As planned, Phil Elverum, creative force behind Mount Eerie, has announced the details of his forthcoming LP, Ocean Roar, which will act as a counterpoint to the recently released Clear Moon. The album will be released on September 4th via his own imprint, P.W. Elverum and Sun. Elverum has indicated that Ocean Roar will be a more chaotic and experimental affair than was Clear Moon, which he thinks of as more traditional instrumentally. You can read our interview with Elverum about his songwriting process, new recording space, and some of his personal philosophy and ambitions here. Below, you can hear an excerpt from from opening track “Pale Lights” from Ocean Roar, which is followed by the album track listing and current tour dates.
Ocean Roar tracklist:
01 “Pale Lights”
02 “Ocean Roar
”
03 “Ancient Times
”
04 (instrumental
)
05 “Waves”
06 “Engel Der Luft (Popol Vuh)”
07 “I Walked Home Beholding”
08 (instrumental)
Mount Eerie tour dates:
06/17 – Olympia, WA Northern 414 1/2 Legion Way
06/18 – Portland, OR 4321 SE Hawthorne (2 shows, early & late)
06/19 – Portland, OR Valentine’s
06/20 – Seattle, WA 20/20 Cycle (2 shows, early & late)
06/21 – Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theatre
06/22 – Nanaimo, BC TBA
06/23 Victoria, BC The Fifty Fifty
06/24 – Bellingham, WA Make.Shift Art Space
07/13 – 07/15 – Anacortes, WA (1st Anacortes Unknown Music Series)
08/24 – 08/26 – Rochester, WA (Helsing Junction Sleepover)
