Phil Eleverum.. your favorite indie artists favorite indie artist?
Headless Horseman was released in 2001 by The Microphones, in the album titled “The Glow, Pt. 2“. The Microphones was a project created by Phil Elverum, who is now currently releasing as Mount Eerie.
I discovered The Microphones a few years back, and I was originally drawn to them because when I heard “The Moon” It reminded me of Neutral Milk Hotel, but better?
The Glow, Pt. 2 was the first album of Phil’s I listened to. Headless Horseman has always been a favorite of mine. It’s always so fascinating when I hear a song that’s so simple, just two chords and a little riff, and then a voice, but it’s so impactful and beautiful and unique.
The vocals are amazing. It’s gentle and soft spoken, which perfectly compliments the guitar. idk man i fuckin love this guys voice.
A notable thing about Phil is his ability to paint a scene with his music. His songs always sound so nature-y, and even has some ambient-like qualities as well. Also he’s good at somgwriting lemme talk abt that..
The lyrics depict a shitty breakup almost perfectly. Breaking up with somebody you truly love just does feel like losing half your life. All their friends you befriended, gone. All the stuff they gave you, gone.
“you turned me into a stray dog,
from a mighty human man”
All left to do now is just be an emotional wreck. You lost your home and now you just sit and stew and think about how badly you wish you could be home again, in that warm embrace you yearn for every night.
“I miss my closest friend”
Realest lyric ever. The most beautiful thing about a relationship full of love is that your partner WILL be your best friend. And you know that’s what also suck a lot about breakups. Not only do you miss your partner, you just miss your best friend.
You MUST listen to The Microphones if you like anything folk, noise rock, ambient, and just good songwriting/storytelling and producing/mixing.
FIVE BIG BOOMS