I Neutral Milk Hotel hanno annunciato un nuovo box set, “Collected Works Of Neutral Milk Hotel” (pre-order), che uscirà  il prossimo 21 febbraio via Merge Records.

La raccolta conterrà  anche la prima pubblicazione ufficiale della rarità  “Little Birds”, che potete ascoltare qui sotto.

Nel 2011 il frontman Jeff Mangum aveva realizzato un cofanetto, ma questa nuova edizione contiene ulteriori novità  che non facevano parte di quella collezione.

Il nuovo boxset include “In The Aeroplane Over The Sea” (1998), il doppio LP in versione estesa di “On Every Island” (1996), i due EP “Ferrys Wheel On Fire” ed “Everything Is”, il picture disc 12″ di “Live At Jittery Joe’s” e alcuni 7″, “You’ve Passed” b/w “Where You’ll Find Me Now,” “Holland 1945” b/w “Engine,” e “Little Birds” (con una versione live e un demo di studio, entrambi datati 1998).

“In the Aeroplane over the Sea”:
1. King of the Carrot Flowers Pt. 1
2. King of Carrot Flowers Pts. 2 & 3
3. In The Aeroplane Over the Sea
4. Two-Headed Boy
5. Fool
6. Holland, 1945
7. Communist Daughter
8. Oh Comely
9. Ghost
10. [untitled]
11. Two-Headed Boy Pt. 2
 
“On Avery Island”:
1. Song Against Sex
2. You’ve Passed
3. Someone Is Waiting
4. A Baby for Pree
5. Marching Theme
6. Where You’ll Find Me Now
7. Avery Island/April 1st
8. Gardenhead/Leave Me Alone
9. Three Peaches
10. Naomi
11. April 8th
12. Pree-Sisters Swallowing a Donkey’s Eye
 
“Ferris Wheel on Fire”:
1. Oh Sister (1995)
2. Ferris Wheel on Fire (1993)
3. Home (1992)
4. April 8th (1992)
5. I Will Bury You in Time (1994)
6. Engine (1993)
7. A Baby for Pree/Glow into You (1995)
8. My Dream Girl Don’t Exist (Live) (1992)
 
“Everything Is”:
1. Everything Is
2. Here We Are (For W. Cullen Hart)
3. Unborn
4. Tuesday Moon
5. Ruby Bulb
6. Snow Song
7. Aunt Eggma Blow Torch
 
“Little Birds”:
1. Little Birds (Live) (1998)
2. Little Birds (Studio Demo) (1998)
 
“You’ve Passed” / “Where You’ll Find Me Now”:
1. You’ve Passed (Alternate Version)
2. Where You’ll Find Me Now (Alternate Version)
 
“Live at Jittery Joe’s”:
1. Intro
2. A Baby for Pree
3. Two-Headed Boy
4. I Will Bury You in Time
5. Gardenhead / Leave Me Alone
6. Two-Headed Boy Pt. 2
7. I Love How You Love Me
8. Engine
9. Naomi
10. King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 2
11. King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 3
12. Oh Comely