Neutral Milk Hotel was an American band formed by Jeff Mangum in Ruston, Louisiana, in 1989. They were active until 1998, and then from 2013 to 2015. The band's music featured a deliberately low-quality sound, influenced by indie rock and psychedelic folk. Mangum wrote surreal and opaque lyrics that covered a wide range of topics, including love, spirituality, nostalgia, sex, and loneliness. He and the other band members played a variety of instruments, including non-traditional instruments like the singing saw and uilleann pipes.
Links to Peel[]
Peel played a track from the band'd debut single in 1993 on his radio programme. He would play later material from the band on his shows until near the end of the 90's.
Shows Played[]
- 27 August 1993: ‘Everything Is (7 inch)’ (Cher Doll Records)
- 1995
- 27 May 1995: 'Everything Is (CDS)' (Fire)
- 1996
- 01 December 1996: Untitled (v/a 7" - Master Pete Capitol And His Magic EP) Ptolemaic Terrascope
- 1998
- 21 April 1998: The King Of Carrot Flowers Part 2 & 3 (album - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea) Blue Rose Record Company
- 24 April 1998 (BFBS): 'The King Of Carrot Flowers Pts. Two & Three (CD-In The Aeroplane Over The Sea)' (Blue Rose Record Company)
- 30 September 1998: Holland, 1945 (CDS) Blue Rose