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No, Mount Eerie (the band) is very similar to The Microphones, really. I've heard ppl try to say it's different, but when you really start listening to the fringes of his discography, there's so much thematic/musical continuity.
A lot of the Mount Eerie stuff is maybe focused more on space outside of sound (ie: mostly just Phil + guitar and silences), but that's not always the case. For instance, 11 OLD SONGS OF MOUNT EERIE is Phil + casio keyboard! And SINGERS is Phil conducting a choir. And BLACK WOODEN CEILING OPENING is his organic version of heavy metal, which he's dubbed "heavy wooden." It's definitely biz-naz as usual for Phil, where he's constantly seeking out new visions of the world around him as music.
Anyway, IT WAS HOT is highly, highly recommended. Listen again. Especially the opening guitars, and his cover of "Sand" by Eric's Trip. Incredible.
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