AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF THE DEAD The Century Of Self (2009 UK 13-track CD album - plenty of bands like to yammer on about how their newest record is a 'return to their roots', as if some undiscovered brilliance is to be found and resurrected on early demos and basement jam sessions. But in the case of ...And You Will Know Us..., a return to form could be just what the doctor ordered. The band’s 2002 album, 'Source Tags And Codes', sparked a near universal rock-critic orgasm; after that, how could their two follow up efforts match up? 'The Century of Self' is an epic masterpiece. From the soaring instrumental opener, 'Giants Causeway', to the album’s closer, 'Insatiable Two', which starts off with the sounds of a demented circus and ends with an echoing sing-along about Keely’s lack of monstrosity, the record is a work of tremendous scope and ambition. 'The new songs are very personal,' says Keely. 'We’re building on everything we’ve ever done, looking back on our whole career and taking a lot inspiration from our early music.')