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| 1 | The King of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1 | Mangum/Spillane | 2:00 |
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| 2 | The King of Carrot Flowers, Pts. 2-3 | Barnes/Koster/Mangu | 3:06 |
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| 3 | In the Aeroplane Over the Sea | Mangum/Spillane | 3:22 |
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| 4 | Two-Headed Boy | Spillane/Mangum | 4:26 |
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| 5 | The Fool | Spillane | 1:53 |
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| 6 | Holland, 1945 | Spillane/Mangum | 3:12 |
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| 7 | Communist Daughter | Mangum/Spillane | 1:57 |
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| 8 | Oh Comely | Mangum/Spillane | 8:18 |
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| 9 | Ghost | Spillane/Mangum | 4:08 |
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| 10 | The Penny Arcade in California | Mangum/Spillane | 2:16 |
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| 11 | Two-Headed Boy, Pt. 2 | Mangum/Spillane | 5:13 |
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Editorial Reviews
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Long Play Record
Label: Merge
Style: Alternative Pop/Rock
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
UPC: 673855013619
Release Date: 11/03/2009
Original Release Date: 11/03/2009
Number of Discs: 1
- Neutral Milk Hotel
Main Performer
Jason Ankeny
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, Rovi
