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Neutral Milk Hotel
427,587 listeners (12,539,389 plays)
indie, indie rock, folk, lo-fi, elephant 6
Athens, Georgia
Neutral Milk Hotel centered on chief lyricist and songwriter, Jeff Mangum, who on the band’s two full-length albums, played with a number of other musicians, notably Jeremy Barnes (drums), Scott Spillane (horns), Julian Koster (saw/banjo/accordion/bass guitar) and producer-instrumentalist Robert Schneider. Neutral Milk Hotel were one of the original members of the Elephant Six Collective, based in Athens, Georgia. They have been on an indefinite hiatus since 2001.
Origins
Jeff Mangum was a member of The Olivia Tremor Control, along with his friend Will Cullen Hart and Bill Doss, appearing on their first release, the California Demise 7”.
Prior to recording for friends under the NMH moniker, Mangum recorded at least one cassette under the name Milk, the only known tape was called Pygmie Barn in E Minor. This is the earliest known recordings that Mangum initiated and executed himself, on the cover there is “all songs: j.m ‘89. art: w. cullen hart”. There is only an estimated dozen or so copies ever made of this tape, none of which have been made public. The tracklist etc. are also unknown.
Neutral Milk Hotel began life simply as a recording project for Mangum, in the early 1990s. He produced several demo cassettes, among them 1991’s Invent Yourself a Shortcake, 1992’s Beauty and 1993’s Hype City Soundtrack, along with two more from this period, seemingly unnamed.
Origins
Jeff Mangum was a member of The Olivia Tremor Control, along with his friend Will Cullen Hart and Bill Doss, appearing on their first release, the California Demise 7”.
Prior to recording for friends under the NMH moniker, Mangum recorded at least one cassette under the name Milk, the only known tape was called Pygmie Barn in E Minor. This is the earliest known recordings that Mangum initiated and executed himself, on the cover there is “all songs: j.m ‘89. art: w. cullen hart”. There is only an estimated dozen or so copies ever made of this tape, none of which have been made public. The tracklist etc. are also unknown.
Neutral Milk Hotel began life simply as a recording project for Mangum, in the early 1990s. He produced several demo cassettes, among them 1991’s Invent Yourself a Shortcake, 1992’s Beauty and 1993’s Hype City Soundtrack, along with two more from this period, seemingly unnamed.
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Jeff Mangum, The Olivia Tremor Control, The Mountain Goats, The Decemberists, of Montreal, The Unicorns, Okkervil River… see all
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redrum84 wrote:
Bring back the old Last.fm over 4,000 members since yesterday!
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nicoinfurs wrote:
Mangum is full of trauma. Incest, homosexuality, beatings.. I actually started listening to the lyrics after a while and suddenly everything got more interesting, It's like I'm reinventing everything again.
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sls wrote:
That's a demo, doesn't count. Everything Is EP, on the other hand... that's even lower-fi than the demos.
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heyheyitslark wrote:
Have you heard Invent Yourself A Shortcake?
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Botoft wrote:
I've heard both full lengths.
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nicoinfurs wrote:
You probably only heard In The Aeroplane if you're gonna question the lo-fi'ness about this band.
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Botoft wrote:
Lo-fi? >.<
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heyheyitslark wrote:
yeah pretty much... but its cool
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MegatonShot wrote:
Am I the only person who thinks this band is 'meh'?
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Odessius wrote:
Join Sick Kids, Sick Taste!
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no_wire_hangers wrote:
yep!
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Jalkazar wrote:
Greatest band ever, In The Aeroplane Over The Sea is the greatest song ever and In The Aeroplane Over The Sea is the greatest album ever. No question about it.
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theonlycossar wrote:
i'm suprised mewithoutYou isn't one of the similar artists, they borrowed alot from Neutral Milk Hotel.
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Jawnie wrote:
i did a cover of carrot flowers pt. one for fun www.myspace.com/musicalwhalemilk
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marmarrr wrote:
LOOK HARDER
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BaNeFuL94 wrote:
I can't find their CD anywhere...
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idrinkbleach wrote:
april 8th live in nyc is crazy.
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nicoinfurs wrote:
is it dark up there, rigo?
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rigoisphat wrote:
is it dark up there, nicoinfurs?
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