The Moon
by The Microphones
- Type: Single
- Released: 2001
- Label: K
- Country: United States
- Length: 9:59
- Community rating: 4.14/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Constructed through intensely layered, lo-fi recording techniques, 'The Moon' envelops the listener in a dense, deeply atmospheric wall of acoustic guitars, horns, and distorted percussion. Phil Elverum's fragile vocal performance explores profound feelings of heartbreak, nature, and existential isolation. The track is a widely celebrated centerpiece of the lo-fi indie folk masterpiece 'The Glow Pt. 2'.
Genres
Descriptors: lo-fi, breakup, existential, experimental, minimal
Tracklist
Credits
- The Microphones - primary artist
- Khaela Maricich - cover
- Karl Blau - performer
- Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn - performer
- Phil Elvrum - performer