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Mount Eerie
- Record Label: P. W. Elverum & Sun
- Release Date: Aug 16, 2005
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The album’s arrangements are as thematically monotone as the raw lyrics, building rock beds for Elvrum’s unpredictable, but dangerously uniform, vocal melodies.
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The album's laissez-faire production fails to anchor its quaint, melody-allergic songs. In turn, Elverum's retiring vocals float to the top, which is a horrible place for them.
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With No Flashlight, Elvrum is shifting the focus of his music onto himself. It’s unclear whether this is the smartest move to make, in light of his obvious production mastery.
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No Flashlight is the most sincere album I've heard in so long that it fills me with a joy that couldn't possibly only come through the music.
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Under The RadarScary, surprising and evocative, but needs a hook to wash down all that imagination. [#11, p.112]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 14
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Mixed: 0 out of 14
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Negative: 2 out of 14
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DillonTJan 14, 2007phil elverum is amazing...
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RichardKSep 27, 2005i actually think 'No Flashlight' is his best yet. the closer you listen, the more apparent it is that this album is just plain awesome.
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TomWSep 19, 2005