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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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1	The Moon full track	1,119
2	I Felt Your Shape full track	1,070
3	I Want Wind to Blow full track	1,023
4	Instrumental full track	933
5	The Glow Pt. 2 full track	819
6	My Roots Are Strong and Deep full track	798
7	Headless Horseman full track	757
8	The Mansion full track	664
9	(Something) full track	658
10	I'll Not Contain You full track	611
11	I Am Bored full track	582
12	You'll Be in the Air full track	578
13	I Felt My Size full track	546
14	The Gleam Pt. 2 full track	536
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andtigers wrote:
Thursday evening

I believe in the Microphones [2]

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_sonners wrote:
13 days ago

http://forlackofagoodname.wordpress.com/ For bands similar to this beautiful lot. Let me know what you think :D.

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thegetupkid wrote:
23 days ago

I love Anacortes, WA.

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caleb_core wrote:
26 days ago

Wow.... go for it people. Listen to the song 'Something' first I would say.

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Tehpaco wrote:
last month

Karl Blau is a sick track, and Karl Blau the real artist is badass too.

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aaronws wrote:
last month

the moon, the moon, the blue light of the moon

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violetttttt wrote:
last month

Music that makes me wonder how I possibly went most of my life without it. Which is my favourite kind probably, really.

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bit_core wrote:
last month

Realy good group!

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spilled_milk wrote:
last month

I think phil elvrum is a pretty cool guy. eh makes good music and doesn't afraid of anything.

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timothyzha wrote:
last month

i gotta say glow pt 2 takes the edge for me.

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timothyzha wrote:
last month

glow pt 2 'the moon' or song islands 'the moon'?

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davmcperson wrote:
last month

Phil Elverum = pure genius

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andtigers wrote:
last month

The Gleam pt. 2 ^_^

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Aesthete24 wrote:
last month

This is my first time listening to Microphones after having last.fm recommend them to me for like a month...and yeah, dude, I could probably fall in love with this stuff if I give it time to grow. I'm planning on doing just that.

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Last_On_Bleach wrote:
last month

it was hot/glow pt2/mt eerie may be the best 3 album stretch in all of music. each one in genius. i cant say enough about the microphones

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HeadlessClown wrote:
last month

When DOESN'T Phil sound like Kermit the Frog, man, what are you thinking?

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instazome wrote:
last month

i know what you're talking about, but kermit the frog never came to mind

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LOLHAI wrote:
last month

does anyone else think phil sounds like kermit the frog sometimes?

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Baculaat wrote:
last month

would be kind of weird if it was falling though.

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EdgeLike wrote:
September 2009

DIgital but it's impossible.

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