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Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked At Me

Musician: Mount Eerie
Album title: A Crow Looked At Me
Released: 2017
Country: US
Size MP3 version: 1893 mb
Size APE version: 1564 mb
Size WMA version: 1833 mb
Rating ✫: 4.5
Votes: 532
Format: DTS XM AA VOX ADX AUD MMF
Genre: World and Folk

Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked At Me mp3 album

Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked At Me mp3 album

Tracklist

A1 Real Death
A2 Seaweed
A3 Ravens
A4 Forest Fire
A5 Swims
B6 My Chasm
B7 When I Take Out The Garbage At Night
B8 Emptiness Pt. 2
B9 Toothbrush/Trash
B10 Soria Moria
B11 Crow

Companies, etc.

  • Pressed By – Cascade Record Pressing
  • Distributed By – The Business Distribution
  • Lacquer Cut At – Golden Mastering

Credits

  • Illustration – Geneviève Elverum
  • Lacquer Cut By – Golden*
  • Liner Notes, Performer – Phil Elverum*
  • Mastered By – John Golden
  • Other [Poem By] – Joanne Kyger

Notes

Gatefold packaging with liner notes and lyrics printed on the inside.
Includes double sided art poster insert with more liner notes.

Includes an MP3 download card.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A etched): ELV-040-A 27285.1... JG
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A stamped): GOLDEN
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B etched): ELV-040-B 27285.2... JG
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B stamped): GOLDEN

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
ELV040 Mount Eerie A Crow Looked At Me ‎(11xFile, MP3, Album, 320) P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd. ELV040 US 2017
Epcd101 Mount Eerie A Crow Looked At Me ‎(CD, Album) 7 e.p. Epcd101 Japan 2017



Grarana
This record follows Phil Elverum (Mount Eerie, The Microphones, The Thunderclouds) and his recorded experiences after the passing of his late wife Genevieve from pancreatic cancer. Each song is less lyrics and music, and more poetry and spoken word over idle, ambient instrumentation, taking occasional breaks to simply meditate in repetitive guitar riffs or repeating measures on a piano. Up to this point, a large part of Phil's music has been hidden in complex metaphors when he chooses to show himself to his audience. Here, however, in the wake of his family tragedy, he reveals himself. Seldom is there metaphor in his lyricism on "A Crow Looked At Me". This album is indeed music, for all it's blunt, minimalist approach. What it is not, is entertainment. It is not an art piece the collector proudly hangs in his foyer as a conversation piece for guests. It's a piece that is hidden away securely in his basement, away from the world, so that every few months he may venture down and quietly, alone, pull the piece out and study it, before delicately and respectfully replacing it back in it's containment. When I was burning CDs to listen to in my car after my auxiliary cord fried and I couldn't afford a repair or replacement, I distinctly ignored my download for this record. The thought of merrily throwing it on to accompany a short drive to work felt wrong. And that is how this record interacts with it's audience. On the insert, Phil, remarks that he was once guarded to keep his life private in the house of his family, but now, raising a motherless child, he exposes himself, his story belonging to no one. He divulges every excruciating detail with lyrics like "Do the people around me want to keep hearing about my dead wife?/Or does the room go silent when I mention you, shining alive?/I live with your absence/And it's been two months since you died/I'll speak to your absence and carry our stories around my whole life", from "My Chasm". This perspective of speaking directly to his late wife is repeated throughout every track of the record. This is a painful listen, but it's become one of my most cherished. I can't recommend this to any particular listener however; You may think you understand, having lost someone to cancer, being a songwriter, being a widow or widower, being a parent. I thought perhaps with my experiences I could personally empathize with Phil on this record, but in reality, this is Phil's story and his only, and we're no more than voyeurs .
Velellan
If you are just discovering this one... buy directly from Phil... I'm not aware of any surface noise or skips.. side A bummed me out so bad, I've yet to flip
Boraston
I'm very conflicted about this album. There's no doubt it's a real work of art, and for me the best album of the year, though it's not really fair to compare it to any other albums, safe maybe for Sufjan's Carrie And Lowell. On the other hand it's an album that, maybe because it came out when I was having hard time with my life myself, gave me worst panic attacks I've ever had, and I still keep getting those. I saw Phil play most of these songs at a concert earlier this year, and they were even more powerful when I could see him sing them. He had lots of copies of this album with him, but I couldn't bring myself to buying that and got something else instead, because I'm straight up afraid of listening to it.Absolute masterpiece, yet I can't recommend it. But I can say that at that concert Phil played a few new tracks, and they were even better and more moving, while being a bit more optimistic in tone, and if he's going to make a new album out of these, it's going to be even better than this.
Blackstalker
What an album indeed. Just to be clear it sounds great. Near flawless pressing and the gatefold is sturdier than you would think. Some might complain about a noise floor but Im quite sure its just the recordings themselves. Great all around. But with that out of the way I think its important to understand what you are buying. This is not a piece of musical revolution. Some parts of it I feel are quite smartly put together like the beat in some songs seemingly matching the sound of a life support machine in the background. But Its about a mans life and thoughts after his wife's departure from life. Whats important here are the lyrics which is why its great that they are all featured (with few errors) inside the gatefold. The singing is clear and should be the focus of the listener. Its a terribly depressing session to have but its unique and worth a listen.Equipment used:Rega RP1 with base carbon cartCyrus 2 amplifier System Fidelity SF5030 tower speakers Custom made HQ speaker cables
Sardleem
I repeat DO NOT BUY THIS FROM DISCOGS, please buy from Mount Eerie's website
Sudert
Pretty expensive if you are living outside the USA like me, to be honest... I was lucky enough to discover a copy in a small store in Brussels.
Granirad
android2k3 I repeat DO NOT BUY THIS FROM DISCOGS, please buy from Mount Eerie's website Unless you are an EU buyer, or perhaps they can offer special shipping like stating the value of the package as 5$ instead of 25. Otherwise some of us need to pay a 25$ customs fee that makes it overpriced. I got mine from a UK shop online called Norman records.
Obong
Sadly my copy has some annoying surface noise in the right channel throughout the first side, but I'm hoping its just my copy... Getting a replacement tomorrow.
Tebei
Yes, actually. No problems at all with my new one. Sorry for the late reply
Dianalmeena
Same here. First 3-4 tracks on side A in the right channel.Does your replacement sound better?
Valawye
Anyone else's lyrics have a couple typos in it? Mine has one on Toothbrush/Trash and one on Crow. I don't really mind at all but was just curious.
Lightseeker
Yes, same...The overall packaging is top notch Phil. Vinyl sounds great.