Reality hits quickly. First door: slammed shut. Second door: "not interested." By the third door, a few of the recruits are questioning their life choices. By the fourth, I sense something different.

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On his latest album as Mount Eerie, 'Night Palace', Phil Elverum crafts a winding, meditative journey deep into his mind's eye. It's true art.