Artist · chart history
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead
Band Austin United States Active 1994–2023 US alternative rock band
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead formed in 1994 in Austin, United States and was active until 2023. ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead has 5 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 2000–2005. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “How Near, How Far”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #25. The station that charted ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead most often is John Peel (BBC Radio 1), with 1 appearance. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2002.
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead came howling out of Austin, Texas, in 1994, and by 1999's Madonna they had turned noise-rock chaos into something close to grandeur. "Mistakes & Regrets" is the proof: guitars that crash and swell, shouted vocals that sound like they're being torn loose, and a melody hidden in the wreckage. Source Tags & Codes followed in 2002 with "Relative Ways".
Conrad Keely and Jason Reece have been the heart of the band from the start, joined in the earliest steady lineup by Kevin Allen and Neil Busch, with other players coming and going over the years. Their live shows were long, ferocious affairs that earned them a devoted cult following, and Keely, a painter as well, made the artwork for every album, full of myth and history.
Between 1998 and 2023 they put out eleven studio albums, the last of them XI: Bleed Here Now in July 2022. Early in 2023 an Instagram post reading "Trail closed" set off rumors of a breakup; Keely later said the band still existed but had no immediate plans to tour or record, worn down by a disastrous final tour and a music business that has little room for smaller bands.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How Near, How Far | 2 | #25 | – | 2002 | |
| 2 | Mistakes & Regrets | 1 | #4 | – | 2000 | |
| 3 | Relative Ways | 2 | #104 | – | 2002 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 430 | Relative Ways | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) |
| 2002 | 104 | Relative Ways | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002 |
| 2002 | 86 | How Near, How Far | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002 |
| 2002 | 25 | How Near, How Far | WBER Listener Countdown 2002 |
| 2000 | 4 | Mistakes & Regrets | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2000 |
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