Madonna (...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead album)

Madonna is the second studio album by the American band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead.^[12] It was released on October 19, 1999, by Merge Records.^[13]

Madonna
Studio album by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
Released	October 19, 1999
Genre	Post-hardcore alternative rock^[1] indie rock^[1] noise rock
Length	45:28
Label	Merge
Producer	Mike McCarthy^[2]
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead chronology
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead (1998) Madonna (1999) Source Tags & Codes (2002)
Singles from Madonna
"Mistakes & Regrets" Released: October 2, 2000^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Alternative Press	4/5^[4]
Melody Maker	^[5]
NME	8/10^[6]
Pitchfork	8.4/10 (1999)^[7] 8.7/10 (2019)^[8]
Q	^[9]
Select	4/5^[10]
Spin	8/10^[11]

Background and production

The cover art features a Hindu goddess painting by Conrad Keely called Portrait of Kali. The back art is another painting, Tribute to Ed Wicklander by James Neslo, a nod to a Seattle-based sculptor.^[14]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "a huge guitar sound (My Bloody Valentine huge) dominates, buttressed by swift drum rolls and snare cracks."^[15]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"And You Will Know Them..."	0:31
2.	"Mistakes & Regrets"	3:46
3.	"Totally Natural"	4:16
4.	"Blight Takes All"	4:43
5.	"Clair de Lune"	3:26
6.	"Flood of Red"	3:53
7.	"Children of the Hydra's Teeth"	1:22
8.	"Mark David Chapman"	4:10
9.	"Up from Redemption"	0:22
10.	"Aged Dolls"	7:17
11.	"The Day the Air Turned Blue"	1:03
12.	"A Perfect Teenhood"	5:17
13.	"Sigh Your Children" (contains a hidden track)	5:22

Personnel

• Conrad Keely
• Jason Reece
• Kevin Allen
• Neil Busch (uncredited)^{[citation needed]}
• Additional musicians: Julie Pomerleau, Carolyn Cremona, Clay Embry, Jimmy Burdine (horns), Steven Hall (drums).

References

1. Gallucci, Michael. "Madonna – ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
2. "Madonna reviewed". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
3. . 2001-02-10. Archived from the original on 10 February 2001. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
4. "...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: Madonna". Alternative Press. No. 139. February 2000. pp. 76–77.
5. "...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: Madonna". Melody Maker. May 30, 2000. p. 56.
6. Oldham, James (November 25, 1999). . NME. Archived from the original on January 25, 2000. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
7. . 2000-08-16. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
8. Berman, Stuart (November 10, 2019). "...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: Madonna". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
9. "...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: Madonna". Q. No. 167. August 2000. p. 96.
10. Davenport, Neil (July 2000). "...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: Madonna". Select. No. 121. p. 107.
11. Gross, Joe (March 2000). "...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: Madonna". Spin. Vol. 16, no. 3. p. 151. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
12. "...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead | Biography & History". AllMusic.
13. . Mergerecords.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
14. Liner notes of album (ID 036172947126)
15. "…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead". Trouser Press. Retrieved 24 August 2021.