Over 25 years after its initial release, Neutral Milk Hotel have shared the extended version of their 1995 EP Everything Is, as well as previously unreleased demos of their songs “You’ve Passed” and “Where You’ll Find Me Now.” The offerings come ahead of the band’s new archival project The Collected Works of Neutral Milk Hotel, due out February 24th.
Everything Is was the first thing Neutral Milk Hotel ever released — first as the title track and its B-side, “Snow Song Pt. One,” and later as an EP. With newly added songs “Here We Are (For W. Cullen Hart),” “Unborn,” and “Interlude, ” today’s package is the extended release band leader Jeff Mangum always envisioned. In addition to being available to stream below, the songs are pressed on 10-inch vinyl as part of The Collected Works of Neutral Milk Hotel.
Jumping ahead to their next release, Neutral Milk Hotel have also shared demo versions of two songs from their 1996 debut LP On Avery Island: “You’ve Passed” and “Where You’ll Find Me Now.” The former buzzes with an even more intense fuzz guitar than its original recording, while the latter keeps a similar vibe, its lower key lending the track a more melancholy atmosphere. Check them out below.
Pre-orders for The Collected Works of Neutral Milk Hotel are ongoing. While you wait for the box set, revisit our retrospective on the band’s debut.
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Everything Is Tracklist:
01. Everything Is
02. Here We Are (For W. Cullen Hart)
03. Unborn
04. Tuesday Moon
05. Ruby Bulb
06. Snow Song
07. Aunt Eggma Blow Torch
