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The Microphones is the name of a project that Anacortes, WA’s Phil Elvrum has headed since the late 90s. Its sound is best described as lo-fi “fuzz folk,” ranging from drum-crashing, bass-thrashing sonic freakouts, strummy classical guitar love songs, angelic vocal choirs, and almost-whispered vocals over harmoniums and bell kits. In 2004, Elverum abandoned the “Microphones” name to begin recording as Mount Eerie. But in December 2007, he began selling a new 7” single by the Microphones (“

Don’t Smoke” / “

Get Off The Internet”) on his website and at concerts, suggesting that the project is not yet over. Microphones members/collaborators include Karl Blau, Dennis Driscoll, Kyle Field aka Little Wings, Mirah, Khaela Maricich aka The Blow, Adrian Orange aka Thanksgiving, Adam Forkner and K Records’ founder, Calvin Johnson of Beat Happening and The Halo Benders.

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6	Headless Horseman full track	552
7	The Mansion full track	506
8	(Something) full track	482
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mefearsatan wrote:
yesterday morning

genius

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BooksFuturama wrote:
Friday afternoon

I Felt My Size is amazing.

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JonxSchaeffer wrote:
Friday morning

Agreed, the Mount Eerie album is undeniable. Solar System will forever remain my favorite.

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mythofsisyphus wrote:
Thursday afternoon

Yeah, I though In The Aeroplane Over The Sea was pretty great in High School too...

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JT__ wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

lol @ Song Islands > In the Aeroplane over the sea. I mean it's a solid album, but In the Aeroplane over the sea is a landmark...

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thirdprofile wrote:
Wednesday morning

"hear their scary trumpets on"

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mythofsisyphus wrote:
Tuesday evening

song islands>in the aeroplane over the sea [2]

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allancoote wrote:
Sunday evening

Way more people need to listen to the Mount Eerie album, the more I listen to it the more clearly I see it as The Microphones best work

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Waqcku wrote:
last week

8==================================================D

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Waqcku wrote:
last week

DONT WAKE ME UP > ON AVERY ISLAND ::::::::OOOOOOOOOO

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JonxSchaeffer wrote:
last week

This shoutbocks is madness.

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Rariep wrote:
last week

In love with The Glow, pt. 2.

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BattleFranky wrote:
last week

mmy favorite band is last.fm arguments

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nickvb wrote:
last week

keke

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nickvb wrote:
last week

the glow pt 2. one of the best indie records ever made. almost as good as in the aeroplane over the sea.

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whitecollarboy_ wrote:
last month

'Glow, Pt. 2' was very great. Gonna have to give this guy some more listens...

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BooksFuturama wrote:
last month

The music doesn't seem to follow through with the brilliant lyrics. But I still really like this band.

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instazome wrote:
last month

not that bold at all. in the aeroplane can be touched, it's very absorbed in structures and its time. its reach is not endless nor entirely continuous. the glow pt 2 is definitely the better album, and i would even say don't wake me up & it was hot are comparable or better than "in the aeroplane" ooooh ahhh. hardly even similar concepts to compete anyways

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Poppachippa wrote:
last month

if you top artists aren't animal collective, neutral milk hotel, pavement, tv on the radio, no age, sufjan stevens, deerhunter, and vampire weekend you would know song islands>in the aeroplane.

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mythofsisyphus wrote:
last month

song islands>in the aeroplane over the sea

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