Cargo Records

On Avery Island

His songs are cryptic and crazed, his ideas fast and furious, and together they force the home-recording concept out of the basement and into a brave new world .a fuzzy masterpiece of experimental lo-fi recording - Allmusic.com / Finally comes a reissue for the fuzzy, literate and imaginative debut for Jeff Mangum’s Neutral Milk Hotel, On Avery Island. Full of rapid-fire wordplay with true and heartfelt experimentation, both ambitious and eclectic, it’s not hard to see why this has been such an influential album. Part of the fabled Elephant 6 collective Neutral Milk Hotel won over many a music critic with this cult classic released in 1996. The band are recognized as one of the most influential alternative acts to come out of the mid-90s and sowed the seeds for everything from anti-folk to the likes of Arcade Fire, Caribou and even Franz Ferdinand. On its original release, this album ranked #35 in the annual Village Voice Jazz & Pop Critics' Poll. Also, Spin proclaimed this album one of the ten best "you didn't hear" of 1996.

Deluxe repackaging on 180g vinyl. Includes the ‘Everything Is’ single and b-side ‘Snow Song Pt.1’ from the original 7” release.

"10/10 - a gem" VICE

“Still Sounds Great” UNCUT.