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Source Tags & Codes

...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead · 2002

48 min · 13 tracks · art rock

An expansive, genre-blurring exploration of sound that melds chaos and melody into a compelling narrative.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • long, immersive listening sessions
  • wave-like pacing and dynamics
  • layered, dense sonic textures

Where this album fits

Career context
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead released 'Source Tags & Codes' as their third studio album in 2002, following their critically acclaimed 'Madonna' (2000). At this point, the band was transitioning from underground indie success to a more mainstream recognition, showcasing their artistic evolution and ambition.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Invocation 1:31
  • 2 It Was There That I Saw You 3:57
  • 3 Another Morning Stoner 4:33
  • 4 Baudelaire 4:16
  • 5 Homage 3:29
  • 6 How Near How Far 3:54
  • 7 Life Is Elsewhere 0:55
  • 8 Heart in the Hand of the Matter 4:48
  • 9 Monsoon 5:53
  • 10 Days of Being Wild 3:26
  • 11 Relative Ways 4:03
  • 12 After the Laughter 1:15
  • 13 Source Tags & Codes 6:08

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