just put on my hacker glasses and did some digging, the photo was part of a photo book accompanying the vinyl of the Mt Eerie pts. 6 & 7 EP pwelverumandsun.com/book
(you can still get a copy for $60)

comes with the info
"southern New Mexico (taken by Mirah Y.T. Zeitlyn)
October 12th, 2000"

Mirah was a background singer on Microphones albums and also made at least three albums herself on which Phil played instruments and produced

this one wasn't produced by Phil but it's hard as bricks

stereogum.com/2092215/microphones-in-2020-review/franchises/reviews/album-of-the-week

Stereogum’s Album of the Week

Writer of this review also said on Twitter it’s his favorite release from Elverum to date, btw

Phil is on a roll!

youtube live premiere just started

@Soupvillain

See the ghost of where I was/
lonesome as I was

Oh f***k

almost missed this, IN!!!

Pretty stellar.

Having a hard time not caving and listening to youtube stream quality. Not sure i can wait 9 hours

I forgot this s*** was droppin bruh omg INN

Im waiting bruh

Me too man. This is a smoke in the dark with good headphones on album. The thing with the pictures for the youtube stream is pretty cool though i definitely have to watch it after cus it seems like an amazing visual piece for the project

The Northwest is the best

on first listen it was great

the video was also fantastic

Thick like a brick vibes

damn i listened to some microphones a minute ago but never got into this but

First record after nearly 2 decades gotta check that out

My emotional state is already on thin ice smfh

wait wtf im so lateeee

npr.org/2020/08/06/899325158/the-microphones-2020-phil-elverum-interview

interview with phil that came out today

in as f*** lets get it listening now