History Music / NeutralMilkHotel

Over the next two years, Mangum would develop a strange obsession with [[TheDiaryOfAYoungGirl Anne Frank]] and the Holocaust, and he would start writing lyrics for what would appear on ''In the Aeroplane Over the Sea'', which is considered a modern classic. The album was released in 1998 and the band toured in support of it, but as touring persisted, Mangum's obsession just grew stronger. Eventually music press wouldn't leave him alone and the depression of his thoughts constantly swirling around his obsession caused him to have a nervous breakdown, which caused the band to split in 1999.

'''Neutral Milk Hotel''' are a highly influential indie rock band that consisted of Jeff Mangum (vocals, guitar), Scot Spillane (horns), Jeremy Barnes (drummer), and Julian Koster (multi-instrumentalist). Along with ''Music/TheOliviaTremorControl'' and ''Music/TheApplesInStereo'', one of the three main bands forming {{Elephant 6}}'s first wave.

'''Neutral Milk Hotel''' are a highly influential indie rock band that consisted of Jeff Mangum (vocals, guitar), Scot Spillane (horns), Jeremy Barnes (Drummer), and Julian Koster (Multi-instrumentalist). Along with ''Music/TheOliviaTremorControl'' and ''Music/TheApplesInStereo'', one of the three main bands forming {{Elephant 6}}'s first wave.

'''Neutral Milk Hotel''' are a highly influential indie rock band that consisted of Jeff Mangum (vocals, guitar), Scot Spillane (horns), Jeremy Barnes, and Julian Koster. Along with ''Music/TheOliviaTremorControl'' and ''Music/TheApplesInStereo'', one of the three main bands forming {{Elephant 6}}'s first wave.

Neutral Milk Hotel are a highly influential indie rock band that consisted of Jeff Mangum (vocals, guitar), Scot Spillane (horns), Jeremy Barnes, and Julian Koster. Along with ''Music/TheOliviaTremorControl'' and ''Music/TheApplesInStereo'', one of the three main bands forming {{Elephant 6}}'s first wave.

* FiveManBand
** TheHero: Jeff Mangum
** TheLancer: Jeremy Barnes
** TheSmartGuy: Julian Koster
** TheBigGuy: Scott Spillane

These guys are pretty much worshiped by indie kids. Most publications (excluding Pitchfork) tend to ignore them, despite never really being critically panned by any of them. To some, they are overrated, to others they are underrated. No matter what side people stand on though, their influence is undeniable.

* BadassBeard: Scott Spillane has an astounding example of this, and as of 2012, so does Jeff.

** TheBigGuy: Scott Spilane

** TheLancer: Julian Koster
** TheSmartGuy: Scott Spillane
** TheBigGuy: Jeremy Barnes

Neutral Milk Hotel are a highly influential indie rock band that consisted of Jeff Mangum (vocals, guitar), Scot Spillane (horns), Jeremy Barnes, and Julian Koster. Along with TheOliviaTremorControl and TheApplesInStereo, one of the three main bands forming {{Elephant 6}}'s first wave.

Over the next two years, Mangum would develop a strange obsession with [[TheDiaryOfAYoungGirl Anne Frank]] and the Holocaust, and he would start writing lyrics for what would appear on ''In The Aeroplane Over The Sea'', which is considered a modern classic. The album was released in 1998 and the band toured in support of it, but as touring persisted, Mangum's obsession just grew stronger. Eventually music press wouldn't leave him alone and the depression of his thoughts constantly swirling around his obsession caused him to have a nervous breakdown, which caused the band to split in 1999.

Hints of reunions have circulated around over the past years, but nothing definite as to whether or not they'd truly get back together. ArcadeFire said that they signed to Merge Records because it was Neutral Milk Hotel's record label. Because of this, the two bands are constantly compared. In contrast, Jeremy Barnes' other band, Music/AHawkAndAHacksaw, is so wildly different from his work with NMH that the two are rarely compared.

* SpiritualSuccessor: While Music/ArcadeFire is the most immediately discussed candidate, their work after ''Funeral'' became progressively further from their NMH influence. Commonly discussed successors in [[ImageBoards certain communities that idolize Neutral Milk Hotel]] include The Microphones (specifically their album ''The Glow, pt. 2''), [[AllLowercaseLetters joordan mason and the horse museum]], and Seamonster.

* SignatureSong:
** "Holland, 1945"
** "The King of Carrot Flowers Pts. 2 and 3"
** "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea"
* SpiritualSuccessor: The most likely candidate is ArcadeFire.
** While ArcadeFire is the most immediately discussed candidate, their work after ''Funeral'' became progressively further from their NMH influence. Commonly discussed successors in [[ImageBoards certain communities that idolize Neutral Milk Hotel]] include The Microphones (specifically their album ''The Glow, pt. 2''), [[AllLowercaseLetters joordan mason and the horse museum]], and Seamonster.

-->'''Youtube Comment''': I met Julian Koster. He played a concert in my basement on his Christmas Caroling Tour in November. He made my friends and me write down our deepest wishes on pieces of paper, and he lit them on fire, and he put some weird powder in the fire, and he blew the pieces away into the wind. That night, he ate my peanut butter, and he slept on my couch, and he told me that I could become a professor one day. He told me I could achieve anything I set my mind to, and I believe him with all of my heart.

* CloudCuckooLander: Jeff Mangum is known for being a bit... ''odd''... If his [[WordSaladLyrics lyrics]] weren't any indication, but Jeff is ''downright mundane'' compared to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7PsGipAraQ Julian Koster]]. Oh, sweet Jesus Julian Koster... He's not dressing up in that page picture. ''He just goes out like that.'' The guy is from another planet. Think like if [[HarryPotter Luna Lovegood]] had a kid with EmoPhillips, and that's a bit like what he's like.

* CloudCuckooLander: Jeff Mangum is known for being a bit... ''odd''... If his [[WordSaladLyrics lyrics]] weren't any indication.

Over the next two years, Mangum would develop a strange obsession with AnneFrank and the Holocaust, and he would start writing lyrics for what would appear on ''In The Aeroplane Over The Sea'', which is considered a modern classic. The album was released in 1998 and the band toured in support of it, but as touring persisted, Mangum's obsession just grew stronger. Eventually music press wouldn't leave him alone and the depression of his thoughts constantly swirling around his obsession caused him to have a nervous breakdown, which caused the band to split in 1999.