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“The King of Carrot Flowers Pt. One” by Neutral Milk Hotel
From the album In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
“The King of Carrot Flowers Pt. One” by Neutral Milk Hotel appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2023. It was first released in 1998 on the album In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. Its best result is #222 on The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s.
Jeff Mangum wrote "The King of Carrot Flowers Pt. One" on his own, words and music, for In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, the second and last Neutral Milk Hotel album, which Merge released on February 10, 1998. Robert Schneider produced it. The album was cut at Pet Sounds Studio between July and September 1997, with Schneider out to beat the rough sound of the debut, On Avery Island; his trick was heavy compression rather than guitar pedals or effects units, so the distortion came from squeezing the recordings.
The record around it is lo-fi indie rock and psychedelic folk, its lyrics surreal and hard to decode. Reviews were moderately warm at first. The cult came later, and with it more touring, which wore on Mangum until he stepped away from the road and the band went on hiatus.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 222 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
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