Swell Season covers Neutral Milk Hotel

Swell Season covers Neutral Milk Hotel

Out of all the Neutral Milk Hotel covers we have seen, some have certainly been better than others. This is probably the best. Swell Season can actually do Mangum's voice justice. Feel it.

Fanfarlo Covers Neutral Milk Hotel Live

Fanfarlo Covers Neutral Milk Hotel Live

Fanfarlo's version of Neutral Milk Hotel's classic "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" it is a pretty straight forward take on the song (complete with a trumpet and all) and certainly a lot better than that other one I posted. The harmonies help to bring out the more gospel qualities of the song without over loading the track and it still works as a cover simply because of the fact that the original song is so good. Check it:

Elsewhere in NMH news, their label Merge will has announced they will be re-issuing both of NMH's albums on vinyl! This via JP's Blog:

Both albums will be released on 180 gram vinyls and will feature download codes for the tracks at 320 kpbs. Both reissues will not come with any bonus tracks or material but will just be released on their original state. The albums will be released on November 3.

Listen - "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea"

Neutral Milk Gone Sour

Neutral Milk Gone Sour

By far the funniest Neutral Milk Hotel cover I have ever seen.

And a lot of people think the original is hard to listen to.



(via Videogum)

Neutral Milk Hotel

"In the Aeroplane Over the Sea"

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (Merge - 1998)

The Croc Open Once More!

The Croc Open Once More!

The Crocodile Comeback!

Since 1991, The Crocodile Cafe was a fixture of Seattle's music scene hosting shows for the likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Modest Mouse, Sunny Day Real Estate, Band of Horses, Death Cab, Yoko Ono, Beastie Boys, The Presidents, R.E.M., Beck, The Strokes, Cheap Trick, Mudhoney, Elliott Smith, Neutral Milk Hotel, Dinosaur Jr.,  and David Bazan. In fact, the original owner, Stephanie Dorgan, was married to R.E.M.'s guitarist Peter Buck. Probably a large portion of the shows that I went to in Seattle were at the Crocodile Cafe.  And all this to say that the Croc was somehow closed down in 2007 to the dismay of all who enjoyed live music in Seattle. 

So, for the last couple years I have been quietly lamenting the lack of Croc, despite the occasional Johnny Depp rumor which really only made it worse. However recently I noticed a lot of buzz that the Cafe was opening once more. Some bands even listed the Croc as a venue they were playing during their on their tour. I have been religiously checking the Croc's website but all it said was "new website coming soon." Today however, it is up and running with a calender of shows and everything, which makes me proud to announce that the Crocodile Cafe appears to be back in business!

As their website rightly says, "the Crocodile must be resurrected, and woven back into its rightful place in Seattle’s amazing cultural fabric...The Croc keeps swimming forward, just as we all do.

We look forward to welcoming you back."

Upcoming shows include U.S.E., Heartless Bastards, Dr. Dog, and Vetiver 

Neutral Milk Hotel - King of Carrot Flowers pt 2 & 3 - Live at the Crocodile Cafe

Neutral Milk Hotel - Two Headed Boy - Live at the Crocodile Cafe