Mount Eerie (album)

Mount Eerie
Studio album by The Microphones
Released	January 21, 2003
Recorded	November 21, 2001 - June 10, 2002
Genre	Experimental rock, lo-fi
Length	40:51
Label	K Records
Producer	Phil Elverum
The Microphones chronology
The Glow Pt. 2 (2001) Mount Eerie (2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Pitchfork Media	(8.9/10) 1/21/2003
Tiny Mix Tapes

Mount Eerie is the last studio album from the band The Microphones. Microphones frontman Phil Elvrum began working on "Mount Eerie" after taking a long tour of Europe and North America. Released by K Records in 2003, the album is named after the mountain on Fidalgo Island where Elvrum spent much of his childhood.

Track listing

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

Personnel

• Phil Elvrum - 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," "Mt. Eerie"
• Mirah - Additional vocals on "Solar System"
• Khaela Maricich - Additional vocals on "Universe" (part 1), "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 Elvrum
• Khaela Maricich (of The Blow)
• Phan Nguyen
• Amber Bell
• Bethany Hays Parke
• Shawn Parke
• Hollis Parke
• Dennis Driscoll
• Zach Alarcon
• Adam Forkner