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The Century of Self is what they're calling the sixth LP from bombast bringers ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead. The 13-song, Chris Coady-produced disc follows up to 2006's So Divided and is due February 17 from the band's own Justice Records imprint Richter Scale.

Two of the LP's tracks, "Bells of Creation" and "Inland Sea", will be somewhat familiar to folks who picked up that recent Festival Thyme EP. And in addition to your usual Trail mix, members of Yeasayer and Dragons of Zynth put in guest appearances on The Century of Self. Speaking with us just as he and the band were putting the finishing touches on the album in late September, frontman Conrad Keely called it "more cohesive as a record than the last two." Hey, we'll take it!

Before the Century drops and, indeed, before the year's up, the Trail will lead to Texas, as the band rocks a pair of shows this weekend.

The Century of Self:

01 Giants Causeway
02 Far Pavilions
03 Isis Unveiled
04 Halcyon Days
05 Bells of Creation
06 Fields of Coal
07 Inland Sea
08 Luna Park
09 Pictures of an Only Child
10 Insatiable One
11 Ascending
12 An August Theme
13 Insatiable Two

Trail of Dead:

12-12 San Antonio, TX - Rock Bottom Tattoo Bar
12-13 Austin, TX - Red 7