- indie folk, indie rock, lo-fi
- 41 min
- 11 tracks
- P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd.
It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water is the second studio album by American indie folk and indie rock band the Microphones. It was released by K Records on September 26, 2000. After gaining a small following with 1999's Don't Wake Me Up, frontman Phil Elverum recorded It Was Hot at Dub Narcotic Studio in Olympia, Washington, between September 1999 and March 2000.
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Character-led, spare, intimate and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
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Tracks
- 1The Pull4:54
- 2Ice2:20
- 3Sand1:53
- 4The Glow11:06
- 5Karl Blau1:43
- 6Drums3:18
- 7The Gleam2:52
- 8The Breeze2:00
- 9(Something)4:35
- 10Between Your Ear and the Other Ear3:14
- 11Organs3:29
11 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- the Microphones
- Label
- P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd.
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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