Song Islands

Last updated
Song Islands
Song Islands The Microphones Cover.jpg
Compilation album by
Released20 August 2002
Recorded1998–2002
Genre Indie rock
Length68:40
Label K Records
P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd.
(ELV 030)
The Microphones chronology
The Glow Pt. 2
(2001)
Song Islands
(2002)
Mount Eerie
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork Media 7.2 / 10 [2]

Song Islands is a collection of singles and rare songs by the Microphones, recorded between 1998 and 2002.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Bass Drum Dream"3:09
2."The Storm"1:00
3."Where It's Hotter, Pts. 1, 2, 3"4:12
4."Feedback (Life, Love Loop)"5:28
5."Weird Storm"2:59
6."Heavy Eyes"2:48
7."Moon Moon"2:24
8."I Lost My Wind"2:33
9."I Can't Believe You Actually Died"4:49
10."I'm a Pearl Diver"3:08
11."The Moon"5:24
12."(version)"4:34
13."Lanterns"3:02
14."Antlers"3:41
15."Deeply Buried"5:23
16."Wake Me Up"3:23
17."I Listen Close"2:16
18."The Glow, Pt. 4"3:21
19."You're Standing on the Ground"1:37
20."Phil Elvrum's Will"1:26
21."There's No Invincible Disguise That Lasts All Day"2:03
Total length:68:40

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">March of the Pigs</span> Nine Inch Nails song

"March of the Pigs" is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from their second studio album, The Downward Spiral (1994). It was released on February 25, 1994 as the album's lead single.

Karaoke Revolution and its sequels are video games for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, GameCube, Wii, Xbox, and Xbox 360, developed by Harmonix and Blitz Games and published by Konami in its Bemani line of music games. The original concept for the game was created by Scott Hawkins and Sneaky Rabbit Studios. Technology and concepts from the game were subsequently incorporated into Harmonix's game Rock Band.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Microphones</span> American indie rock band

The Microphones were an American indie folk, indie rock, and experimental project from Olympia, Washington. The project was founded in 1996 and ended in 2003, with a short reunion following in 2007 and revivals in 2019 and 2020. Across every iteration of the Microphones, it has been fronted by Phil Elverum. Elverum is the principal songwriter and producer behind the band's albums, but he has also collaborated with other local musicians on his other recordings and tours. Many of Elverum's recordings from the project's initial period were released by the label K Records.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mount Eerie</span> American indie rock/folk band

Mount Eerie is the musical project of American songwriter and producer Phil Elverum. Elverum is the principal member of the band, but has collaborated with many other musicians on his records and in live performances. Most of Mount Eerie's releases have been issued on Elverum's label P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd., and feature highly detailed packaging with his own artwork.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Phil Elverum</span> American musician (born 1978)

Philip Whitman Elverum is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and visual artist, best known for his musical projects The Microphones and Mount Eerie. Based in Anacortes, Washington, in the mid-2000s he began to spell his surname Elvrum as "Elverum".

<i>Monks Music</i> 1957 studio album by Thelonious Monk

Monk's Music is a jazz album by the Thelonious Monk Septet, which for this recording included Coleman Hawkins and John Coltrane. It was recorded in New York City on June 26, 1957, and released in November the same year.

"This Is the Last Time" is a song performed and composed by British rock band Keane, released on 22 November 2004 as the fourth commercial single from their debut album, Hopes and Fears (2004). It was first released with Fierce Panda Records on 13 October 2003 and later in 2004 as a different version with Island Records. It was released as track two of the international version, but track nine on the British version. The single reached number 18 on the UK chart in November 2004.

Woo Hoo, WooHoo, and spelling variants may refer to:

<i>Lips</i> (video game) 2008 video game

Lips is a 2008 karaoke video game for the Xbox 360. Lips was developed by iNiS and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The game features the use of motion sensitive wireless microphones and supports the use of songs already owned through a Zune or iPod. Lips has spawned three sequels: Lips: Number One Hits, Lips: Party Classics, and Lips: I Love the 80's. Localized versions of the game and sequels have been released in several countries, including Lips: Canta en Español, and Deutsche Partyknaller.

<i>Davy</i> (album) 2009 studio album by Coconut Records

Davy is Coconut Records' 2009 second release. The album is, as was Nighttiming, the product of Jason Schwartzman, who wrote all of the songs and performs the majority of the instruments.

<i>Karaoke Joysound</i> 2008 video game

Karaoke Joysound (カラオケJOYSOUND) is a karaoke service and online song library from Japanese karaoke service provider Xing. The Joysound service, which started on various karaoke computers, was adapted into a video game by Hudson Soft for Wii, licensing the Joysound online song library alongside Xing, who also helped co-develop the game with Hudson. The game was originally released in a retail package with an included USB microphone on December 18, 2008 in Japan, and was later released there as a downloadable WiiWare game on July 28, 2009.

The "My Way" killings are a social phenomenon in the Philippines, referring to a number of fatal disputes which arose due to the singing of the song "My Way", popularized by Frank Sinatra, in karaoke bars. A New York Times article estimated the number of killings to be at least six as of 2010. Between 2002 and 2012, numerous people were killed for singing this song.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Turn On the Radio</span> 2010 single by Reba

"Turn On the Radio" is a song written by Mark Oakley, Cherie Oakley and J. P. Twang, and recorded by American country music singer Reba McEntire to serve as the lead single for her 34th career album, All the Women I Am, which was released on November 9, 2010. It was released to country radio on July 7, 2010, and debuted at number 54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of July 24, 2010. It was released as a digital download in the U.S. on August 3, 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Letting Go (Dutty Love)</span> 2010 single by Sean Kingston featuring Nicki Minaj

"Letting Go (Dutty Love)" is a song by American recording artist Sean Kingston. It was produced by Stargate, and features rapper Nicki Minaj. The song was originally released as the second single from Kingston's third studio album, Back 2 Life, but was taken off for unknown reasons. As of December 2014, the song has sold 1.1 million copies in the United States.

Mikrofonkåt is a Swedish song written by Swedish rappers Thomas Rusiak and Petter, originally performed by Petter. Taken from Petter's album Mitt sjätte sinne, Mikrofonkåt was ranked #53 on the Swedish Singles Chart in 1999.

<i>Piano and a Microphone 1983</i> 2018 demo album by Prince

Piano and a Microphone 1983 is a posthumously released demo album by Prince, released on CD, vinyl, and digital formats on September 21, 2018. It is the first album released by the Prince estate consisting solely of material from his archive, the Vault.

<i>Song Islands vol. 2</i> 2010 compilation album by Mount Eerie

Song Islands vol. 2 is a compilation album by Mount Eerie. It was released on October 19, 2010. It is a sequel to the Microphones album Song Islands.

<i>Microphones in 2020</i> 2020 studio album by the Microphones

Microphones in 2020 is the fifth and final studio album by American indie folk and indie rock band the Microphones. It is the Microphones' first release in 17 years, following 2003's Mount Eerie. It was released on August 7, 2020, on frontman Phil Elverum's record label P.W. Elverum & Sun.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Redmi Note 12</span> Android-based smartphones manufactured by Xiaomi Inc.

The Redmi Note 12 is a line of Android-based smartphones as part of the Redmi Note series by Redmi, a sub-brand of Xiaomi Inc.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Microphones discography</span>

The Microphones were an American indie folk, indie rock, and experimental band, founded and fronted by Phil Elverum. The band has released 5 studio albums, 13 miscellaneous albums, 3 extended plays, and 8 singles. Elverum began the Microphones initially as a solo project, releasing cassette demos of tests and experiments. Between 1996 and 1998, Elverum released four demos, mostly on Bret Lunsford's label Knw-Yr-Own. The CD Tests, released in June 1998, was a compilation album comprising tracks from previous cassettes. The same year, the band released the 7" single "Bass Drum Dream". The band's first studio album, Don't Wake Me Up, was released on K Records in August 1999 and gave the band a small following. Two more 7-inches were released in 1999: "Feedback " and "Moon Moon".

References

  1. "Song Islands – The Microphones". Allmusic. 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
  2. "The Microphones: Song Islands". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-04-08.