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Neutral Milk Hotel: In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

20 February 1998 · 29 YEARS

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Jeff Mangum built these compositions after reading the personal account of Anne Frank. The result is a project steeped in historical ghosts and a sense of longing. It represents a raw aesthetic from the Elephant 6 collective.

Fuzz organs and acoustic guitars dominate the arrangement. The unpolished production captures a specific era where frantic energy met folk ideas. It is an honest piece of work from a group operating outside mainstream expectations.

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