Mount Eerie represents the latest evolution of Phil Elverum's musical vision. Formerly known as The Microphones, Phil changed his project's name to Mount Eerie while maintaining his subtle, lo-fi, and lyrically dense fuzz-folk aesthetic. Elverum explained this change in an 2003 interview with Discorder, asserting that "Mount Eerie is a new project. The Microphones was completed, or at least at a good stopping point. I did it because I am ready for new things. I am new."
Elverum explained this change in an 2003 interview with Discorder, asserting that "Mount Eerie is a new project. The Microphones was completed, or at least at a good stopping point. I did it because I am ready for new things. I am new."
As Mount Eerie, Phil is generally sans synthesizers, drums, and the accenting voices of Mirah, The Blow, and fellow K-Records/Anacortes, Washington friends. Mount Eerie's album "Seven New Songs of Mount Eerie" was also the first recording released on Phil's new label, P.W.Elverum & Sun. All songs from that recording are available for free download in the Internet Archive.
Bill Callahan 12
Songs: Ohia 14
The Mountain Goats 41
Advance Base 4
Boduf Songs 1
Cat Power 24
Devendra Banhart 19
Flying Saucer Attack 15
Jessamine 6
Mogwai 33
Sharon Van Etten 21
Sparklehorse 9
Sufjan Stevens 41
Sun Kil Moon 28
Thanksgiving 1
Eric's Trip 6
French For Rabbits 3
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci 8
Gravenhurst 7
His Name Is Alive 22
Jherek Bischoff 2
Julia Holter 10
Little Wings 4
Mark Kozelek 20
Neko Case 18
Peter Silberman 1
Purple Mountains 1
Quickspace 6
Smog 20
Songs Of Green Pheasant 5
Antlers 3
Twain 6
Will Oldham 5
Iron & Wine 32
Matt Kivel 2
Port St. Willow 3
Darren Jessee 3
Julie Doiron 15
Richard Dawson 8
Told Slant 3