I saw Mount Eerie here in St. Louis about a month ago, and it was incredible. The only actual member of the band is Phil Elvrum, who used to record under the moniker "The Microphones" but recently changed his name to Mount Eerie. The photo above is from the show, and Phil can be seen on the right playing acoustic guitar. To his right is Julie Doiron providing additional vocals and Fred Squire playing electric guitar. It was a very small, intimate setting, and on one song Phil even sang without a microphone. They played some old classics as well as this entire album, which came out this year:
Phil Elvrum has been around for a while. He started out working at a record studio in Olympia, Washington and recording stuff by himself around 1995. He used old tape recorders and over dubbed instruments a lot, giving his records a very natural and earthy feel. He released The Glow Pt. 2 in 2001, and it has since become very popular and one of my favorite albums of all time.
Download: The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2 (2001)
No comments:
Post a Comment