Dawn is the third full-length album by Mount Eerie

Mount Eerie

Mount Eerie is an Anacortes, Washington-based band fronted by Phil Elverum. Elverum is the principal member of the band, but he has collaborated with many other musicians on his records.-History:...

. It was officially released 1 November 2008 on P. W. Elverum & Sun

P. W. Elverum & Sun

P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd. is a record label owned by Phil Elverum of the bands Mount Eerie and The Microphones. Artists that have released records on P.W. Elverum & Sun include Mount Eerie, D+, Woelv, The Spectacle, Thanksgiving. P.W. Elverum & Sun is located in Anacortes, Washington...

. The songs were all written by Phil Elverum during the winter of 2002–03, which he spent alone in a cabin in a remote part of Norway.

The album was released on CD concurrently with an 144-page hardcover book and 16 color photo cards. The book includes Elverum's journal entries and drawings from his Norway trip. The book is bound in paper that gives the feeling of wood. The album was also released as just an LP packaged with Elverum self-portraits drawn from the reflection of a window in the cabin in Norway.

Tracks

Many of the songs appear on earlier releases by Mount Eerie

Mount Eerie

Mount Eerie is an Anacortes, Washington-based band fronted by Phil Elverum. Elverum is the principal member of the band, but he has collaborated with many other musicians on his records.-History:...

. "Moon Sequel" is a follow-up to The Microphones

The Microphones

The Microphones was a lo-fi band based in Olympia, Washington, and fronted by Phil Elvrum. Elvrum is the principal member of the band, but he has collaborated with many other musicians on his records....

' song "The Moon", and it carries the same melody. The song "Voice in Headphones" (which also appears on Lost Wisdom

Lost Wisdom

Lost Wisdom is an album by Mount Eerie, with Canadian musicians Julie Doiron and Frederick Squire. It was released 7 October 2008 on P. W. Elverum & Sun....

, released a month earlier) reprises the chorus from Björk

Björk

Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...

's song "Undo", over a different verse. Elverum had previously covered Björk's "All Is Full of Love

All Is Full of Love

"All Is Full of Love" is a song by Björk, released as the fifth and final single from her album Homogenic. The version of the song used in the video is actually the original version of the song, while the version on Homogenic is a remix by Howie B...

" on the 2001 Microphones

The Microphones

The Microphones was a lo-fi band based in Olympia, Washington, and fronted by Phil Elvrum. Elvrum is the principal member of the band, but he has collaborated with many other musicians on his records....

 album Blood

Blood (Microphones album)

Blood is a 2001 album by The Microphones. It was hand-made, and limited to 300 original copies. Included on the album were recordings and alternate versions of songs later found on The Glow Pt. 2, in addition to sound collages, field recordings and other miscellany. Also included was a cover of...

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Track listing

All songs written by Phil Elverum.

1. "It Wasn’t The Hunting" – 2:49
2. "Cold Mountain" – 2:48
3. "Moon Sequel" – 2:29
4. "I Have Been Told That My Skin Is Exceptionally Smooth" – 1:32
5. "I Say "No"" – 2:05
6. "Moon, I Already Know" – 1:20
7. "With My Hands Out" – 1:43
8. "A Show of Hands" – 1:46
9. "Woolly Mammoth's Mighty Absence" – 3:24
10. "My Burning" – 1:39
11. "Great Ghosts" – 3:07
12. "Climb Over" – 2:37
13. "We Squirm" – 1:29
14. "Voice in Headphones" – 1:52
15. "Who?" – 2:11
16. "Dead of Night" – 2:43
17. "See Me" – 1:57
18. "Log in the Waves" – 1:57
19. "Goodbye Hope" – 2:25