Listenable.

the vocals are awful at points, and the post-rock builds are pretty generic. i mean, they get the mechanics right, but the execution is a little tepid. a lot of the songs modulate between interesting sections and awful sections. the songwriting is out of the box, at least - they deserve credit for that. ultimately, it sounds like a demo and probably is one.....

yet, there's this late 90s sonic youth influence in here that's hooked me slightly. lots of bands start off sounding like somebody else, i guess. i think the most interesting thing i'm pulling out from listening to this is the realization that, had they taken a slightly different path, particularly in the vocals, they might not have taken almost fifteen years to produce a substantial record.

http://grooveshark.com/#!/album/And+You+Will+Know+Us+By+The+Trail+Of+Dead/3568764