13 Blues for Thirteen Moons

13 Blues for Thirteen Moons
Studio album by Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La-Band
Publication (s)	March 10, 2008 (Europe)
Label (s)	Constellation Records
Format (s)	Double CD , double LP
Genre (s)	Post rock , ambient
Title (number)	de facto 4
running time	59:10
occupation	Guitar , vocals : Efrim Menuck Double bass , electric bass , vocals : Thierry Amar Violin , vocals : Sophie Trudeau Violin , vocals : Jessica Moss Guitar, organ : Ian Ilavsky Cello , vocals : Beckie Foon Drums , vocals : Eric Craven
production	Howard Bilerman, Radwan Mouhmeh and mastered by Harris Newman
Studio (s)	Hotel2Tango ( Montreal )
chronology Horses in the Sky (2005) 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons Collapse Tradixionales (2010)

13 Blues for Thirteen Moons is the fifth studio album by Canadian post-rock band Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La-Band . The album was released in March 2008 . The album consists of an instrumental intro, divided into twelve pieces, each only a few seconds long, followed by four pieces, each over ten minutes long.

The liner notes in the CD booklet were titled Himnos de Sion , and for the first time in the history of the band, the booklet also contains the lyrics.

List of pieces

1. [no title] - 0:05
2. [no title] - 0:04
3. [no title] - 0:04
4. [no title] - 0:05
5. [no title] - 0:06
6. [no title] - 0:05
7. [no title] - 0:06
8. [no title] - 0:06
9. [no title] - 0:06
10. [no title] - 0:07
11. [no title] - 0:07
12. [no title] - 0:11
13. 1,000,000 Died to Make This Sound - 14:42
14. 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons - 16:45
15. Black Waters Blowed / Engine Broke Blues - 13:05
16. BlindBlindBlind - 13:17

reception

The album received mixed reviews. AllMusic awarded 4.5 out of 5 possible stars and wrote that the band had never "rocked so hard or so convincingly in their career." In contrast, Pitchfork only awarded 5.2 out of 10 possible points: that takes the fun out of the album. "

Laut.de rated the album with 4 out of 5 stars. Although it is "reserved for an elite circle of knowledgeable people due to the scruffy compositions", it is "[b] reassuring that there are still musicians with concerns with us."

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Thee Silver Mt. Zion Announces 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons . December 18, 2007. Accessed February 23, 2013.
2. ↑ Silver Mt Zion to release 13 Blues For Thirteen Moons . Archived from the original on July 9, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
3. ↑ Q&A with Efrim Menuck of A Silver Mt. Zion / Godspeed You! Black Emperor . March 25, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
4. ↑ 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons by Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band. In: Metacritic. Retrieved June 6, 2016 . 
5. ↑ 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons - A Silver Mt. Zion | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. In: AllMusic. Retrieved June 6, 2016 . 
6. ↑ Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band: 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons Album Review | Pitchfork. In: pitchfork.com. Retrieved June 6, 2016 . 
7. ↑ They still have a request! In: laut.de. Retrieved June 6, 2016 .