Microphones - The Moon

[@louvdon]

The way Phil describes the innocent and euphoric feeling of being alone at night with someone who is your entire world and then losing that person and only being left with the memories is chilling and very touching

[@juang.8887]

You coudn't have described it better.

[@iamalittleboat]

"What guitar intro take should we use?", to which he replied "Hell, let's just use all of them."

[@alexblock3091]

Yeah I guess Phil has good conversations with himself considering he makes the records himself lmao

[@AtomicChristmas]

Alex Block in his defense i dont think phils playing those horns

[@alexblock3091]

AtomicChristmas I actually found out he did session members...my mistake

[@jayjayfeday7304]

One of the best guitar intros period this is

[@darrenaitcheson1675]

Haha. Was just about to comment on the length of that intro :)

[@WrongKurt]

"The song is about realizing that transcendent meaning and significance is found not in another person but within oneself relating to the vastness." - Phil Elverum (telling me about the meaning of the song)

[@badmanjones179]

telling.. you? you specifically?

[@WrongKurt]

@@badmanjones179 Yeah through Twitter DM. Friendly guy and very intelligent

[@badmanjones179]

@@WrongKurt ^_^ wow thats cool glad u got to talk to him

[@heythere452]

That is very beautiful and true. Glad to see how he finds the time to talk to his fans on Twitter

[@NightMourningDove]

I get this when listening to Minecraft's soundtrack... Lovely introspective songs 🌌

[@spoonman5051]

quite possibly one of the best songs I have listened to.

[@arvinrapadas4]

This song has 30 layers of Nylon String guitars playing the same part over and over again and it's beautiful.

[@BloodIncantationTab]

are you sure it's 30, do you have a source?

[@daneoppenborn7700]

it sounds like less than 14

[@lucasnunes2453]

Is there a way we could figure out how many there actually are ?

[@summerofgeorge1327]

sounds more like 5^^

[@dylandaventry3833]

I produce music and I wouldn't be surprised if this had more than 30 layers as it's more than what you hear I mine you should see how many layers the smashing pumpkins use. Just because you can't hear it doesn't mean it's not there

[@biffbuttsavage]

I've always felt overwhelmed by the beauty of this song. It's got a connecting effect yet it feels so isolating. Peaceful yet aching. I first heard this when I was 16 and it's the same feeling nearly 8 years later. I wonder if it'll be the same in another 8...

[@sarahn.2296]

taife crehn - it hasn't been 8 but it's been 5, how's it feel?

[@user-dd2xm4qc5p]

It'll make 8 years next year, how does it feel ?

[@hjw5838]

woah

[@grahamcrackers7205]

Man,,

[@colete888]

well, it's been another 8 years

[@theofficialassmob]

Lyrics I drove up to the city at night and found the place where you grew up and then where you stayed and then we walked around and stayed up late under city lights and I spent the night next to you in the house where you grew up. next to you I miraculously woke up in your parents' house I lied in bed with you I went back to feel alone there. I went back to wipe it clean. I took the lights and radio towers out of my dreams. We went all the way up to the small town where I'm from with foggy air and the wind and the mountain top and we clung to rocks and we looked off. You held my hand you almost got to start feeling me. I finally felt like I was breathing free. And under swaying trees we fell asleep and had the same dream. The stars were bright. We dream the same every night. On my island home I spent some time with you. I went back to feel alone there. I went back there by myself and gave up on everything that we'd felt. We found a precious place in the sand right out in the wind and lied under a blanket and heard the furious sound the roar of waves, the pounding surf. two bodies on the earth: it was intense just getting to be there next to you. and you were trying to get me then. and I was happy let you in. I went back and wished I hadn't. I went back and felt regret. I went to the beach and I stared west. Every night when the sun went down in the town where we live the empty streets were lit up by reflected light from a distant sun bouncing off a glowing ball of rock. We just lied on the roof and watched the moon. The moon! The blue light of the moon! We didn't talk and silently we both felt powerful. Like the moon my chest was full because we both knew we're just floating in the same space over molten rock and we felt safe and discovered that our skin is soft. There's nothing left except certain death and that was comforting under the moon. I went out last night to forget that. I went out and stared it down but the moon just stared back at me and in its light I saw my two feet on the ground.

[@tayzatun6351]

Thanks I can't understand a word without also reading it

[@Southwestchickensalad]

im crying

[@saintbeau2779]

you found it. one of the greatest songs ever.

[@Giomitiko]

I could listen to this song's intro for years

[@weamxplays9228]

yeah, because it feels like years jeez its a bit long

[@Void-or4cs]

Dj Delf it’s just over a minute that lead to probably the best folk song

[@notcrackerjack]

@@weamxplays9228 just wait until you hear his latest record

[@weamxplays9228]

@@notcrackerjack over the past 2 years I’ve changed and like the beginning, don’t worry mate

[@PrototheDodo]

If you want a song that has a similar feeling thing I would suggest You’ve Got The Map Backwards, Matt by the band Marietta

[@kamalmanzukie]

i live in the pacific northwest, and this music is from the pacific northwest. I always got the impression that phil elverum somehow captured something about the collective feeling of living in this place. the first time i heard the song 'the pull', i was immediately on transported to the beach of ocean shores on a grey autumn day before i even heard the first word.

[@declanwarner4835]

Drillkicker what part of Alaska? It’s always been a state I’ve dreamed of living in because it looks beautiful.

[@videoartistMC]

Big Chungus alaska is not pacific north west

[@awesome-xg4hl]

same. i’m from tacoma (around 30-40 minutes from where phil is from) and it’s so magical in the way he captures the feelings of living here

[@rifky8475]

if ever moved to the us, itd sure be the pacific northwest.

[@lotuspill8970]

i always got the feeling of oregon from this song

[@UntitledKirk]

The lyrics to this song are some of the most beautiful lyrics I've ever heard in a song. They manage to fit in an entire short story into a five minute song.

[@TheOfficalAndI]

Too bad they're so hard to make out then.

[@concars1234]

@@TheOfficalAndI it's part of the appeal to me, it's so mysterious (like the moon)

[@smellslikebold9031]

you realize 5 minutes is a pretty long song. Like I like the song but many song writers can fit a short story into like a 3 minute song.

[@concars1234]

@@smellslikebold9031 (~~~~~~~~~~~~)

[@zenbozic6184]

@@smellslikebold9031 shut

[@yahstino]

One of the most heartwrenching songs of all time

[@wr787]

This song is so fucking beautiful

[@jesuscm1398]

Agree

[@davitbeliashvili2500]

Experiencing transcendence into 00's american suburban indie teenager; lying on the ground somewhere between trees on an open field watching clear sky with full moon and zillion stars with my beloved one, and this goes as a soundtrack

[@phillipcardona6677]

Davit beliashvili relate to this; i wad in highschool. Nobody listened to this and a friend and i were in constant bliss of bands like this. Sums up an experience far gone now

[@Ryan-fs2xj]

lame af

[@chakitaklla1114]

@@Ryan-fs2xj loser.

[@Messihaz]

@@Ryan-fs2xj ok fortnite zoomer

[@martinparidon9056]

Oh my God yes! I found it! The best song on this planet, I found it! Took me 30 years but finally I completed my mission. Off to the next planet.

[@michaelkayser4194]

The way this song is able to sound loud and quiet at the same time is transfixing. It's like hearing the blood rushing in your body.

[@n0rwegianwo0d68]

I went back to feel alone there. I went back there by myself. I gave up on everything that we'd felt.

[@yanille4109]

Because we both knew we're just floating in space over molten rock

[@anglocrone9165]

This song feels like reliving every happy memory

[@arcuri6446]

that’s how i always thought it felt like but in like a dream it makes me sad🙁

[@brandonglover2746]

For some reason when I hear this song I think of the day I was really sick in my dorm alone on a weekend just playing PlayStation and listening to this album before I went to pick up my antibiotic on a cold and and for some reason the feel of that day was perfectly mirrored by this song and it was really nice to be alone with just my thoughts

[@ajbalancedbreakfast8368]

I'll never ever ever ever forget taking LSD, MDMA and some shrooms and then going up to a hill and seeing the northern lights for the first time with my friends. I played this song while we were chilling there and I'll always associate it with that. Made me feel very small.

[@macafromthewired]

all of it at the same time???? are you good??

[@mr.nazareth4501]

@@macafromthewired homie jedi flipped, he's probably still recovering as we speak

[@jakeozzy4776]

Did you feel your size?

[@rawbeefking866]

did you feel their shapes?

[@jnm92]

@@mr.nazareth4501 this made me giggle out loud

[@n0lain]

Jesus Christ this song makes me too damn emotional

[@nicke.424]

I like how the beginning segments of the guitars continue even after the part at 1:12

[@CoolcatzCorner]

Nick E. Blows my mind

[@TheKoNoGuN]

a little bit late but still the fun fact is that, when performing live, he plays it exactly like those guitars. THE WHOLE SONG... It's much more depressing and sad...

[@nicke.424]

@@TheKoNoGuN really? Wow

[@hihello-sx1sx]

You can tell that it plays throughout by listening to the very end part too at 4:55

[@bifftetherton7495]

I, uh, saw your comment on the Strokes' "Hard to Explain" video, saw your thumbnail, and had to revisit this song. Thanks lol.

[@r_dreamer5462]

unbelievable song. its almost paralyzing i can't stop thinking about being outside at night, and alone somewhere far away from any city lights it's windy and im listening to this song staring at the stars ignoring everything and lying there

[@TamataruKo]

I remembered this song from sooooo long ago............ this band is just.. Nostalgia.

[@kid_named_a]

I have no words to describe this song. It's the most beautiful piece of music I have ever heard in my life. I've had hundreds of listens, And I still get chills every time I hear the end of the song...

[@User-jk8wq]

It’s *my* mental breakdown and I get to choose the soundtrack dammit

[@AtlasCrafted]

Didn't think anyone could nail the sound in my head everyday coming back from highschool on the school bus. Huh.

[@MebThemes]

This song is one of my favorites. It creates such a warm feeling that puts a smile on my face every time I hear it.

[@Oujix]

the acoustic guitars in the beginning are just so relaxing. i love how they play diverse melodies that sound improvised on top of each other simultaneously, whilst playing differently in both ears, and this is not even the best song on the album

[@shady_potato205]

what would you say is the best song on this album then?

[@Oujix]

@@shady_potato205 the glow, pt. 2

[@zuzuu5678]

I found this masterpiece 3 years ago, I'm 20 now and I hope I'll listen to this forever

[@ludwig4890]

Phil i love you. This song has helped me through a lot. I am really thankful for this.

[@esauljimenez4021]

Same, in the COVID lockdown this song (this album) was one of my closest friends

[@that0nemuffin]

I think I'm in love

[@4649773]

moon sequel is also really good

[@scottywotty1041]

AND ITS LIGHT I SAW MY TWO FEET ON THE GROUND

[@djoseph2475]

i went back and wished i hadn't i went back and felt regret i went to the beach and i stared west

[@MrIanWarwick]

Thank you, Phil.

[@n0rwegianwo0d68]

It was intense just getting to be there next to you. You were trying to get me then, and I was happy to let you in.

[@esme6074]

Love everything about this chaotic beauty of a song, what beautiful souls that created it 🕸

[@TylerLothersome]

Hahaha I thought it was funny how the desc. says Perfect for a day indoors, and one comment down it says great outdoorsy feel

[@jasaih7220]

just discovered this song and i’m in total shock.. absolutely ethereal

[@al4prez13]

This album is a lifesaver

[@pixelperfect1729]

Man this song sounds so lo-fi yet so clean.

[@michaelgarrettson2468]

If you ever ask him to play this song he will give you a long stare

[@GnomeWalls]

One word. Beautiful.

[@RegularDude00]

The Guitars are so beautiful.

[@macafromthewired]

this song has been stuck in my head for a week there is no escape i can't get it out

[@person7843]

i first heard this about a year ago when my crush and i were exchanging music recommendations. still is the most beautiful song i've ever heard bro 😭😭 i love it sm.

[@indieclock]

one of my fave songs of all-time. so glad it's on KZbin- just recently lost all of the tunes on my external hard drive !

[@seign6703]

it really doesn't get any better than this

[@kiransaggu1625]

i love you all. every single one of you.

[@lain2236ad]

chill

[@neobellako]

absolute peak in music right here

[@adamproductions4529]

I used to play thing song with my old high-school band. Goddam I miss playing this.

[@folhasqueimadas8212]

eu nem consigo descrever como eu me sinto quando ouço essa música, me traz uma sensação de paz e tristeza ao mesmo tempo, não sei, só sei que é lindo. obg obg obg obg. eu queria mesmo poder explicar tudo o que fica no peito quando escuto essa canção, mas n dá. só sentir, mesmo.

[@TaddyDoMau]

eu sinto o mesmo, mano

[@mikogale]

intense chills all over me..

[@nat4u235]

Same here. I think it's the trumpet and the way the guitar sounds.

[@ewelinadyga809]

,,I drove up to the city at night and found the place where you grew up and then where you stayed and then we walked around and stayed up late under city lights and I spent the night next to you in the house where you grew up. next to you I miraculously woke up in your parents' house I lied in bed with you I went back to feel alone there. I went back to wipe it clean. I took the lights and radio towers out of my dreams. We went all the way up to the small town where I'm from with foggy air and the wind and the mountain top and we clung to rocks and we looked off. You held my hand you almost got to start feeling me. I finally felt like I was breathing free. And under swaying trees we fell asleep and had the same dream. The stars were bright. We dream the same every night. On my island home I spent some time with you. I went back to feel alone there. I went back there by myself and gave up on everything that we'd felt. We found a precious place in the sand right out in the wind and lied under a blanket and heard the furious sound the roar of waves, the pounding surf. two bodies on the earth: it was intense just getting to be there next to you. and you were trying to get me then. and I was happy let you in. I went back and wished I hadn't. I went back and felt regret. I went to the beach and I stared west. Every night when the sun went down in the town where we live the empty streets were lit up by reflected light from a distant sun bouncing off a glowing ball of rock. We just lied on the roof and watched the moon. The moon! The blue light of the moon! We didn't talk and silently we both felt powerful. Like the moon my chest was full because we both knew we're just floating in the same space over molten rock and we felt safe and discovered that our skin is soft. There's nothing left except certain death and that was comforting under the moon. I went out last night to forget that. I went out and stared it down but the moon just stared back at me and in its light I saw my two feet on the ground."

[@funobot7344]

this song is what it feels like to be alive

[@squidyouknow]

Heart wrenching

[@rmi9345]

So glad I found this :)

[@HermanChess]

makes me want to dance

[@nicholasskaldetvind4695]

Yes!

[@GnomeWalls]

Manuel Chaves dance away

[@LimeCultivist]

1:12 amazing

[@chl033k]

If you are listening to this, we will seek it through.

[@JosieOuiri]

This song is fucking great

[@sniperquasi]

listen to the sequel and tell me it's inauthentic, he literally cries.

[@dhdidyenrgeiydhr]

I'm listening to this song for the first time and I love it

[@SavagesInMyTown]

so good

[@RoxNoAnne]

This song is one of my 11/10s, along with Helpless Child and The Sound by Swans

[@comradecoffee]

the top of the elephant's head looks like a butt at this angle

[@whenthesunhitsssss]

MY FAV EVER THIS IS BEAUTIFUL

[@mejd16]

It's the sound of my love.

[@diegoalgo1296]

Tantos recuerdos bonitos malgastados con alguien como tú

[@No-km6he]

There's nothing left except certain death

[@hihello-sx1sx]

Somehow this sounds even better in 240p

[@shoebill13]

But the moon just stared back at me

[@Zenssei]

This song at first sounds like Jesus by Brand New and then as it progresses it sounds like Holland 1945 by NMH

[@sethamine]

Holland 1945 has a totally different ambience to this song imo.

[@ErolZical-tq3sh]

LIKE THE MOON MY CHEST WAS FULL

[@chscelebrity8325]

Outer Wilds vibe

[@firezera]

injury reserve pfp and listening to microphones? W taste bro

[@chscelebrity8325]

@@firezera hell yea man, same to you!

[@gigachadtjk1956]

May God have mercy on me. How have I repaid His good grace? With rebellion and sin. May He have mercy on me.

[@collinharmon3207]

0:00-1:10 just cry already go dammit

[@glizzymcguire1042]

favorite part: i went out last nite to forget - also - my favorite lyric in all of music

[@aileron22]

the moon the moon the blue light of the moon

[@pointfive7101]

THE MOON JUST STARED BACK AT ME AND IN ITS LIGHT I SAW MY TWO FEET ON THE GROUND

[@ilse1126]

saxophones ?

[@lucascruz9299]

I need more songs like this. Any recs?

[@spoonman5051]

Try shoegaze genre.

[@gh0stroy]

neutral milk hotel, broken social scene, elliott smith, my bloody valentine

[@gabrielbarbeau4713]

Thanks Phil

[@gaelswag]

intro sounds like to wish impossible things by the cure

[@MostlyHarmless.]

Best song

[@luisantunes445]

Can someone please please please make a version of this with louder vocals?

[@denno815]

It’s either the saddest song ever, or the happiest

[@weakdazee]

do you know where i can find that video/song? i've been looking for the song he cries in for a while.

[@funnescream274]

how many guitar parts are there in the intro?

[@sergiosegura4655]

I felt realized after listening to this while on a heavy dosis of lsd

[@sniperquasi]

search on google for 'moon sequel' should be on their myspace

[@Lleeeot]

The goaaattt

[@MrJustinUSCM]

Im just so tired

[@luisantunes445]

can anyone make a version of this song with louder vocals? i need it in my life

[@jared05]

fuck it sideways glow pt 3

[@zenscape87]

Horn part is very Holland 1945

[@dg-yq9gl]

Mr. Joey Was a communist daughter?

[@aikokawanaka3512]

Always thought this album was just a better Aeroplane.

[@dennisschmieder7684]

Aiko Kawanaka Ummm noooo. Aeroplane is the greatest album ever made.

[@aikokawanaka3512]

Dennis Schmieder nah it kinda sucks

[@lucasnunes2453]

Deenis and Aiko these two albums could not be possibly more different. Both are incredibly emocional and were made by passionate people but their aesthetic and overall narrative are totaly different each with its one merits and qualities.

[@fetusdestroyer4978]

it's suicide 2024