Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel. From left to right: Jeff Mangum, Scott Spillane, Julian Koster and Jeremy Barnes.
Background information
Origin	Ruston, Louisiana, United States
Genre(s)	Indie rock, Indie pop
Years active	1989–1998
Label(s)	Elephant Six, Merge Records
Website	Official website
Members
Jeff Mangum Scott Spillane Jeremy Barnes Julian Koster

Neutral Milk Hotel was an American indie rock band. The band's chief lyricist and songwriter, Jeff Mangum played with a number of other musicians on the band's two full-length albums. Notable contributors to the band's oeuvre include Jeremy Barnes (drums), Scott Spillane (horns), Julian Koster (banjo/bass guitar/saw) and producer-instrumentalist Robert Schneider. Neutral Milk Hotel is a part of the Elephant Six Collective, based out of Athens, Georgia. This work is copyrighted. ... The city of Ruston is the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Elephant Six Collective were a group of American musicians who spawned some of the most notable independent bands of the 1990s, including the Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, the Apples in Stereo and of Montreal. ... Merge Records is an indie-rock record label based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. ... Jefferson Nigh Mangum, or Jeff Mangum is the founder and driving force behind what was the band Neutral Milk Hotel and one of the cofounders of the Elephant Six Collective. ... Scott Spillane is one of the leaders of the Athens, Georgia, USA based outfit The Gerbils. ... Jeremy Barnes is best known as the drummer for Neutral Milk Hotel. ... Leader of American indie bands Chocolate U.S.A. and the Music Tapes, as well as member of seminal indie legends Neutral Milk Hotel. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Jefferson Nigh Mangum, or Jeff Mangum is the founder and driving force behind what was the band Neutral Milk Hotel and one of the cofounders of the Elephant Six Collective. ... Jeremy Barnes is best known as the drummer for Neutral Milk Hotel. ... A drum is a musical instrument in the percussion family, technically classified as a membranophone. ... Scott Spillane is one of the leaders of the Athens, Georgia, USA based outfit The Gerbils. ... Leader of American indie bands Chocolate U.S.A. and the Music Tapes, as well as member of seminal indie legends Neutral Milk Hotel. ... A four-string banjo For other uses, see Banjo (disambiguation) The banjo is a stringed instrument of African American origin. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... Playing a musical saw A musical saw, also called a singing saw, is the application of a hand saw as a musical instrument. ... This article is about Robert Schneider, the musician. ... The Elephant Six Recording Company was a musical collective founded in Athens, Georgia, USA, by Bill Doss, Will Cullen Hart (both, now formerly, of Olivia Tremor Control), Jeff Mangum (of Neutral Milk Hotel), and Robert Schneider (of the Apples in Stereo), the four of whom grew up making music in... Athens is a city in Clarke County, Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, at the eastern terminus of Georgia 316. ...

History

Origins

Jeff Mangum, along with high-school friends Will Cullen Hart and Bill Doss, formed the The Olivia Tremor Control, with Mangum appearing on their first release, the California Demise 7". Will Cullen Hart is one of the co-founders of the Elephant 6 Collective, as well as The Olivia Tremor Control. ... Bill Doss is among the co-founders of the influential Athens, Georgia, U.S.A. based Elephant 6 Collective, and also one of the key creative forces behind The Olivia Tremor Control, one of the leaders of the collective, and later, following the bands break-up, The Sunshine Fix. ... The Olivia Tremor Control was an Athens, Georgia indie rock band in the mid- to late 1990s which, along with The Apples in Stereo and Neutral Milk Hotel, was one of the three original Elephant Six projects. ... Recorded at 210 Sunset Ave on a couple of 4-tracks by Bill, Jeff, Will and cast of numbers of a few. ...

Prior to recording for friends under the NMH moniker, Mangum recorded at least one cassette under the name Milk; the most well-known of these tapes was called Pygmie Barn in E Minor. These are the earliest known recordings that Mangum initiated and executed himself. There were only an estimated dozen or so copies ever made of this tape, none of which has been made public. It was revealed circa 2006 on the Elephant 6 online forums that another tape under said name, entitled Beauty, was released, along with several recordings under the name Rubby Bulbs (also a song dating from that era, perhaps the only Milk song to be played by Neutral Milk Hotel). For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Neutral Milk Hotel began simply as a recording project for Mangum, in the early 1990's. He produced several demo cassettes, among them 1991's Invent Yourself a Shortcake, 1992's Beauty (not to be confused with the earlier cassette), and 1993's Hype City Soundtrack, along with two more from this period, seemingly unnamed. Although easily found on the Internet, these demos capture the project at a very embryonic stage: songs are played in between various sound collages and tape experiments, one of which consists only of a six minute conversation between Mangum and Hart. See also: 1989 in music, 1990 in British music, other events of 1990, 1991 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // January 21 - MTVs Unplugged premieres on cable television with musical guest, Squeeze February 6 - Billy Idol is involved in a serious motorcycle accident... See also: 1991 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels established in 1991 other events of 1991 list of years in music 1990s in music // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... Invent Yourself a Shortcake is an early demo tape by Neutral Milk Hotel, which, at this point, was merely the name under which Jeff Mangum released recordings he had made on his tape recorder. ... See also: 1992 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1992 Record labels established in 1992 other events of 1992 list of years in music 1990s in music // 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. ... Beauty is a tape cassette of music released by Jeff Mangum under the Neutral Milk Hotel name in 1992. ... See also: 1993 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1993 Record labels established in 1993 other events of 1993 list of years in music 1990s in music // January 8 - The U.S. Postal service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. ... Hype City Soundtrack is the third and final named cassette of music which has thusfar been discovered by Neutral Milk Hotel, which, at this point, was merely an outlet for Jeff Mangums songwriting. ...

During this period, Mangum was wandering the country, staying in the closets of friends, and in a state of perpetual unemployment. It was in these circumstances that the band's first formal releases took shape. Strictly speaking, however, the 'band' usually consisted of Mangum and whoever else was present at the time. This is obvious on Neutral Milk Hotel's first release, a 7" record entitled Everything Is, recorded when Mangum was spending time in Seattle, Washington, released on Cher Doll Records in 1994. Nickname: The Emerald City Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County King County Incorporated December 2 1869  - Mayor Greg Nickels Area    - City  142. ... “Washington State” redirects here. ... See also: 1994 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1994 Record labels established in 1994 other events of 1994 list of years in music 1990s in music // January 29 - The Supremes Mary Wilson is injured when her jeep hits a freeway median and flips over just outside of Los...

On Avery Island

A full album, On Avery Island, followed, this time recorded mainly in Denver, Colorado, where Mangum was backed by Robert Schneider of the The Apples in Stereo, Rick Benjamin of the Perry Weissman Three and Lisa Janssen of Secret Square. It was released by Merge Records in 1996. Despite being overshadowed by their more popular second release, On Avery Island stands on its own as a brilliant meld of folk and lo-fi indie rock. Mangum's unique vocal style and the band's quirky but playful arrangements create a carnival atmosphere of moods ranging from excitement to suspense to melodrama. On Avery Island was the debut album of Neutral Milk Hotel. ... Nickname: The Mile-High City Location of Denver in Colorado Coordinates: Country United States State Colorado City-County Denver (coextensive) Founded November 22, 1858 Incorporated November 7, 1861  - Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area    - City  154. ... This article is about Robert Schneider, the musician. ... This article is about the American rock band. ... Rick Benjamin (born on October 22, 1952 in Danbury, Connecticut) is SPEED Channels voice of the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series, and was the voice of Champ Car racing for HDNet in 2004. ... The album cover for the self-titled Secret Square release. ... Merge Records is an indie-rock record label based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... On Avery Island was the debut album of Neutral Milk Hotel. ...

After the release of Avery Island, Neutral Milk Hotel became a fully-fledged band, as Julian Koster, Scott Spillane and Jeremy Barnes joined Mangum, the band now being based in New York. Soon after this, they moved to Athens, GA, where many of Mangum's friends had begun to settle, and the Elephant 6 recording company began to fully take shape. After this, the band went back to Denver, to record a proper follow up to On Avery Island. NY redirects here. ... Downtown Athens, as seen through the University of Georgia arch Athens or Athens-Clarke County is a city located in Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, just off of Georgia 316. ... The Elephant Six Recording Company was a musical collective founded in Athens, Georgia, USA, by Bill Doss, Will Cullen Hart (both, now formerly, of Olivia Tremor Control), Jeff Mangum (of Neutral Milk Hotel), and Robert Schneider (of the Apples in Stereo), the four of whom grew up making music in... This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ...

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea and final show

The band's second LP, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, released in 1998, is notable as a critically acclaimed work and a widely popular recording. It is a spiritually motivated work conceptually based on the beauty to be found in the horrific fate of Anne Frank and similarly overwhelming tragedies. 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. The album was highly praised by critics for its wildly inventive instrumentation and Mangum's provocative and impassioned lyrics. Although it met with scant response from the general public when it was released, the recording has continued to gain momentum in indie music circles and has become a cult classic, selling well over 100,000 copies according to Merge Records. However, the record along with the year of constant touring that succeeded it took its toll on Mangum. The band quite abruptly went on hiatus turning down all requests for shows, including a support slot for R.E.M., and little was heard from Mangum after that point. Image File history File links NeutralMilkHotel-InTheAeroplaneOverTheSea. ... Software development stages In computer programming, development stage terminology expresses how the development of a piece of software has progressed and how much further development it may require. ... In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is an album released in 1998 by Neutral Milk Hotel, a member of the Elephant 6 Collective. ... Image File history File links NeutralMilkHotel-Holland1945. ... Software development stages In computer programming, development stage terminology expresses how the development of a piece of software has progressed and how much further development it may require. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is an album released in 1998 by Neutral Milk Hotel, a member of the Elephant 6 Collective. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... The word critic comes from the Greek κριτικός, kritikós - one who discerns, which itself arises from the Ancient Greek word κριτής, krités, meaning a person who offers reasoned judgement or analysis, value judgement, interpretation, or observation. ... Annelies Marie Anne Frank (June 12, 1929 – beginning of March, 1945) was a European Jewish girl (born in Germany, stateless since 1941, but she aimed to be Dutch as she grew up in the Netherlands) who wrote a diary while in hiding with her family and four friends in Amsterdam... In general usage a tragedy is a play, movie or sometimes a real world event with a sad outcome. ... A dream is the experience of envisioned images, sounds, or other sensations during sleep. ... Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. ... A family in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1997 A family consists of a domestic group of people (or a number of domestic groups), typically affiliated by birth or marriage, or by analogous or comparable relationships — including domestic partnership, cohabitation, adoption, surname and (in some cases) ownership (as occurred in the... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Lyrics are the words in songs. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Allegory of Music on the Opéra Garnier Music is an art form that involves organised sounds and silence. ... A cult classic is a cultural artifact (e. ... Merge Records is an indie-rock record label based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. ... R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in early 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and vocalist Michael Stipe. ...

However, before Neutral Milk Hotel began their indefinite hiatus, Mangum played live at a house show on December 5, 1998 in Athens. The bill was shared with Elf Power, and the audience was made up almost completely of friends and bandmates. Playing solo and acoustic, Mangum opened the set with what was to be the only post-Aeroplane composition to be performed in public, "Little Birds". He explained to the audience that the song is about a boy whose body becomes filled up with miniature birds that come out of the bathtub faucet and protect him from his murderous father (who has apparently already killed the main character's younger brother). December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... A bathtub A bathtub (or simply bath) is a plumbing fixture used for bathing. ... Categories: Stub ...

Mangum finished the rest of the evening with most of the Aeroplane songs, encouraging the audience to sing along in substitute for the horn parts. For the last several songs, Scott Spillane took his trumpet in to an adjacent room and played his parts through the wall. A recording of the show is known to exist, but has never been officially released.

Mangum played another show on December 31, 1998, at which he performed the songs "Oh Sister", "Engine", and "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea", joined by Koster and Spillane. In 2002, Mangum played a single show in New Zealand, his last to date.

Hiatus

Although all the members are still active with one another in other projects, it is unknown whether any more Neutral Milk Hotel albums will be released. There were plans to release a Neutral Milk Hotel rarities album on the Orange Twin label; its cancellation was subsequently announced in 2005 on the Orange Twin website, stating that Jeff Mangum decided against the project. Currently, it is unclear if this will ever happen. Orange Twin Records is a Athens, Georgia based record label run by Laura Carter, a multi-instrumental member of Elephant 6 popsters Elf Power. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

There has, however, been some activity since Aeroplane. First, Orange Twin re-released Everything Is, complete with extra bonus tracks, as well as Live at Jittery Joe's, a live recording by filmmaker Lance Bangs of a show Mangum played in a coffee house in Athens, Georgia in 1997. The Major Organ and the Adding Machine album, a rather secretive project released by Orange Twin in 2001 and consisting mainly of experimental musical collage, features Mangum, along with Julian Koster, Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes, Elf Power's Andrew Reiger and the Olivia Tremor Control and Circulatory System's Will Cullen Hart and Eric Harris. There was also the release of Orange Twin Field Works: Volume I, Mangum's field recording of a Bulgarian folk festival, also on Orange Twin in 2001. Additionally, he plays drums on the first Circulatory System album. Everything Is was the first recording mass-released by Neutral Milk Hotel, which at this point was largely still an outlet for the songwriting of Jeff Mangum, instead of a fully formed band. ... Live at Jittery Joes was an album released in 2001 by Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel to battle the high prices of bootlegs on eBay. ... Fred Armisen (left) with Lance Bangs Lance Bangs (born September 4, 1972 in Sacramento, California) is a documentary filmmaker and music video director, who has created videos for Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Green Day, the Arcade Fire, the Shins, Belle & Sebastian, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, R.E.M., Mike Watt, Death Cab... The 3rd location of the 40 Watt Club: the one that represented the scene at its most prosperous. ... Major Organ and the Adding Machine is thought to be the side project of Neutral Milk Hotels Jeff Mangum and Julian Koster. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Of Montreal is an American indie pop band formed in Athens, Georgia, fronted by Kevin Barnes. ... of Montreal is an American indie pop band formed in Athens, Georgia, fronted by Kevin Barnes. ... Elf Power Elf Power is an indie rock band whose style often resembles psychedelic rock. ... Diagram of the human circulatory system. ... Jeff Mangum previously of Neutral Milk Hotel recorded, compiled and released this collection of Bulgarian folk music in 2001 for Orange Twin Records; it contains one track, about a half hour of different segments from a single festival. ... Diagram of the human circulatory system. ...

Since the breakup of Neutral Milk Hotel, Jeff Mangum has only played live proper again once, at the Kings Arms pub in Auckland, New Zealand, at the request of the Tall Dwarfs's Chris Knox. The band was billed as 'World of Wild Beards Incorporated', although when he explains this bizarre name during the course of the show, Mangum gives a small speech referring to the name 'Walking Wall of Beards Incorporated'. He has also made appearances with Elf Power and The Instruments, and came onstage at the first of the Olivia Tremor Control's New York shows on their 2005 reunion tours, to sing briefly. Further releases from Neutral Milk Hotel, however, are indicated to be unlikely. Schematic map of Auckland. ... Tall Dwarfs are a New Zealand rock band formed in 1979 by Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate who, through their do-it-yourself ethic, helped pioneer the lo-fi style of rock music. ... Chris Knox in the music video for Not Given Lightly Chris Knox (b. ... Elf Power Elf Power is an indie rock band whose style often resembles psychedelic rock. ... The Instruments are the musical project of Heather McIntosh, cellist in a number of Athens, Georgia groups including Circulatory System, Elf Power, and Japancakes. ...

The other members are all still releasing material: Julian Koster as The Music Tapes, Scott Spillane as The Gerbils and Jeremy Barnes as A Hawk & A Hacksaw, Bablicon and Marta Tennae. The Music Tapes, an indie pop/experimental outfit from the U.S.A., are effectively the project of Elephant 6 member Julian Koster, also of Neutral Milk Hotel, and the earlier Chocolate U.S.A.. Music Tapes releases are characterised by their unusual orchestration (the singing saw and banjo are... The Gerbils were an indie rock band that formed in Athens, GA in 1998. ... Bablicon was an Elephant Six-related post rock band consisting of members of Neutral Milk Hotel and The Gerbils. ...

In 2005, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea saw its re-release by Domino Records in the UK, in a sleeve featuring praise from, among others, Franz Ferdinand and Arcade Fire, both very much influenced by the band. On Avery Island will be re-released in the US in October of 2006 with bonus tracks by Fire Records. Mangum has also been fairly creatively busy - following a charity auction on eBay of an acoustic guitar decorated by Mangum himself, more guitars hand-decorated by Mangum were sold via Orange Twin Records for $900 apiece. Also, a number of Mangum's original drawings, this time costing only $10 each, were sold via Neutral Milk Hotel's website. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is an album released in 1998 by Neutral Milk Hotel, a member of the Elephant 6 Collective. ... Domino Records is an independent record label based in London. ... Franz Ferdinand are an indie band that was formed in Glasgow in 2001, named after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. ... Arcade Fire is an indie rock band formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada comprised of band members Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, William Butler, Tim Kingsbury, Sarah Neufeld and Jeremy Gara. ... On Avery Island was the debut album of Neutral Milk Hotel. ... Fire Records was a record label set up by Bobby Robinson. ... eBay headquarters in San Jose eBay North First Street satellite office campus (home to PayPal) eBay Inc. ... Orange Twin Records is a Athens, Georgia based record label run by Laura Carter, a multi-instrumental member of Elephant 6 popsters Elf Power. ...

In 2006, a message was posted on the Elephant 6 message board, purportedly from Jeff Mangum. The message suggested that Mangum would again record music and tour, though it was unclear if it would be under the Neutral Milk Hotel moniker or another one. It soon caused an enormous stir within the indie community, and news of the message appeared in Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, and Billboard. However, it was eventually discredited by Robert Schneider, frontman for The Apples in Stereo and close friend of Mangum's. The perpetrator of the hoax (which convinced many sources close to Mangum) is still unknown. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Elephant Six Recording Company was a musical collective founded in Athens, Georgia, USA, by Bill Doss, Will Cullen Hart (both, now formerly, of Olivia Tremor Control), Jeff Mangum (of Neutral Milk Hotel), and Robert Schneider (of the Apples in Stereo), the four of whom grew up making music in... This article is about the magazine. ... A typical example of Pitchforks main page, as of 12-12-06 Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork and occasionally shortened to P4K or pfork,[1] is a United States-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... This article is about Robert Schneider, the musician. ... This article is about the American rock band. ...

Discography

Demo cassettes

• Pygmie Barn in E Minor (as Milk) (cassette; 1989)
• Beauty (as Milk) (cassette; 1989)
• Invent Yourself a Shortcake (cassette; 1991)
• Beauty (Elephant 6; cassette; 1992)
• Hype City Soundtrack (Elephant 6; cassette; 1993)
• Demo 1 (cassette; 1993)
• Demo 2 (cassette; 1993)

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Albums

On Avery Island (Merge; CD; 1996)

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (Merge; CD; 1998)

Live at Jittery Joe's (Orange Twin; CD; 2001) Billed as a Jeff Mangum record, but every song on the album, aside from a single cover, is a Neutral Milk Hotel song.

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EPs and singles

Everything Is (Cher Doll; EP; 1994 Fire; EP; 1995 Orange Twin; EP; 2001)

Holland, 1945 (Blue Rose; 7"; 1998)

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Compilation appearances

• Those Pre-phylloxera Years (Box Dog Sound; Vinyl 7"; 1993)
• Periscope: Another Yoyo Compilation (Yoyo; LP/CD; 1994)
• Amazing Phantom Third Channel (Cher Doll; Vinyl 7"; 1994)
• Yoyo a GoGo '94 (Yoyo; LP/CD; 1994)
• Champagne Dancing Party (Cher Doll; EP; 1995)
• Master Pete Capitol and His Magic EP (Ptolemaic Terrascope No. 21) (Ptolemaic Terrascope; Vinyl 7"; 1996)
• Ptolemaic Terrascope No. 21 (Ptolemaic Terrascope; EP; 1996)
• The Basement Tapes, Volume Two: Live Underground (KSPC; CD; 1997)
• Audio CD-29 (Audio Magazine; CD; 1997)
• I Wouldn't Piss on It If It Was on Fire (Fire; CD; 1998)
• 9 O'Clock in the Morning (Blue Rose; CD; 1998)
• More Than You Can Ask or Imagine (Blue Rose; CD; 1998)
• Oh, Merge: Merge Records 10 Year Anniversary Compilation (Merge; CD; 1999)
• Songs for Summer (Merge; CD; 2000)
• Orange Twin Records Sampler (Orange Twin; CD; 2002)
• Old Enough to Know Better (Merge; CD; 2004)

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Books

• Cooper, Kim, 33 1/3: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (2005) ISBN 0-8264-1690-X
• Azerrad, Michael, Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 (2002) ISBN 0-316-78753-1
• Derogatis, Jim, Turn on Your Mind: Four Decades of Great Psychedelic Rock (2003) ISBN 0-634-05548-8

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External links

Official Sites

• Neutral Milk Hotel's official website
• The band's page at Elephant 6's website
• Official Neutral Milk Hotel discussion board
• Latest news about the band's 33 1/3 book is a dead link; use the Internet Archive link instead

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Fan Sites

• The Carrot Flower Kingdom: Full, informative discography, most up to date information
• Sashwap: Mp3s, quicktime movies, lyrics, etc.
• Sadtomato: FAQ, lyrics, fan contributions, etc.
• Optical Atlas: Elephant 6 Fansite with NMH content

External Sources

• Ptolemaic Terrascope biography
• Interactive map to Neutral Milk Hotel's psycho-geography
• Pitchfork: Jeff Mangum Interview
• Pitchfork: The Unreleased Recordings of Jeff Mangum and Neutral Milk Hotel is a dead link; use the Internet Archive link instead
• Essay on Neutral Milk Hotel in Examinations Archive
• 'World of Wild Beards' gig poster
• Neutral Milk Hotel Feature at No Ripcord
• Video of Halloween 1997 Performance