The Microphones
The Microphones is the name of a project that Anacortes, WA's Phil Elverum has headed since the late 90s. Its sound is best described as lo-fi "fuzz folk," ranging from drum-crashing, bass-thrashing sonic freakouts, strummy classical guitar love songs, angelic vocal choirs, and almost-whispered vocals over harmoniums and bell kits. In 2004, Elverum abandoned the "Microphones" name to begin recording as Mount Eerie. But in December 2007, he began Read Full BioThe Microphones is the name of a project that Anacortes, WA's Phil Elverum has headed since the late 90s. Its sound is best described as lo-fi "fuzz folk," ranging from drum-crashing, bass-thrashing sonic freakouts, strummy classical guitar love songs, angelic vocal choirs, and almost-whispered vocals over harmoniums and bell kits. In 2004, Elverum abandoned the "Microphones" name to begin recording as Mount Eerie. But in December 2007, he began selling a new 7" single by the Microphones ("Don't Smoke" / "Get Off the Internet") on his website and at concerts, suggesting that the project is not yet over. In 2020, Elverum returned to the Microphones name once more to release the project's 14th album Microphones in 2020. Microphones members/collaborators include Karl Blau, Dennis Driscoll, Kyle Field aka Little Wings, Mirah, Khaela Maricich aka The Blow, Adrian Orange aka Thanksgiving, Adam Forkner and K Records' founder, Calvin Johnson of Beat Happening and the Halo Benders.
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I Want Wind to Blow
The Microphones Lyrics
The thunder clouds broke up
The rain dried up
The lightning let up
The clacking shutters just shut up
There's no black or white
No change in the light
No night, no golden sun
The sound of cars, the smell of bars
The awful feeling of electric heat
Under fluorescent lights, they sacrifice
There's hard feelings, there's pointless waste
I want wind (Ah)
To blow
My clothes off me, sweep me off my feet
Take me out, don't bring me back
Oh, where I can see days passed by me
I have no head to hold in grief
But there's no hope for me, I've been set free
There's no breeze, there's no ship on my sea
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Matteo Baldocchi
The thunderclouds broke up
The rain dried up, the lightning let up
The clacking shutters just shut up
There's no black or white
No change in the light
No night, no golden sun
The sound of cars, the smell of bars
The awful feeling of electric heat
Under fluorescent light, there's sacrifice
There's hard feelings, there's pointless waste
I want wind to blow my clothes off me
Sweep me off my feet, take me up
And bring me back
Where I can see days pass by me
I have no head to hold in grief
But there's no hope for me, I've been set free
There's no breeze, there's no ship on my sea
Salvia Palth
The thunder clouds broke up,
And the rain dried up,
The lightning let up,
The clacking shutters just shut up.
There's no black or white,
No change in the light,
No night, no golden sun.
The sound of cars,
The smell of bars,
The awful feeling of electric heat.
And the fluorescent lights,
There's sacrifice,
There's hard feelings,
There's pointless waste.
I want wind to blow
My clothes off me,
Sweep me off my feet,
Take me up and bring me back.
Oh, where I can see
Days pass by me,
I have no head to hold in grief.
There's no hope for me,
I've been set free.
There's no breeze,
There's no ship on my sea.
William Maxwell
The riff at 2:30 is to this day one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard.
Chris Serpicø
I’ve always loved that part so much.
Joe M.
This dude rhymes up with up four times and it's still amazing
Donato
@Mick the Tick (Plastic Integumentary project) so based
Charles T.
@Mick the Tick (Plastic Integumentary project) bro smae
Joe M.
@Mick the Tick (Plastic Integumentary project) based
Mick the Tick (Plastic Integumentary project)
@Joe M. me too also I’m gay
Joe M.
@Mick the Tick (Plastic Integumentary project) I know that broski I'm just making le epic observation
Brian Gosling
the sound of cars / the smell of bars / the awful feeling of electric heat - these lyrics have really stuck with me over the years.
john wrath
@Bear mine too