Wise Old Little Boy

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  • 'Wise old little boy' is an intimate portrait of Phil Elverum (the microphones) and Kyle Field (little wings). joining their tour of small towns and unconventional venues, filmmaker Ryer Banta explores the world of two incredibly unique and creative musicians. This documentary captures numerous live performances, conversations, and other revealing moments from their 'wise old little boy' tour.
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  • @ratbones620
    @ratbones620 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    This is about as human as music can get. They’re not master musicians, they aren’t playing sold out venues, they’re just 2 guys trying to make real and honest art. I really appreciate them for that.

  • @HumansFreshlyBorn
    @HumansFreshlyBorn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    This is an insane time capsule to the early 2000’s. I cant describe these feelings I get from this.

  • @denisr7710
    @denisr7710 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    flip flops, knitted sweaters, flea market guitars, intimate music in college halls - what's not to love here??

  • @naimabockmusic
    @naimabockmusic 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    cant believe i only just found this

  • @awsmdrummer62
    @awsmdrummer62 9 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    there's just something magical about watching phil run through a field like a child

  • @ekoorbbb
    @ekoorbbb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    i bought this from kyle way way back, at what the heck fest. this reminds me so deeply of youth. xoxo

  • @HumansFreshlyBorn
    @HumansFreshlyBorn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Name a more iconic duo

  • @Max-cz3iy
    @Max-cz3iy ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This makes me nostalgic for a time when I wasn’t even alive yet.

  • @funnel6106
    @funnel6106 8 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Jesus, it's so beautiful imperfect, their music!
    There's parts where they're so off sync that I flinch a little bit, but it's so fantastically natural.
    Nothing like it. For some reason this music gives me intense vibes of when I was just a baby in Woodstock.
    So much nostalgia in a band that I've only known about for like 3 months.

    • @joanofarc33
      @joanofarc33 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      funnel 6 I’m not feeling it. Call me when their music reaches its teenage years. Having said that I respect how humble they are, like children experimenting while not caring about outcome, ‘playing’ with sound, being themselves. The music does have integrity, I’ll give em that.

    • @macafromthewired
      @macafromthewired 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      joanofarc33 teenage? i mean these guys have been making music for 20+ years. this documentary in particular is pretty much 14 years old.

    • @tekkenchampion832
      @tekkenchampion832 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      joanofarc33 Although Phil’s music is considerably stripped down in these performances and injected with an element of playfulness, his albums are exceedingly mature and poignant. Check out “A Crow Looked At Me” under his monicker: Mount Eerie. No “teenage” experiment stuff there.

  • @weirdelf8604
    @weirdelf8604 9 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    This might be my favorite video and documentary ever

  • @ditchlily7361
    @ditchlily7361 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I show this to all my closest friends

  • @jacobr9741
    @jacobr9741 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I was listening to "Big Black Cloud" the other month and I was listening to the folks singing in unison in the background and I thought to myself... "is that Kyle Field" And this just solidified the fact that it probably is. Love both these artists, especially Kyle. Cheers all and enjoy!

    • @iagrim01
      @iagrim01 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yep, definitely Mr.LittleWings singing in the background!

  • @maxineoneillbananapeel
    @maxineoneillbananapeel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Timestamp for myself when I rewatch this in a month: Mount Eerie at 5:17

  • @daniilzadorozhnyy8950
    @daniilzadorozhnyy8950 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    i think this is my favorite video. I try to watch it once a week

    • @lilswrldnotreal
      @lilswrldnotreal 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      what about now, is it still your favorite?

  • @watermouthh
    @watermouthh 10 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Phil Elverum is such an inspiration! Love you dude!

  • @minimonark
    @minimonark 9 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    A very young Adrian Orange, front and center at 8:55

    • @ditchlily7361
      @ditchlily7361 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      damn, good eye

    • @teenagecaveman881
      @teenagecaveman881 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@ditchlily7361 We were there together :) it was just after this tour, when we (Thanksgiving) , Kyle and Bobby Birdman went on a tour of OR & CA together. Timeless feelings. Simpler times.
      Mas joy

  • @andrewbaker7610
    @andrewbaker7610 8 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    this makes me so incredibly happy

    • @ShareGoodies
      @ShareGoodies 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      when you see an artist

  • @owen.seldman
    @owen.seldman ปีที่แล้ว +1

    a good friend showed me this video. I've watched it three times (they showed it to me last night)

  • @ilovebears1233
    @ilovebears1233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    pls dont ever delete this

  • @DiogoMarquesAwesome
    @DiogoMarquesAwesome 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    13:53 lanterns is a hell of a song

  • @hidingplaces3150
    @hidingplaces3150 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    3:33 phil literally took his shirt off in the yard

  • @Finjodb
    @Finjodb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    so glad i found this at 2am

  • @GnomeWalls
    @GnomeWalls 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    one of the best documentaries i have seen.

  • @hillview73
    @hillview73 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I come back to this video often

  • @LukasPrimeEdition
    @LukasPrimeEdition ปีที่แล้ว +1

    these dudes make it look so easy !!!!!!!

  • @b-rentg7349
    @b-rentg7349 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good grief im so happy to hear the shredder sequel featuring phil what an amazing room to be a fly on the wall

  • @MrBrotatoHead897
    @MrBrotatoHead897 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a perfect documentary

  • @zounch
    @zounch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    the most beautiful video

  • @Leftyenby
    @Leftyenby 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    37:44 this is such a wholesome moment >w

  • @theoruehsen4900
    @theoruehsen4900 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wild to me that Phil skates too. I'd kill for a sesh with him

  • @protomago917
    @protomago917 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    8:34 that scream is just too cute

  • @robf1557
    @robf1557 ปีที่แล้ว

    song at 21:36 is ''What Wonder'' off of ''Light Green Leaves'' by Little Wings

  • @robf1557
    @robf1557 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    need a kyle in my life rn dude

  • @Jo-kh7tt
    @Jo-kh7tt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    37:41 and 46:36 both, pure happiness

  • @TheSasquatchAssassin
    @TheSasquatchAssassin 11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is great! thanks for uploading it!

  • @gbem1
    @gbem1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    19:30 That gas price!!!

  • @Matt-iy2hk
    @Matt-iy2hk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    9:57 That was a good cat right there... That trill when it sees the camera man

  • @flytree6701
    @flytree6701 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    does anyone know the song from 2:27?

    • @Chickenfist2
      @Chickenfist2 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Boom! - Little Wings

    • @lepistanuda
      @lepistanuda 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      'Boom!' (Little Wings)

  • @theoruehsen4900
    @theoruehsen4900 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can anyone tell me the name of the Little Wings song that starts at 48:36?

  • @sleepingchildhood5640
    @sleepingchildhood5640 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i love this, thanks human

  • @profesormota4109
    @profesormota4109 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    16:52 Little Wings - Shredder Sequel

  • @dustinhayes4410
    @dustinhayes4410 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    love this. wondering, were The Microphones and Little Wings popular at this time? Like are these normal shows for them or are they purposely playing smaller diy spaces?

    • @Crowing
      @Crowing 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Dustin Hayes I think Glow Pt. 2 got a 10 from pitchfork the year before this, so I don’t know if I would say they were popular, but a more normal tour might have been possible

    • @HumansFreshlyBorn
      @HumansFreshlyBorn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Matt Fastnaught It’s fascinating how after Glow Pt. 2 Phil could have made more accessible albums and become a more mainstream folk guy but instead stuck with his art and made the most inaccessible weird album ever with Mount Eerie.

    • @thelo-fidelityarchive597
      @thelo-fidelityarchive597 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Phil himself has said on Twitter that things didn't really blow up after The Glow Pt.2.

    • @rnhtube
      @rnhtube 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      These were typical of shows from this time period, yes.

    • @profd65
      @profd65 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I feel like Phil really screwed himself over when he changed his name from the Microphones to Mount Eerie. I mean, you don't put out several banger albums that are critical darlings, and then change your name. This was his brand name, and he threw it away like it's nothing. That's not how you build a fan base, that's how you remain a tiny act that plays school gyms. It's almost like he put the Microphones in the witness protection program in order to make it disappear. How many times have people not gone to a Mount Eerie show or not checked out a Mount Eerie album, because they didn't know this show or album was actually the Microphones?

  • @bobafat1830
    @bobafat1830 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i love this

  • @locolorenz
    @locolorenz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Damn I love Phil

  • @williamchen33
    @williamchen33 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you

  • @lololFilip
    @lololFilip 10 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    You haven't got the extras too, would you?
    Would have loved to buy the DVD but I live in Sweden.
    Thanks for uploading!

    • @Muzlalilulelogreyfox
      @Muzlalilulelogreyfox 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm sorry but I don't have them, I wasn't aware there were any.

    • @jamesinger
      @jamesinger 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Filip, you can buy it on the K Records website or www.pwelverumandsun.com store.

    • @aprecedenceshriftirksloon3844
      @aprecedenceshriftirksloon3844 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/Cw8pR5Hwxtc/w-d-xo.html
      ^One of the extras

  • @jurandirlima8270
    @jurandirlima8270 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What is the name of the first song they play . Phil is playing drums and Kyle is standing ???

    • @bnkepner
      @bnkepner 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Boom! by Little Wings

  • @vtg100
    @vtg100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks brother deep feeling. I will watch it again for it's positive vibe. The sound is extraordinary throughout I would love to know how you achieved it. Did you dub it? No criticism, it's very good.

  • @gfytoby8904
    @gfytoby8904 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Leaving a mark here

  • @dikke_kk484
    @dikke_kk484 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey can somebody play drums on this song?

  • @revalone3944
    @revalone3944 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    love this

  • @perspii2808
    @perspii2808 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is amazing

  • @friendship6668
    @friendship6668 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    :D Was this the same time when Little Wings was recording everything on cassette and sold those cassettes too?

    • @Crowing
      @Crowing 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jen Ship Light Green Leaves had a special cassette release around this time, so probably

  • @rafaeltrindade7009
    @rafaeltrindade7009 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    11:44 song please

  • @jamesdurman7666
    @jamesdurman7666 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What year was this filmed?

  • @StEaLtHpenguins64
    @StEaLtHpenguins64 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    anyone know the song 3:34 ?

    • @StEaLtHpenguins64
      @StEaLtHpenguins64 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      haha found it, solar system! From the mount eerie album

    • @mythofcreation5237
      @mythofcreation5237 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      theres also a Little Wings song, "fall flood", which is kind of the same

  • @scum1979
    @scum1979 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    omg omg

  • @landonricketts4309
    @landonricketts4309 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    howdy phil

  • @emptRx
    @emptRx 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What's the very very first song

    • @weirdelf8604
      @weirdelf8604 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cut my hands off by The Microphones and also Mount Eerie, sorry if it's too late already to respond haha

    • @lepistanuda
      @lepistanuda 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I Cut My Hands Off, its a rare cut

  • @alexbielovich
    @alexbielovich 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Third time watching this

  • @muuuunmun7049
    @muuuunmun7049 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    46:50 song name?

    • @Pete_-tf5mc
      @Pete_-tf5mc 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Look at what the light did now by little wings

  • @SkabCrowley
    @SkabCrowley 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What happened between Phil and Kyle?

    • @krossdude35
      @krossdude35 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      SkabCrowley did something happen???

    • @macafromthewired
      @macafromthewired 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SkabCrowley nothing they just don't collaborate as much

    • @HumansFreshlyBorn
      @HumansFreshlyBorn 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      comment bot but i have no mouth and i must scream He’ll probably have had some kind of touch on the new Microphones album

    • @bryanwilson8652
      @bryanwilson8652 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Some personal little craziness happened at the end of ‘02. Kyle got with an ex of Phil. Phil got thrown into a weird muck. Ended up running off to Norway for a few months from November 2002 to March(?) 2003 to meditate. Beautiful songs and a fantastic 144 page diary of Phil’s came from it. They patched things up later on!

  • @scriptbunny
    @scriptbunny 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    22:30

  • @bucc2742
    @bucc2742 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    what year is this from:?

  • @수풀-j5e
    @수풀-j5e 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    진짜미국냄새보소

  • @oldaccount5217
    @oldaccount5217 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A lot of this seems silly. It’s like he’s an artist that isn’t taken over by pop. I also believe he couldn’t do it if he tried. Beck is a freak of nature. Cough* “one foot in the grave”

  • @sunnyblayney3719
    @sunnyblayney3719 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Are these the guys the flight of the conchords parody?

  • @yak7414
    @yak7414 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    :)

  • @aaronwurban
    @aaronwurban 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    does anyone know the song at 11:43 ?

    • @claykline2830
      @claykline2830 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Look at what the light did now by little wings I think

    • @aaronwurban
      @aaronwurban 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@claykline2830 many thanks