The opening track from Neutral Milk Hotel’s sophomore album ”In the Aeroplane Over the Sea”. It is followed by “The King of Carrot Flowers, Pts. Two and Three.” The introductory lines portray a youthful imagination, as a child you can pretend to be any character you chose. The ‘tower’ tarot card is representative of an ill omen, foreshadowing the coming verses. Rattlesnakes, relative to Christianity, are viewed as deathly evil so it’s interesting to deem them ‘holy.’ “When you were young you were the king of carrot flowers”, in the context of the Tarot (see: “The Fool”) is a contrad… read more
The opening track from Neutral Milk Hotel’s sophomore album ”In the Aeroplane Over the Sea”. It is followed by “The King of Carrot Flowers, Pts. Two … read more
The opening track from Neutral Milk Hotel’s sophomore album ”In the Aeroplane Over the Sea”. It is followed by “The King of Carrot Flowers, Pts. Two and Three.” The introductory lines po… read more
Neutral Milk Hotel was an American indie rock band formed by singer, guitarist, and songwriter Jeff Mangum in 1989 in Ruston, Louisiana. On the band's full-length albums, Mangum played with a number of other musicians, notably Jeremy Barnes (drums), Scott Spillane (horns), Julian Koster (musical saw/banjo/accordion/bass guitar) and producer-instrumentalist Robert Schneider. Neutral Milk Hotel was one of the original members of the Elephant Six Collective, based in Athens, Georgia. The outfit went on hiatus in 1998. In 2013, the band made a reunion tour and subsequently played c… read more
Neutral Milk Hotel was an American indie rock band formed by singer, guitarist, and songwriter Jeff Mangum in 1989 in Ruston, Louisiana. On the band's full-length albums, Mangum played… read more
Neutral Milk Hotel was an American indie rock band formed by singer, guitarist, and songwriter Jeff Mangum in 1989 in Ruston, Louisiana. On the band's full-length albums, Mangum played with a number of other musicians, notably Jer…read more