Mount Eerie is the last studio album from the band 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....

. Microphones frontman Phil Elvrum

Phil Elvrum

Phil Elverum is the sole permanent member of the Anacortes, Washington-based indie rock bands The Microphones and Mount Eerie.Phil Elverum manipulates analog recording devices in his work...

 began working on "Mount Eerie" after taking a long tour of Europe and North America. Released by K Records

K Records

K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, co-founded, owned, and operated by Calvin Johnson, formerly of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, The Halo Benders and presently in the bands Dub Narcotic Sound System and The Hive Dwellers...

 in 2003, the album is named after the mountain on Fidalgo Island

Fidalgo Island

Fidalgo Island is an island in Skagit County, Washington, located about north of Seattle. To the east, it is separated from the mainland by the Swinomish Channel, and from Whidbey Island to the south by Deception Pass...

 where Elvrum spent much of his childhood. Containing five songs of various lengths, the album picks up from where The Glow Pt. 2

The Glow Pt. 2

The Glow Pt. 2 is The Microphones' seventh studio album, released in September 2001 through K Records. It is considered by many to be The Microphones' definitive work. The Glow [Pt. 1] was the title of the fourth track on his previous album It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water...

leaves off. In the story, Elvrum dies, is eaten by vultures, and discovers the face of the Universe

Universe

The Universe is commonly defined as the totality of everything that exists, including all matter and energy, the planets, stars, galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space. Definitions and usage vary and similar terms include the cosmos, the world and nature...

. It represents a turning point and a realization period in Elvrum's life. While not as universally revered as The Glow Pt. 2, Mount Eerie is still noted by critics for its stellar production and imaginative songwriting.

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
  Phil Elvrum
  Phil Elverum is the sole permanent member of the Anacortes, Washington-based indie rock bands The Microphones and Mount Eerie.Phil Elverum manipulates analog recording devices in his work...
  
   - vocals, guitars, bass, organ, piano, Swiss alpenhorn, drums, additional percussion
• Adam Forkner
  Adam Forkner
  Adam Forkner is a musician from Portland, Oregon who, since 2003, has performed as White Rainbow.-as White Rainbow:*"Humidifier Plaza" digital, self-released via whiterainbowpizza.bandcamp.com 2011...
  
   - Cowbell and Trumpet on "The Sun,"
• Anna Oxygen
  Anna Oxygen
  Anna Oxygen is the stage name of an American musician and actress from in and around Olympia, Washington, Anna Jordan Huff.After graduating from Evergreen State College with a music degree, Huff began her musical career in the late 1990s with the novelty synth-pop group the Space Ballerinas...
  
   - Additional vocals on "The Sun," "Mt. Eerie"
• Mirah
  Mirah
  Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn , is an American musician based in San Francisco California. She has released five albums under the K Records label.- Background :...
  
   - 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
  Karl Blau
  Karl Blau is an indie rock and folk musician based in Anacortes, Washington, and member of the Knw-Yr-Own/K Records collective. His music is eclectic, incorporating elements of folk, dub, R&B, bossa nova, grunge, hip hop, drone, and worldbeat....
  
   - 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
  The Blow
  The Blow is the moniker of Brooklyn, New York-based musician Mikhaela Yvonne Maricich, who has recorded several albums for K Records. Jona Bechtolt, aka Yacht, was also a member of The Blow from 2004 to 2007....
  
  )
• Phan Nguyen
• Amber Bell
• Bethany Hays Parke
• Shawn Parke
• Hollis Parke
• Dennis Driscoll
• Zach Alarcon
• Adam Forkner