Black Wooden

Black Wooden is a compilation EP by Mount Eerie, the musical project of musician Phil Elverum. It was released on December 14, 2009. It is the first and only record by Elverum to be released under the Latitudes Series by Southern Records.

Black Wooden
EP by Mount Eerie
Released	December 14, 2009
Recorded	2007
Genre	Indie folk
Length	21:46
Label	Southern Records
Producer	Phil Elverum
Mount Eerie chronology
Wind's Poem (2009) Black Wooden (2009) Song Islands vol. 2 (2010)

Recording

The EP was recorded at Southern Studios in London, England while Elverum was touring the UK in the summer of 2007, using a borrowed guitar alongside Southern Records engineer Harvey Birrell.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	7.0/10[1]
Spectrum Culture	3.5/5.0[3]
Beats Per Minute	72%[4]

Upon release, the EP received a generally positive reception. Matthew Solarski of Pitchfork wrote that "if you're but an aspiring convert who's reluctant to make a huge commitment, as a welcome mat to the realm of Mount Eerie, you could do much worse".[1]

Luke Winkle of Spectrum Culture while enjoying the EP found it at times frustrating or "astoundingly boring" but ultimately said that "He’s at his best when keeping it simple, and when the songs do drift into hollow wankery ("Marriage"), he’s quick to refocus on the coniferous textures that make the music worth listening to in the first place".[3]

Chase McMullen of Beats Per Minute said that the EP was a "pretty simplistic listen. While strong, the EP doesn't really boast one of those epiphanous Elverum moments. It's fine, but easily lost amongst the vast catalog the man already offers".[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Phil Elverum.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Black Wooden"	06:02
2.	"The Bottomless Pit"	02:13
3.	"If We Knew"	02:01
4.	"Appetite"	03:21
5.	"Marriage"	05:46
6.	"Mount Eerie Revealed"	02:22
Total length:		21:46

References

1. Solarski, Matthew (January 21, 2010). "Mount Eerie Black Wooden EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
2. "Mount Eerie Black Wooden". December 14, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
3. Winkle, Luke (February 18, 2010). "Mount Eerie: Black Wooden EP". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
4. McMullen, Chuck (February 18, 2010). "Mount Eerie Black Wooden EP". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved January 22, 2020.