org/web/20071103180431/http://tinymixtapes.com/And-You-Will-Know-Us-by-the-Trail,2549. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
7. ^ Keely, Conrad (2007-04-13). "News update? And notes regarding our ridiculous video". http://www.trailofdead.com/news.aspx. Retrieved 2007-07-06. ^{[dead link]}
8. ^ So Divided at Allmusic
9. ^ So Divided - ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead | Billboard.com

External links

• Trail of Dead Official Site
• Trail of Dead Fansite