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.
Many of the band members switched instruments for this recording. 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.
On the track, "There's a River in the Valley Made of Melting Snow", the Hebrew lyric, "baruch atta adonai" (), 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 Harris Newman – mastering
Notes
External links The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P. at Constellation Records