Microphones in 2020

AlbumAug 07 / 20201 songs, 44m 44s
Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Avant-Folk
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one long song recorded nowhere between May 2019 and May 2020 released Aug. 7th, 2020 as a 2xLP by P.W. Elverum & Sun box 1561 Anacortes, Wash. U.S.A. 98221

8.5 / 10

Phil Elverum resurrects his beloved Microphones alias for a 45-minute song about art-making, self-mythologizing, and the endless search for meaning.

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Phil Elverum ponders existence on one long 45-minute song.

The name The Microphones in 2020 promises just a moment in time, but the music delivers much more than that: It's an all-encompassing experience that honors Elverum's past and present selves.

9 / 10

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...

9 / 10

Phil Elverum is both a pariah and a hero. This position is pretty typical in the pariah/hero-rich world indie rock

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4.5 / 5

The Microphones - Microphones in 2020 review: I was already who I am

8 / 10