It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water
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It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water is the sixth studio album by The Microphones
. First pressings of the album as an LP
came in a gatefold sleeve with a pop-up, alternative front cover, and an insert with lyrics and a poster. A book of sheet music was also released.
The Microphones
The Microphones was a lo-fi band based in Olympia, Washington, and fronted by Phil Elvrum. Elvrum is the principal member of the band, but he has collaborated with many other musicians on his records....
. First pressings of the album as an LP
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
came in a gatefold sleeve with a pop-up, alternative front cover, and an insert with lyrics and a poster. A book of sheet music was also released.
Track listing
- "The Pull" – 4:53
- "Ice" – 2:19
- "Sand (Eric's TripEric's TripEric's Trip is a Canadian indie rock band from Moncton, New Brunswick. Eric's Trip achieved prominence as the first Canadian band to be signed to Seattle's flagship grunge label Sub Pop in the early 1990s...
)" – 1:53 - "The Glow" – 11:06
- "Karl BlauKarl BlauKarl Blau is an indie rock and folk musician based in Anacortes, Washington, and member of the Knw-Yr-Own/K Records collective. His music is eclectic, incorporating elements of folk, dub, R&B, bossa nova, grunge, hip hop, drone, and worldbeat....
" – 1:43 - "Drums" – 3:18
- "The Gleam" – 2:52
- "The Breeze" – 2:00
- "(Something)" – 4:34
- "Between Your Ear and the Other Ear" – 3:13
- "Organs" – 3:30
Personnel
- Phil ElvrumPhil ElvrumPhil Elverum is the sole permanent member of the Anacortes, Washington-based indie rock bands The Microphones and Mount Eerie.Phil Elverum manipulates analog recording devices in his work...
- Khaela Maricich
- MirahMirahMirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn , is an American musician based in San Francisco California. She has released five albums under the K Records label.- Background :...
- Jenn Kliese
- Anna OxygenAnna OxygenAnna Oxygen is the stage name of an American musician and actress from in and around Olympia, Washington, Anna Jordan Huff.After graduating from Evergreen State College with a music degree, Huff began her musical career in the late 1990s with the novelty synth-pop group the Space Ballerinas...
- Karl BlauKarl BlauKarl Blau is an indie rock and folk musician based in Anacortes, Washington, and member of the Knw-Yr-Own/K Records collective. His music is eclectic, incorporating elements of folk, dub, R&B, bossa nova, grunge, hip hop, drone, and worldbeat....
- Jason Wall
- Calvin Johnson