Neutral Milk Hotel ~ "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea"

Jude and Peterik love it. Figured I'd give it a whirl. First NMH listen ever:

1. King of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1
Whoah, the lead singer's voice changes the song's tone completely from simply folk to fuzzy psychadelic folk. 3.5

2. King of Carrot Flowers, Pts. 2 & 3
Ok, this is unique. 4

3. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Yay, trombone! 3.5

4. Two-Headed Boy
Is this really about a boy and his penis? Neat. 4.5

5. Fool
Eh. 2

6. Holland, 1945
Great great song. I think this was one of Jude's "Songs of the Day" back at ND. More trombone at the end. 4.5

7. Communist Daughter
"Semen stains the mountaintops"-- howz that for descriptive lyrics? Doesn't sound like the same singer. Aw rats, it's too short. 3.5

8. Oh Comely
Very epic song; more graphic lyrics. 3

9. Ghost
The end of this song scares me a bit. 3.5

10. (untitled)
Instrumental, irish-y, and cool. 3

11. Two-Headed Boy, Pt. 2
I have to pay more attention to the lyrics to fully appreciate this one (and the entire album for that matter). 3

Overall: 3.5 -- certain to go up with additional listens.