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.

The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P.
EP by
ReleasedMay 10, 2004
RecordedSecond half of 2003 at the Hotel 2 Tango
Length30:16
LabelConstellation CST030
Thee Silver Mountain Reveries chronology
"This Is Our Punk-Rock," Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing,
(2003)
The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P.
(2004)
Horses in the Sky
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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

Personnel

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Thee Silver Mountain Reveries
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

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Howe, Brian (30 June 2004). "Thee Silver Mountain Reveries: Pretty Little Lightning Paw EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  3. ^ a b Constellation Records (2004). "Thee Silver Mountain Reveries – The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P.". Records Index. Constellation Records. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
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