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Phil Elverum Sings His Memoir on ‘Microphones in 2020’
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Phil Elverum Sings His Memoir on ‘Microphones in 2020’

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 / 14 August 2020

On his first studio album under the Microphones moniker since 2003, Phil Elverum shows he has been recording the same song since he was a teenager in the mid-1990s. Microphones in 2020 might be his apex as a songwriter.

Mount Eerie’s ‘Now Only’ Feels Like More of ‘A Crow Looked at Me’
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Mount Eerie’s ‘Now Only’ Feels Like More of ‘A Crow Looked at Me’

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 / 15 March 2018

Mount Eerie follows the remarkable A Crow Looked at Me with a similarly styled album that will be of interest to Mount Eerie devotees but feels more downbeat and less necessary than its predecessor.

Mount Eerie: A Crow Looked at Me
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Mount Eerie: A Crow Looked at Me

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 / 20 March 2017
A Crow Looked at Me is a masterpiece in the manner of A Grief Observed and “She Will Find What is Lost”. These works create a special communion between creator and observer.
Mount Eerie: Sauna
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Mount Eerie: Sauna

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 / 3 February 2015
From beginning to end, Sauna reads its map upside down, but finds the destination all the same.
Mount Eerie: New York – 24 September 2014
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Mount Eerie: New York – 24 September 2014

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 / 16 October 2014
Phil Elverum brought minimalist arrangements of songs from upcoming Mount Eerie release Sauna to NYC's Le Poisson Rouge, along with plenty of mystery and endearing stage banter.
Standing on Ceremony: An Interview with Wyrd Visions
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Standing on Ceremony: An Interview with Wyrd Visions

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 / 11 June 2014
The Microphones' Phil Elverum is re-releasing Wyrd Visions' haunting debut and Colin Bergh takes us through its genesis from beginning to end and well beyond.
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Mount Eerie: Clear Moon

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 / 24 June 2012
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Mount Eerie: 8 November 2009 – Lakeshore Theatre, Chicago

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 / 11 November 2009