Reviewing Every Phil Elverum Project Available (5/61)
The fifth entry of this challenge is the self-titled LP from Olympia, Washington indie rock band D+. The band consisted of frontman Bret Lunsford on guitar and lead vocal, Karl Blau, (who you may recognize from the thirty minute jam at the end of Microphone Mix), on a plethora of different instruments, and the main attraction, Phil Elverum, on drums. Apart from heading legendary twee-pop group Beat Happening, Bret Lunsford also founded the ... read more
Ah yes, the introductory record to yet another Phil Elverum side quest. I am just going to let it be known now, these reviews are going to start being shorter and shorter as I am finding less meaningful ways to distinguish these records or express my feeling without sounding like a broken record. So, I will likely just give my score, introduce the record a little, and briefly share my overall thoughts before wrapping up and moving on. This is the first act that I will touch on where Phil ... read more