The Microphones Is The Name Of A Project That Anacortes WA's Phil Elverum Has Headed Since 1996. Its Sound Is Best Described As Lo-Fi "fuzz Folk " Including 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 Briefly Returning In December 2007 When He Began Selling A New 7" Single By The Microphones "Don't Smoke" "Get Off The Internet" On His Website And At Concerts.
In 2020 Elverum Returned To The Microphones Name Once More To Release The Project's 14th Album Microphones In 2020. Microphones Memberscollaborators 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. . User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply.
The Glow Pt. 2 Is The Title Track And 2nd Song On The Profound Phil Elvrum's 2001 K Records Release. The Song Begins With A Distorted And Emotional Segway From The Preceding Track "I Want Wind To Blow." It Quickly Changes As A Strummed Acoustic Guitar Pounds Out Of The Distortion Accompanied By Elvrums Voice. The Song Is Apropriately The Title Track As It Captures Evrum's Ability To Use Acoustic And Electric Instruments To Create A Lofi Holy Grail.