Pavement-Mussle Rock (Is a Horse in Transition)

"Father to a Sister of Thought" is a song written by Stephen Malkmus of Pavement that appears on the band's third album, Wowee Zowee (1995). On June 20, 1995, the song was released as the second single from the album in 7" vinyl and CD-single formats; the track list is the same for both versions. Both B-sides are included amongst the bonus tracks on 2006's deluxe Sordid Sentinels Edition reissue of Wowee Zowee.

The song follows a three chord pattern and ends with an unexpected turn of tempo and direction, a commonly used technique for Pavement. "Father to a Sister of Thought" could be considered alt-country or jangly-guitar rock. The tune has a definite country feel to it, similar to another Malkmus-penned tune, "Range Life". The music video for "Father to a Sister of Thought" features the band playing together in front of a western themed backdrop, reinforcing the country vibe.

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• Pavement
• Give It Day
• Summer Babe
• Trigger Cut
• Cut Your Hair
• Haunt You Down
• Gold Soundz
• Range Life
• Father to a Sister of Thought
• Rattled by the Rush
• Stereo
• Shady Lane
• Carrot Rope
• Spit on a Stranger
• Major Leagues
• The Killing Moon
• The Classical
• Harness Your Hopes
• Here
• You're Killing Me
• Box Elder
• She Believes
• Forklift
• Perfect Depth
• Camera
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• Brink of the Clouds
• False Skorpion
• Easily Fooled
• Mussle
• Rock
• (Is
• Horse
• in
• Transition)
• Kris Kraft

[QuadropheniaBrosef]

love spiral stairs so much

[fennesz]

one of their best songs!

[sushilll111]

Switch Western Homes on Wowee with this and you somehow improve the best album of all time.

[elvarfreyrelvarsson]

there's something about this song that makes me feel like i'm fourteen again and it's blazing heat outside, same thing with passat dream, what's up with spiral's songs ? :D ! rad

[0puddle0]

FAVOURITE PAVEMENT SONG