I’ve got that mountain music in me, but not since I was born
I learned about it yesterday from a CD-ROM

– Momus   

 

 
MOUNT EERIE
pwelverumandsun.com

 

I wrote about Mount Eerie (aka Phil Elverum) about four years ago and mentioned that they were originally called Microphones. Changing the name was understandable, considering the modern Google search thing.

Anyway, Mount Eerie’s second album, Ocean Roar, is coming out September 4th, 2012.

Ocean Roar is said to be a companion album to his previous album, Clear Moon, which was released in May 2012.

You can hear the title track “Ocean Roar” on soundcloud.com.

He is currently on tour to promote the album, check it out:

09/02 Olympia, WA – Northern
09/03 Missoula, MT – Zoo City
09/05 Minneapolis, MN- CO Exhibitions
09/06 Madison, WI – University of Wisconsin
09/07 Oberlin, OH – Oberlin College
09/08 Albany, NY – Rest Fest, at St. Josephs
09/09 Buffalo, NY – 9th Ward at Babeville
09/10 Toronto, ON – The Great Hall
09/11 Syracuse, NY – Badlands
09/12 Montreal, QC – La Sala Rossa
09/13 Burlington, VT – Studio A
09/14 Durham, NH – University of New Hampshire
09/15 Brooklyn, NY – 285 Kent
09/16 Manhattan, NY – (le) Poisson Rouge *
09/17 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
09/18 Washington, DC – Montserrat House
09/19 Durham, NC – Duke University
09/20 Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
09/21 Louisville, KY – Quill’s Coffee
09/22 Chicago, IL – Co-Prosperity Sphere
09/23 Ames, IA – the Orange Gentleman
09/24 Omaha, NE – DP Muller Studio
09/25 Lawrence, KS – Lawrence Arts Center
09/26 Norman, OK – Opolis
09/27 Austin, TX – the Parish
09/29 Marfa, TX – TBA
09/30 Tucson, AZ – Topaz #
10/01 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom #
10/02 Los Angeles, CA – Public Fiction #
10/03 Los Angeles, CA – Eagle Rock Center#
10/04 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill #
10/05 Oakland, CA – Lobot #
10/08 Chico, CA – Origami Lounge #
10/10 Eugene, OR – Old Whiteaker Firehouse #
10/11 Portland, OR – Backspace #

* = w/ Loren Mazzacane Connors
# = w/ Bouquet

 
 
MICHNA
ghostly.com

The Moving Mountains EP from NY-based producer Michna, is coming out September 18th via Ghostly International.

You can check out one of the song from the EP, “Through the City On the Edge of Forever,” via Soundcloud.

Upcoming Michna Live Dates:

9/29 @ Bardot – Miami, FL
10/4 @ Glasslands – Brooklyn, NY w/ Shigeto + Dabrye
 
 

Briefly:

MOUNT CARMEL
myspace.com

The recent “Sound & Vision” documentary on Mount Carmel can be seen on redbullsoundstage.com.

The band will be heading out on tour in support of their second album, Real Women.

 

BEAR MOUNTAIN
mybearmountain.com

Bear Mountain’s “Congo” can be heard on The Fader.

This Vancouver band’s debut album, XO, was released digitally earlier this month (August 7th). Swedish fans can look forward to seeing them at Strand in Stockholm on 9/28.

 

FRANCOIS & THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS
francoisandtheatlasmountains

Check out Frànçois & the Atlas Mountains’ latest single and video, “Edge of Town,” on youtube.com. The song is taken from the new EP, E Volo Love, which came out earlier this year via Domino Records.

MOUNT KIMBIE 
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Legendary electronic dance label, Warp Records, semi-recently announced signing Mount Kimbie. The duo (Kai Campos and Dom Maker) is already an established band with a handful of EPs and a debut album, Crooks & Lovers. Look for Mount Kimbie’s debut Warp release sometime this year.

2 thoughts on “Mountain Music

  1. I’d also include Mountain Man in this little collection. They’re a lovely little group on Bella Union label. I saw them on End Of The Road. Saw Francois & The Atlas Mountains the following day too. They have a real trancey song coming out soon, but I cannot remember the name.

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