Last year Phil Elverum (Mount Eerie, the Microphones) put out Lost Wisdom, a collaboration with Eric's Trip's Julie Doiron and Fred Squire, but the dark, multi-textured, black metal and folk-inflected Wind's Poem (out 8/18 on P.W. Elverum & Sun) feels... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP XCIV: HEAR NEW MOUNT EERIE, WIN MOSCOT SUNGLASSES»
Posted on June 24, 2009 in , (1 comments)
Tags: Mount Eerie | Phil Elverum | The Microphones
Lately we've heard Phil Elverum unearthing "Black Wooden" music with "In Moonlight," playing fragile solo pieces in Poland, and being covered beautifully by Damien Jurado. On "Flaming Home," Elverum's teamed up with Julie Doiron and guitarist/Doiron bandmate Fred Squire. It's... Lost Wisdom Album Art'">CONTINUE READING NEW MOUNT EERIE WITH JULIE DOIRON AND FRED SQUIRE - "FLAMING HOME" & LOST WISDOM ALBUM ART»
Posted on July 18, 2008 in , (2 comments)
Tags: Eric's Trip | Fred Squire | Julie Doiron | Microphones | Mount Eerie | Phil Elverum
We recently posted the heavy, dark, fragile "In Moonlight" from Mount Eerie's new, self-described quest for "Black Wooden" music, the Black Wooden Ceiling Opening EP. A few days later it showed up as the opening track on our quest for... CONTINUE READING MOUNT EERIE LIVE IN POLAND»
Posted on June 5, 2008 in (8 comments)
Tags: Microphones | Mount Eerie | Phil Elverum
It's totally reductive to associate Memorial Day Weekend solely with drinking and eating (and not, you know, Memorializing), but here it is, that special weekend custom made for welcoming summer, getting drunk, and eating bbq, and yay for that. Before... CONTINUE READING AN MP3 MIX FOR YOUR MEMORIAL DAY»
Posted on May 23, 2008 in (20 comments)
Tags: Atlas Sound | Awesome New Republic | Brendan Canning | Burning Star Core | Grizzly Bear | Hercules And Love Affair | Los Campesinos! | Mates Of State | Mount Eerie | Music Go Music | My Morning Jacket | Phil Elverum | Quiet Village | Takka Takka | Tokyo Police Club
Phil Elverum can kinda do no wrong. Of course, everyone does wrong, because nobody's perfect, but the Microphones and Mount Eerie main man has a stellar track record, and we're in no mood to quibble about the man who created... CONTINUE READING NEW MOUNT EERIE - "IN MOONLIGHT"»
Posted on May 22, 2008 in (8 comments)
Tags: Mount Eerie | Phil Elverum
