Silt is the debut album by Mistle Thrush, a Boston, Massachusetts-based band. It was released in 1995 on CD by Bedazzled (catalog #BDZ26). The previous year, the band released a five-song EP titled Agus Amàrach. The band didn't release another full-length album until 1997's Super Refraction. Silt saw original guitarist Brad Rigney (departed to Big Monster Fish Hook) replaced by former teenage hardcore semi-star, Matthew Kattman (ex-Funny Wagon/Kingpin).
Track listing All tracks written by Mistle Thrush, except where noted. "Freshwater" – 2:14 "Flowereyed" – 4:20 "One Sixth" – :42 "Cicada" – 5:51 (Todd Demma, Valerie Forgione, Matthew Kattman, Ruben Layman, Scott Patalano, Brad Rigney) "Overpass" – 4:20 "Some Poet" – 5:02 "Wake Up (The Sleep Song)" – 5:59 "Silt" – 1:04 "Red Caboose" – 4:01 "Shine Away" – 6:20 "The Sky and My Hands" – 5:22 (Demma, Forgione, Kattman, Layman, Patalano, Rigney) "The Honey Trip" – 9:26 "Bloom" – 3:20
Personnel Mistle Thrush Todd Demma – Drums, percussion Valerie Forgione – Vocals, acoustic guitar, xylophone, drums ("The Sky and My Hands") Matthew Kattman – Electric and acoustic guitar, bass guitar ("The Sky and My Hands") Ruben Layman – Bass guitar Alice Lee Scott – Electric and acoustic guitar, drums ("The Sky and My Hands")
Additional musicians Mark White – Double bass ("Overpass")
Production Y. Mike – Producer, mixing Mistle Thrush – Producer, mixing Jon Williams – Assistant engineer Dan McLaughlin – Assistant engineer David Lefkowitz – Assistant engineer Marc LaFleur – Assistant engineer Mike Sielewicz – Engineer
Additional credits Recorded at Fort Apache, Cambridge, Massachusetts and The Studio Mixed at Prophet Sound and The Studio Mastered at M Works Rebecca Fagan – Design Matthew Kattman – Illustration Petrina Katsikas – Manager
References CD liner notes