Kinda grungy folk, new weird American, first full length album. Neutral Milk Hotel took what Sebadoh started to new heights. This band is so good that popular indie groups are afraid to name drop them in interviews, as an influence, because their fans would discover how terribly unoriginal they really are. There isn't anything I don't love about this record, it's loud but smooth with a barrage of interesting instruments embedded in the wax that call for your full attention until it's over ... plus these guys were part of the original Elephant 6 collective so you not only have Mangum's magnetism, but Apples In Stereo's front man Robert Schneider playing along, doing the horn arrangements, which fill the gaps of their wicked sound. This is a great band to get into, well if you're not already, but watch out, you'll start your own group, steal their thing, call it your own and never mention them again ......
