In An Aeroplane Over the Sea

In An Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel

Like pretty much every song on "In An Aeroplane Over the Sea" this song just has it. It's pretty, honest, and melancholy... something that sounds pleasant to listen to. Maybe it's the hit of sadness or the honestly of Jeff Mangum's voice.

I don't know much about Jeff Mangum. But I do know that he wrote one really amazing album and another very good album... then it seems like he's disappeared. I like to think of him as the J. D. Salinger of music.

Maybe the most interesting thing about this album (and this song) is that much of the subject manner is Anne Frank. When you listen to the album, Anne Frank enters time and time again. She's sort of like Holly from the Hold Steady... but it is Frank's 'beautiful face' that gives the album's sense of sadness... and hope... all at the same time.

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