Mount Eerie (album)

Mount Eerie is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band the Microphones. Released by K Records in 2003, Elverum later used the same name for his next musical project, and released a follow-up EP to the original album in 2007.

Mount Eerie
Studio album by the Microphones
Released	January 21, 2003
Recorded	November 21, 2001 – June 10, 2002
Studio	Dub Narcotic (Olympia, Washington) Quatro-Syncho (Trafton Lake, Washington)
Genre	Avant-folk psychedelic folk experimental rock drone
Length	40:51
Label	K Records P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd. (ELV 032)
Producer	Phil Elverum
The Microphones chronology
The Glow Pt. 2 (2001) Mount Eerie (2003) Microphones in 2020 (2020)
Alternative cover
CD cover

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	5/5[3]
Pitchfork	8.9/10[4]
Stylus Magazine	B[5]
Tiny Mix Tapes	5/5[6]

Described by Elverum as being about "[mountains, earth and space]" the album features a linear narrative spanning the five songs.[4]

Accolades

Mount Eerie was included on Treblezine's list of "essential" psychedelic folk albums.[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I. The Sun"	17:11
2.	"II. Solar System"	3:38
3.	"III. Universe"	6:41
4.	"IV. Mt. Eerie"	8:58
5.	"V. Universe"	4:23
Total length:		40:51

Personnel

• Phil Elverum – vocals, guitars, bass, organ, piano, Swiss alpenhorn, drums, additional percussion
• Adam Forkner – cowbell and trumpet on "The Sun"
• Anna Oxygen – additional vocals on "The Sun" and "Mt. Eerie"
• Mirah – additional vocals on "Solar System"
• Khaela Maricich – additional vocals on "Universe" (part 1) and "Mt. Eerie"
• Calvin Johnson – additional vocals on "Universe" (part 1)
• Jenn Kliese – additional vocals on "Universe" (part 1), "Mt. Eerie", and "Universe" (part 2)
• Kyle Field – additional vocals and instruments on "Mt. Eerie"
• Karl Blau – additional vocals and instruments on "Mt. Eerie"

"Precipice Carolers"

These singers form the chorus of the title track.

• Kyle Field (of Little Wings)
• Phil Elverum
• Khaela Maricich (of The Blow)
• Phan Nguyen
• Amber Bell
• Bethany Hays Parke
• Shawn Parke
• Hollis Parke
• Dennis Driscoll
• Zach Alarcon
• Adam Forkner

References

1. "Reviews for Mount Eerie by The Microphones". Metacritic. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
2. Phares, Heather. "Mount Eerie – The Microphones". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
3. "The Microphones: Mount Eerie". Alternative Press (175): 70. February 2003.
4. Carr, Eric (January 20, 2003). "The Microphones: Mount Eerie". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
5. Howard, Ed (September 1, 2003). "The Microphones – Mount Eerie/The Singing From Mt. Eerie/The Drums From Mt. Eerie – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
6. "The Microphones – Mount Eerie". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
7. Staff, Treble (2019-07-11). "10 Essential Psychedelic Folk Albums". Treblezine. Retrieved 2020-09-19.