This may take the cake for the most minimal Microphones release out there, as it literally only consists of Phil Elverum, a pump organ, and a piano. And it's actually pretty amazing. For what The Glow Pt. 2 and It Was Hot, We Stayed In The Water did with their explosive, nuanced, and layered take on lo-fi indie, Little Bird Flies Into A Big Black Cloud does with its subtle, uncomplicated, and accessible take on singer/songwriter. A compilation though it may be, the record comes together like an album proper, mainly because there isn't a whole to bring together sonically. It strips everything down to its base level, leaving it devoid of anything but pure, unadulterated emotion, which you can hear sometimes dripping, sometimes pouring from the mouth of Elverum at any given moment here. The lyrics are as vivid and colorful as you'd expect them to be, and it's simplistic nature leaves plenty of room for re-listening. As full of purity and beauty as any other Microphones release.
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