Neutral Milk Hotel

Neutral Milk Hotel, an outgrowth of the Elephant six collective, was a band formed by Jeff Mangum in the mid 1990s. Drawing on the lo-fi sensibilities of indie rockers Pavement and Sebadoh as well as elements of folk and psychedelic music, the band released two albums before going on permanent hiatus in 2000. Neutral Milk Hotel's second LP, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea was highly praised by critics for its wildly inventive instrumentation and Mangum's eccentric lyrics. Although it met with scant response from the general public when it was released in 1997, the LP has continued to gain momentum in indie music circles and seems poised to become a cult classic.