Eerie Publications

Microphones in 2020 is the fifth studio album by American 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. Microphones in 2020 is a concept album comprised of one 44-minute song describing Elverum's life and musical career. The album was written and recorded entirely by Elverum. Its release was accompanied by a short film consisting of 761 printed photos taken by Elverum, which Elverum described as "lyric video…a slideshow, a powerpoint presentation, a flip book and a documentary". Upon its announcement, fans and music publications were interested by the fact that the album was credited to the Microphones and not to Mount Eerie, under which name Elverum had released most of his music since 2004. The album received widespread critical acclaim.