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Folk · 2018

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Mount Eerie

A devastating live document of grief. Sparse acoustic guitar and conversational vocals recorded in a room so quiet you can hear the weight of the words.

September 21, 2018 · P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd.

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This album is a heavy, singular experience that blurs the line between a musical performance and a private wake. Recorded live at the Le Guess Who? festival, it captures Phil Elverum performing songs from his most devastating works to an audience that is almost unnervingly silent. The sound is stripped to its absolute skeleton: just a man, a guitar, and a series of diary-like reflections on the death of his wife. It is not an easy listen, but it is a necessary one for anyone seeking art that refuses to look away from the hardest parts of being human.

Moments Worth Listening For
The pin-drop silence of the crowd during the opening of Real Death
Phil's brief, shaky explanations between songs about the reality of his life
The way the acoustic guitar strings buzz slightly against the frets during Soria Moria
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does (after) sound next to the rest of Mount Eerie's catalogue?

Narrating+4.0σ

The vocals lean far further into narrating than the rest of the catalogue.

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