The Microphones' 2003 album "Mount Eerie" is a stark, intimate document of the artist's relationship with his surroundings. It captures a singular moment of creative introspection before the project's dissolution.
- Recorded in an empty dairy barn in the winter of 2002, the album's title is a direct reference to the name of the mountain visible from Elverum's home. Though released under The Microphones, the album is credited to "The Incandescent Mountain," a name derived from the album's thematic core. It was the final release on Elverum's P.W. Elverum & Sun label before its rebranding.
- The album is a self-titled release, a rarity in The Microphones' discography, which often featured thematic titles. Its runtime of 26 minutes makes it the shortest of the core Microphones albums.="./en/the-microphones/mount-eerie" is the album's only official music video.
- Mount Eerie was released on January 21, 2003, and is considered a departure from the more maximalist sound of its predecessor, "The Glow Pt. 2." It is a raw, singular artistic statement, recorded and mixed by Elverum himself.
Phil Elverum, from Anacortes, Washington, is best known for his work as The Microphones, a lo-fi, introspective indie rock project. This 2003 album arrived late in the project's lifespan, after its most acclaimed works but before Elverum's prolific output under his own name and Mount Eerie.
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