On Avery Island
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| Mojo | [3] |
| NME | 8/10[4] |
| Q | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [6] |
| Uncut | [7] |
On Avery Island is the debut album by American indie rock band Neutral Milk Hotel. It was released on March 26, 1996 by Merge Records.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jeff Mangum, except where noted. Horn arrangements composed by Robert Schneider
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Song Against Sex" | 3:40 |
| 2. | "You've Passed" | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Someone Is Waiting" | 2:31 |
| 4. | "A Baby for Pree" | 1:21 |
| 5. | "Marching Theme" | 2:58 |
| 6. | "Where You'll Find Me Now" | 4:04 |
| 7. | "Avery Island/April 1st" (Jeff Mangum, Robert Schneider) | 1:48 |
| 8. | "Gardenhead/Leave Me Alone" | 3:14 |
| 9. | "Three Peaches" | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Naomi" | 4:53 |
| 11. | "April 8th" | 2:47 |
| 12. | "Pree-Sisters Swallowing a Donkey's Eye" | 13:49 |
Additional information
The title refers to Avery Island, a salt dome island in southern Louisiana, the band's home state. Avery Island is the headquarters of the McIlhenny Company, makers of Tabasco sauce.
The UK version of this CD has two more tracks: "Everything Is" and "Snow Song Pt. 1," both of which are taken from the "Everything Is" single, reportedly without Jeff Mangum's permission.[8] On the vinyl LP, "Pree-Sisters Swallowing a Donkey's Eye" is 3:28 long, as opposed to the significantly longer digital version at 13:49. The UK version also has a different cover, with artwork by Jill Carnes of Thimble Circus.
Personnel
- Jeff Mangum – guitar, drums, vocals, bells, xylophone, air organ, keyboards, tapes, cover design
- Robert Schneider – air organs, home organs, fuzz bass, xylophone, horn arrangements
- Lisa Janssen – fuzz bass on tracks 2 and 8
- Rick Benjamin – trombone on tracks 1, 7, 8
Track 12 features Merisa Bissinger, Hilarie Sidney, Zachary DeMichele, Dane Terry, Lisa Janssen, Aaron Reedy, and Jeff Mangum performing various Indonesian instruments.
References
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "On Avery Island – Neutral Milk Hotel". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2009). "Neutral Milk Hotel". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-199-72636-1. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Neutral Milk Hotel: On Avery Island". Mojo: 122.
Opener 'Song Against Sex' is a folk rock protest played with riotous gusto on buzzing acoustics, Mangum's gift for enigmatic lyrical intrigue and his impassioned holler played to the fore.
- ^ Goldsmith, Mike (September 14, 1996). "Neutral Milk Hotel – On Avery Island". NME. Archived from the original on May 2, 1999. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ^ "Neutral Milk Hotel: On Avery Island". Q (123): 140. December 1996.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 579–80. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
- ^ "Neutral Milk Hotel: On Avery Island". Uncut: 85.
NMH here plough a sweet yet decidedly experimental furrow of psychpop, art/drone rock and leftfield electronica...
- ^ Neutral Milk Hotel releases