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The American band the Microphones has released 5 studio albums, 13 miscellaneous albums, 3 extended plays, and 8 singles. Phil Elverum (pictured) began the Microphones initially as a solo project, releasing cassette demos of tests and experiments. The band's first studio album, Don't Wake Me Up, was released on K Records in August 1999 and gave the band a small following. The extended play Window: was released in February 2000. In September 2000, the studio album It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water was released on K, solidifying Don't Wake Me Up's sound. The Glow Pt. 2 was released on K in September 2001; it went on to become a cult classic and Elverum's most critically acclaimed album. In 2003, the studio album Mount Eerie was released, along with two extended plays consisting of stems from the album. After the release of Mount Eerie, Elverum retired the Microphones pseudonym and opted to release his music under Mount Eerie instead, as the themes of his music had changed. Elverum returned to the name in 2020 with the autobiographical concept album Microphones in 2020. Elverum implied it would be the final studio album released under the Microphones. (Full list...)