A Wooden Puppet

A Wooden Puppet is the debut full-length album by the Green River, Wyoming-based quartet Time Paradox. Released on May 11, 2004 without a record label, the album is the first to include Shawn Ore as a permanent member on bass, and the last to feature Tyson Groum as the band's original drummer. Tracks 5 and 10, "The Loveliest Love of My Once-Lovely Life" and "Ghost Boy" respectively, were previously on Time Paradox's demo, To Break a Weapon; albeit slightly different.

Although not commercially successful due to the fact that the band was unsigned, A Wooden Puppet garnered mostly favourable reviews. Among other things, critics have noted the strong production values and the quality of lead guitarist Eliza Bood's vocals; much of the criticism was aimed at the album's short length and somewhat compelling lyrics.

Track listing

 * 1) "How to Skin a Cat" - 0:56
 * 2) "If I'm Your Ex, Then That Makes You a Why" - 3:03
 * 3) "Butterfly Kiss" - 2:15
 * 4) "A Farewell to the Poor" - 2:21
 * 5) "The Loveliest Love of My Once-Lovely Life" - 3:19
 * 6) "Women Are Perfect When They Bleed" - 2:30
 * 7) "Can't I Suffocate?" - 3:35
 * 8) "The Sadist" - 3:22
 * 9) "More to Know" - 2:08
 * 10) "Ghost Boy" - 3:23
 * 11) "Deader Than Dead" (instrumental) - 1:47

Band credits

 * Lester McNara - harsh vocals (tracks 2-10)
 * Eliza Bood - female vocals (tracks 2-7; 9-10), lead guitar
 * Shawn Ore - bass guitar, backing vocals (tracks 4-6; 8)
 * Tyson Groum - drums

Studio personnel

 * Gerard Way of ex-My Chemical Romance - additional vocals ("The Sadist")
 * Geoff Rickly - production
 * Andy Wallace - mixing
 * Eric Rachel - engineer, mastering
 * Howie Weinberg - additional mastering
 * Alan Forbes - illustrations
 * Kazuma Kaneko - cover art

Album details

 * Released: May 11, 2004
 * Recorded: December 2003-March 2004
 * Genre: Emo, post-hardcore
 * Label: Independent