As beautiful as it is disturbing, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is a stunning piece of art that draws you deeper with each listen.
It’s Milk-man Jeff Mangum’s bouncy pop melodies on songs like ”Ghost” that make In the Aeroplane Over the Sea take off. Too bad this almost-great album is weighed down by a couple of lifeless acoustic warblers.
Pathos saves Neutral Milk Hotel from being a complete oddity.
For those not completely sold on its folk charm, Aeroplane is thin-blooded, woolgathering stuff.
I’m gonna rewrite this review like I did my Kid A review, cause my opinion changed drastically.
Since OK Computer and Kid A clicked so heavily with me, I decided to revisit ITAOTS. I was listening to a Spotify discover playlist that was built around Kid A, and I was loving most of the suggestions I heard. I was driving home, I had an hour to kill... why not?
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLY CRAP... like I’ll be honest... I only used to pretend to like this album so people wouldn’t bully ... read more
i can see why this is a 4chan classic. very much has the “woe is me” attitude, although mangum is a bit less annoying about it.
musically, this album is definitely a nice showing of the band’s skill as musicians. mangum’s vocals are a bit annoying but in a charming way that i think really suits the album. as for the lyrics, i respect and applaud the talent and unique use of various literary devices (sorry the ib student in me is coming out), but some of the content of ... read more
1 | The King of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1 2:00 | 94 |
2 | The King of Carrot Flowers, Pts. 2 & 3 3:06 | 92 |
3 | In the Aeroplane Over the Sea 3:22 | 96 |
4 | Two-Headed Boy 4:26 | 93 |
5 | The Fool 1:53 | 88 |
6 | Holland, 1945 3:12 | 95 |
7 | Communist Daughter 1:57 | 88 |
8 | Oh Comely 8:18 | 91 |
9 | Ghost 4:08 | 92 |
10 | [untitled] 2:16 | 90 |
11 | Two-Headed Boy, Pt. 2 5:13 | 92 |