Neutral Milk Hotel was an American indie folk rock band, fronted by Jeff Mangum, part of the Elephant 6 Recording Company and most famous for their release In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, released in 1998, and regarded as a spiritually motivated work conceptually based on the beauty to be found in the horrific fate of Anne Frank. During live performances, including the one released under the title Live at Jittery Joe’s, Mangum has described some of the songs off this album as based on urgent, recurring dreams he had of a Jewish family during World War II.Despite the album’s critical acclaim and success to date (having sold over 100k copies according to Merge Records), Jeff Mangum and his NMH went on hiatus in 1998, since then he’s only performed one proper show.
Neutral Milk Hotel – “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea”
Neutral Milk Hotel – “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (Live @ the Side Door)”
The Chairs – “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” (from the November EP)
Matt Pond PA – “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” (from the Winter Songs EP)
Eisley – “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” (Live Radio 2 Interview @ SXSW 3.17.07)
Seth Thomas – “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea”
Rilo Kiley – “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” (Live @ the Knitting Factory LA 6.28.02)
Madeline Ava – “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea”
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Further reading:
- Slate: “The Salinger of Indie Rock: What happened to Jeff Mangum”
- Creative Loafing: “Have You Seen Jeff Mangum?”
- Pitchfork: Interview with Jeff Mangum
- Pitchfork: Jeff Mangum Returns?
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