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Actor/writer/director Eric Gilde stops by to discuss Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, an album he had on repeat for an entire summer and one that still intrigues him nearly two decades later. We discuss Eric’s latest projects, some of his favorite underrated albums and this particular Neutral Milk Hotel album in great detail.

You can find Eric on Twitter and Instagram at @ericgilde.

Be sure to listen to Eric and Ellen Adair’s baseball movie podcast, Take Me In To The Ballgame! The archive is here, but you can also find episodes where you get your podcasts…https://underdogpodcasts.com/category/tv-film/take-me-in-to-the-ballgame

This podcast has a Twitter account! Would greatly appreciate a follow at @youmealbum. Every week, I announce the next guest and album several days ahead of time.

1:19 Eric joins the show

4:29 What projects has Eric been working on?

7:10 Three albums that Eric thinks are underrated

13:35 What is it about In the Aeroplane Over the Sea that Eric finds most appealing?

19:02 Is Neutral Milk Hotel a band?

22:44 Jeff Mangum’s inspiration for In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

24:03 Al’s initial impressions of the album

26:26 Jeff Mangum’s voice is a big reason why Eric loves this album

30:22 Parallels between Neutral Milk Hotel and R.E.M.

35:31 Eric’s favorite tracks

Track-by-track breakdown

36:51 King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1

43:34 King of Carrot Flowers Pts. 2 & 3

49:20 In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

51:53 Two-Headed Boy, Pt. 1

56:10 The Fool

58:25 Holland, 1945

1:04:12 Communist Daughter

1:05:58 Oh Comely

1:11:16 Ghost

1:17:11 Untitled

1:18:53 Two-Headed Boy Pt. 2

1:23:33 The mystique around In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

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