In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
by Neutral Milk Hotel$23.76 Free Shipping
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- Released
- 3/11/09
- Music Genre
- Rock
Description
Perhaps best likened to a marching band on an acid trip, Neutral Milk Hotel's second album is another quixotic sonic parade; lo-fi yet lush, impenetrable yet wholly accessible, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is either the work of a genius or an utter crackpot, with the truth probably falling somewhere in between. Again teaming with producer Robert Schneider, Jeff Mangum invests the material here with new maturity and clarity; while the songs run continuously together, as they did on the previous On Avery Island, there is a much clearer sense of shifting dynamics from track to track, with a greater emphasis on structure and texture. Mangum's vocals are far more emotive as well; whether caught in the rush of spiritual epiphany ("The King of Carrot Flowers Pts. Two and Three") or in the grip of sexual anxiety ("Two-Headed Boy"), he sings with a new fervor, composed in equal measure of ecstasy and anguish. However, as his musical concepts continue to come into sharper focus, one hopes his stream-of-consciousness lyrical ideas soon begin to do the same; while Mangum spins his words with the rapid-fire intensity of a young Dylan, the songs are far too cryptic and abstract to fully sink in -- In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is undoubtedly a major statement, but just what it's saying is anyone's guess. Jason Ankeny.
Product Details
- Artist
- Neutral Milk Hotel
- Label / Studio
- MERGE
- WOW HD Sales Rank
- #20979
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Media Format
- Vinyl Record
- Vinyl Record 30days Sales Rank
- #528
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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King of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1
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King of Carrot Flowers, PTS. 2-3
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In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
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Two-Headed Boy
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Fool
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Holland, 1945
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Communist Daughter
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Oh Comely
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Ghost
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Penny Arcade in California
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Two-Headed Boy, Pt. 2
