The Secret of Elena's Tomb

The Secret of Elena's Tomb
EP by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
Released	April 1, 2003
Genre	Rock
Length	19:17
Label	Interscope
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead chronology
Source Tags & Codes (2002) The Secret of Elena's Tomb (2003) Worlds Apart (2005)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(76/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Almost Cool	(7.25/10)[3]
Alternative Press	4/5[1]
Drawer B	(average)[4]
Drowned in Sound	4.5/5[5]
Filter	88%[1]
Neumu.net	[6]
No Ripcord	7/10[7]
Pitchfork Media	(6.7/10)[8]
PopMatters	(positive)[9]
Spin	B+[1]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[10]

The Secret of Elena's Tomb is the EP follow up to Source Tags & Codes by Austin, TX band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead. The title is inspired by the story of Carl Tanzler.

Track listing

1. "Mach Schau" – 3:49
2. "All St. Day" – 3:53
3. "Crowning of a Heart" – 3:30
4. "Counting Off the Days" – 3:11
5. "Intelligence" – 4:55

The enhanced section contains the videos of "Another Morning Stoner" and "Relative Ways" as well as a live video of "All St. Day".

References

1. "Critic Reviews for The Secret Of Elena's Tomb (EP)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
2. Phares, Heather. "The Secret of Elena's Tomb - ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead". Allmusic.
3. "And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - The Secret Of Elena's Tomb". Almost Cool. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
4. Greenwood, Eric (2003-03-29). "...and You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, The Secret Of Elena's Tomb EP (Interscope)". Drawer B. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
5. Dobson, Gareth (2003-03-31). "...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - The Secret Of Elena's Tomb". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2005-02-13. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
6. Womack, Andrew (2003). "...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead: The Secret Of Elena's Tomb". Neumu.net. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
7. Draper, Sam (2003-05-12). "...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead: The Secret of Elena's Tomb". No Ripcord. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
8. Schreiber, Ryan (2003-03-30). "...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: The Secret of Elena's Tomb EP". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
9. Thill, Scott (2003-07-09). "...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead: The Secret of Elena's Tomb". PopMatters. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
10. Wolfman (2003). "...And You Will Knows Us by the Trail of Dead - The Secret of Elena's Tomb". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2013-07-04.

External links

• The Secret of Elena's Tomb at Metacritic