The Pretty Little Lightning Paw

The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" EP
Extended Play from A Silver Mt. Zion
Publication (s)	May 10, 2004
Label (s)	Constellation Records CST030
Format (s)	CD , LP
Genre (s)	Post rock
Title (number)	4th
running time	30:16
occupation	Electric guitar , vocals , piano , feedback, organ , jukebox: Efrim Menuck Violin , electric bass , vocals, piano: Thierry Amar Electric bass: Sophie Trudeau Violin, vocals: Jessica Moss Cello , vocals: Beckie Foon Drums : Ian Illavsky
production	Harris Newman and the band
Studio (s)	hotel2tango ( Montreal ), 2003
chronology “This Is Our Punk-Rock,” Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing, 2002 The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" EP Horses in the Sky 2005

The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" EP is an EP by the Canadian post-rock band Thee Silver Mountain Reveries , which was released in May 2004 on Constellation Records .

Overview

The name the band chose for this EP is very different from the names they usually have. However, this name was only chosen for a very short time - on the next album they called themselves Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La-Band with Choir .

Many of the band members swapped their instruments for this EP. Sophie Trudeau, for example, usually plays the violin, but here she plays the bass guitar . Ian Illavsky, actually one of the guitarists, plays the drums here.

When the EP was recorded, it was played on a radio recorder and then re-recorded. This gives the record its very raw tone.

On the song " There's a River in the Valley Made of Melting Snow ", the Hebrew line "baruch atta adonai" (ברוך אתה אדוני) means "Bless the Lord".

Reviews

The website allmusic awarded the record three out of five stars. Brian Howe of the internet magazine Pitchfork Media gave the record 7.6 out of 10 and writes: "I don't know what the Silver Mountain Reveries have in store for the next record, but I think they are on the right track with this one. " He also wrote that the song More Action! Less tears! "perfect post-rock in an ideal world".

Track list

1. "More Action! Less Tears!" - 5:20
2. "Microphones in the Trees" - 9:47
3. "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" - 10:01 am
4. "There's a River in the Valley Made of Melting Snow" - 5:08

Music and lyrics by A Silver Mt. Zion .

Guest musician

No surnames of the guest musicians known.

• Aimee - (yells "More Action! Less Tears!")
• Chad and Nadia - vocals (on "Microphones in the Trees" and "Pretty Little Lightning Paw")

production

• Harris Newman - Mastering

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1. ^ ^{A b} Constellation Records: Thee Silver Mountain Reveries - The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" EP . In: Records Index . Constellation Records. 2004. Retrieved January 7, 2007.
2. ↑ allmusic
3. ↑ In the original: " I don't know what Thee Silver Mountain Reveries have in store for their next recording, but I think they're on the right track with this one. "
4. ^ Review by Brain Howe, Pitchfork Media, June 30, 2004.
5. ↑ In the original: " But the first track on Pretty Little Lightning Paw," More Action! Less Tears! ", Is exactly what post-rock would be in a perfect world where words meant what they actually mean. "

Web links

• Info page for The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw EP" on the Constellation Records website .