White Stag is an album released by Phil Elverum under the name Mount Eerie, on May 2, 2009.
[2] Elverum recorded the album during a week long residency at the White Stag building from March 30, 2009 to April 6, 2009.
[1][3] Elverum used a Marshall amp and a 4 track analogue tape to record the album.
[1] Elverum chose to create a "fake history", focusing on the mythology of the building rather than presenting an accurate representation.
[1][2] In an interview with Portland Mercury he stated that "The songs are about how hard it is to maintain a relationship with memory when something bad has happened" noting the building's history with the oppression of Native Americans and the divide between the rich and poor.