The Microphones were a lo-fi band based in Olympia, Washington, and fronted by Phil Elvrum. Elvrum is the principal member of the band, but he has collaborated with many other musicians on his records.

In 2004, Elvrum announced that he had changed the name of his band from the Microphones to Mount Eerie. However, in late 2006, Elvrum released a new single using the old moniker, titled Two Songs by the Microphones. It is unclear if he plans to readopt the band name.

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 2006, he began selling a new 7” single by the Microp