The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P.
The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P. is an EP by Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band under the name Thee Silver Mountain Reveries. It was released May 2004 on Constellation Records. The name the band assumed for this EP was temporary; they have since reverted to using Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra.
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| Released | May 10, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | Second half of 2003 at the Hotel 2 Tango | |||
| Length | 30:16 | |||
| Label | Constellation CST030 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.6/10)[2] |
Many of the band members switched instruments for this recording.[3] For example, Sophie Trudeau, who usually plays violin, plays bass guitar. Ian Ilavsky, usually one of the band's guitarists, plays drums. When recording was complete, the EP was played on a boombox and rerecorded from that, giving it a rough sound.[3]
On the track, "There's a River in the Valley Made of Melting Snow", the Hebrew lyric, "baruch atta adonai" (ברוך אתה אדוני), means "bless the Lord".
Track listing
- "More Action! Less Tears!" – 5:20
- "Microphones in the Trees" – 9:47
- "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" – 10:01
- "There's a River in the Valley Made of Melting Snow" – 5:08
Personnel
- Thee Silver Mountain Reveries
- Thierry Amar – violin, bass guitar, vocals, pianohandle
- Ian Ilavsky – drums
- Efrim Menuck – guitar, piano, organ, vocals, feedback, toybox
- Jessica Moss – violin, vocals
- Sophie Trudeau – bass guitar
- Other musicians
- Aimee – yells on "More Action! Less Tears!"
- Chad – vocals on "Microphones in the Trees" and "Pretty Little Lightning Paw"
- Nadia – vocals on "Microphones in the Trees" and "Pretty Little Lightning Paw"
- Technical
Notes
- Allmusic review
- Howe, Brian (30 June 2004). "Thee Silver Mountain Reveries: Pretty Little Lightning Paw EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- Constellation Records (2004). "Thee Silver Mountain Reveries – The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P.". Records Index. Constellation Records. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
External links
- The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P. at Constellation Records