The Microphones

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  Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2020

  PUBLISHED Dec 2, 2020

  This was a year of solitude and introspection, whether we wanted it or not. It was a year that forced everyone to confront their deepest, d...

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  Phil Elverum Is Releasing a Companion Photobook to 'Microphones in 2020'

  PUBLISHED Nov 12, 2020

  Phil Elverum recently resurrected the Microphones for a fantastic album called Microphones in 2020 earlier this year. The unique release wa...

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  Mount Eerie's Phil Elverum Suggests Spotify Is Immoral Even Though It "Is Not Illegal Yet"

  PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2020

  If you've listened to the Microphones' new comeback album, Microphones in 2020, you might have noticed that it's not available on Spotify....

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  Hear the Microphones' First New Album in Nearly Two Decades

  PUBLISHED Aug 6, 2020

  Phil Elverum is about to leave Mount Eerie and go back to the Microphones for his first new album under his old moniker in 17 years. Microp...

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  'Microphones in 2020' Crystallizes Phil Elverum's Lifetime of Soul-Searching

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2020

  As a society, we are stuck. At a time when the present moment seems so overwhelming and confusing, sometimes the only places we can turn to...

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  Mount Eerie's Phil Elverum Announces New Album as the Microphones

  PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2020

  Before he was Mount Eerie, singular Anacortes singer-songwriter Phil Elverum made music under the name the Microphones. Then, in 2003, he r...

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  Little Wings Treats His 'Wonderue' Album to Vinyl Reissue

  PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2019

  While Kyle Field has stayed plenty busy in recent years, the prolific indie songwriter is now revisiting one of his first great highlights...

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  Phil Elverum Is Returning as the Microphones

  PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2019

  Phil Elverum said goodbye to his Microphones moniker way back in 2003, but the Pacific Northwest indie hero is now reviving the long-dorman...