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
Studio	Blackbird (Berry Hill, Tennessee)
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]
Alternative Press	4/5 [1]
Drowned in Sound	4.5/5 [3]
Filter	88% [1]
Neumu.net	[4]
No Ripcord	7/10 [5]
Pitchfork Media	6.7/10 [6]
PopMatters	(positive) [7]
Spin	B+ [1]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[8]

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. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Wolfman (2003). "...And You Will Knows Us by the Trail of Dead - The Secret of Elena's Tomb". Tiny Mix Tapes . Archived from the original on 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2013-07-04.