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.
In The Chilling Finale To The Glow Pt. 2 Phil Is Alone Bleeding Out In The Woods Following The Violent Attack Of Samurai Sword. Fleeting Memories Fly About In The Form Of Song Clips Earlier In The Album The Final Minutes Of The Album Comprise Nothing But Eerie Sounds Which Serve As A Connection To Phil’s Next Album.