In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Artist	Neutral Milk Hotel
Format	CD
Genre	Rock
Label Name	Merge
Release Date	1998 02 10
Song List	1: The King of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1 (2:00) 2: King of Carrot Flowers, Pts. 2 & 3 (3:06) 3: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (3:22) 4: Two-Headed Boy (4:26) 5: The Fool (1:53) 6: Holland, 1945 (3:12) 7: Communist Daughter (1:57) 8: Oh Comely (8:18) 9: Ghost (4:08) 10: The Penny Arcade in California (2:16) 11: Two-Headed Boy, Pt. 2 (5:13)
Style.Categories	Neo-Prog, Neo-Psychedelia, Indie Rock, Lo-Fi, Alternative Pop/Rock

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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, All Music Guide