Two Songs By The Microphones

Two Songs by the Microphones is a 7" record released in January 2007 by the band The Microphones on P. W. Elverum & Sun, Idealists (ELV012). The single is pressed on either white or clear vinyl. Although Phil Elverum, the principal member of the band and manager of P.W. Elverum & Sun, had changed the name of his musical entity to Mount Eerie in 2004, it is unclear why he released this single under the original Microphones moniker. At recent shows, Phil had debuted these singles without specifying whether or not they were to be considered by Mount Eerie or The Microphones.

The A-side is "Don't Smoke" and the B-side is "Get Off the Internet"

The songs feature Elverum's distinctive guitars, organs, and distorted drums. There is also an underlying theme of the benefits of a healthier life, working manual labor, getting off the Internet, and, of course, not smoking. The melody of "Get Off the Internet" borrows heavily from "We Are the World".

The songs were later released on the Mount Eerie album Song Islands vol. 2.

Phil Elverum
The Microphones
  • Adam Forkner
  • Amber Bell
  • Anna Oxygen
  • Bronwyn Holm
  • Calvin Johnson
  • Dennis Driscoll
  • Jenn Kliese
  • Karl Blau
  • Kyle Field
  • Mikhaela Maricich
  • Mirah Zeitlyn
Studio albums
  • Microphone (1996)
  • X-Ray Means Woman (1996)
  • Wires and Cords (1997)
  • Tests (1998)
  • Don't Wake Me Up (1999)
  • Window (2000)
  • It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water (2000)
  • The Glow Pt. 2 (2001)
  • Mount Eerie (2003)
Miscellaneous albums
  • Blood (2001)
  • Little Bird Flies into a Big Black Cloud (2002)
  • Song Islands (2002)
  • Live in Japan (2004)
Singles
  • "Bass Drum Dream" (1998)
  • "Feedback (Life, Love, Loop)" (1999)
  • "Moon Moon" (1999)
  • "I Can't Believe You Actually Died" (2001)
  • "The Moon" (2001)
  • "Lanterns" (2002)
  • "Don't Smoke" / "Get Off the Internet" (2007)
Mount Eerie
Studio albums
  • "No Flashlight": Songs of the Fulfilled Night (2005)
  • Lost Wisdom (2008)
  • Dawn (2008)
  • Wind's Poem (2009)
  • Clear Moon (2012)
  • Ocean Roar (2012)
Miscellaneous albums
  • Live in Copenhagen (2004)
  • Singers
  • (2005)
  • Eleven Old Songs of Mount Eerie (2005)
  • Song Islands vol. 2 (2010)
EPs
  • Seven New Songs of "Mount Eerie" (2004)
  • Mount Eerie Dances with Wolves (2004)
  • Mount Eerie pts. 6 & 7 (2007)
  • Black Wooden Ceiling Opening (2008)
  • Black Wooden (2009)
Singles
  • "Twenty Bees" (2005)
  • "I Whale" (2006)
  • "Through the Trees" (2009)
Other related acts
  • D+
  • Old Time Relijun
  • Julie Doiron
Record labels
  • P. W. Elverum & Sun
  • K Records
  • Knw-Yr-Own Records

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