What a beautiful face we have found in this place.. it's the face of a tambourine! We're entering the Year Of Discovery on a strong note and talking about In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, the second and final album by the mysterious and eclectic Neutral Milk Hotel. This cult classic record is a sonic journey through Jeff Mangum's haunted carnival of lucid dreams and WWII imagery, with a little bit (lotta bit?) of Anne Frank sprinkled throughout. We'll explore goopy, disjointed lyrics, innovative distortion techniques, singing saws, and more as we head back to Holland, 1945. The Mixtaper is teaching us about donkey cheese and expensive chess in another installment of Foxtrot Oscar Sierra! From those red lips to the Two-Headed Boy, we hit it all this week! How strange it is to be anything at all, and this album might just be even stranger.

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0:00 Intro

3:36 About Neutral Milk Hotel

8:23 About In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

19:51 Fact Or Spin

22:35 They Have An Unreleased Song

27:03 He Has An Expensive Favorite Cheese

34:40 He Can Play A Weird Instrument

37:50 He Did A Photoshoot With An Expensive Item

46:09 Album Art

51:46 King Of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1

55:54 King Of Carrot Flowers Pts. 2 & 3

59:47 In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

1:07:52 Two-Headed Boy

1:10:14 The Fool

1:11:20 Holland, 1945

1:14:08 Communist Daughter

1:15:14 Oh Comely

1:17:33 Ghost

1:19:48 [untitled]

1:20:56 Two-Headed Boy Pt. 2

1:24:29 Final Spin

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The Year Of Healing comes to a dramatic conclusion this week with Connor's riskiest pick yet: Endless Summer Vacation by Miley Cyrus! We talked about Plastic Hearts in Episode 20 (check it out!), and Connor's never forgiven James for his thoughts. In this episode we'll talk about what Miley's been up to over the last few years and then take on her first Grammy-winning record, from the "song of the summer" in Flowers to the synthscape of Handstand to the piano ballads like Wonder Woman. The Mixtaper has a lot to make up for too, and we help jog his failing memory as we try to end this year of Fact Or Spin in a 50/50 tie! Plus he has all new facts about tonsils, weddings, and balloon animals... with a twist that nobody saw coming. Maybe we Used To Be Young. Maybe James was Jaded, or Connor was looking through Rose Colored Lenses. Endless Summer Vacation is definitely a lot more mature and nuanced than the maximalist Plastic Hearts, but will it be enough for Connor to achieve his ultimate goal of landing an album in James' Top 100? Will we find the Violet Chemistry and finish the Year Of Healing fully healed? Find out!

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0:00 Intro

2:29 Why Are We Revisiting Miley?

6:16 What's New With Miley

9:48 About Endless Summer Vacation

15:43 Fact Or Spin

17:47 Ayy-ja Vu

32:49 She Had Tonsil Stones

35:02 She Took A Balloon Animal Class

37:07 Miley Cyrus Officiated A Wedding

40:30 One More Game...

48:02 Album Art

49:52 Flowers

56:19 Jaded

1:00:33 Rose Colored Lenses

1:05:13 Used To Be Young

1:09:37 Thousand Miles (feat. Brandi Carlile)

1:13:27 You

1:17:22 Handstand

1:21:57 River

1:24:47 Violet Chemistry

1:27:55 Muddy Feet (feat. Sia)

1:30:09 Wildcard

1:31:59 Island

1:34:56 Wonder Woman

1:35:47 Flowers (Demo)

1:37:05 Final Spin

1:43:08 James' Scores

1:49:07 Playlist Picks

1:51:02 The Year Of Healing Statistics

1:53:55 Introducing... The Year Of Discovery

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Happy 4th Of July! We're celebrating ironically with Born In The U.S.A., the legendary seventh studio album by the pride of New Jersey, the Boss himself! Bruce Springsteen's iconic title track is one of the most misconstrued songs in popular music.. We'll get to the bottom of why it's so misunderstood and relive our Glory Days as we talk about the record's unique cassette demo origins! The Mixtaper is bringing No Surrender with REALLY old songs, a smelly duplex, and offspring-steen equestrians. It's an album full of compelling characters facing everyday life, told through powerful vocals and in memorable melodies. From the outskirts of Darlington County to a chain gang Working On The Highway, Born In The U.S.A. is sure to keep you Dancing In The Dark. (And if you're out there, Bobby Jean... The Boss has you on his mind!)

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0:00 Intro

4:35 About Bruce Springsteen

13:58 About Born In The U.S.A.

19:24 Springsteen After Born In The U.S.A.

20:36 Awards & Accolades

22:51 Fact Or Spin

24:29 The Boss Had An Interesting First Song

32:22 He Has A Planet Named After Him

36:15 His Childhood Home Had An Unusual Smell

39:35 He Performed At The Olympics

48:14 Album Art

50:02 Born In The U.S.A.

55:13 Cover Me

58:19 Darlington County

1:00:05 Working On The Highway

1:02:12 Downbound Train

1:04:13 I'm On Fire

1:06:48 No Surrender

1:08:36 Bobby Jean

1:12:43 I'm Goin' Down

1:15:14 Glory Days

1:18:17 Dancing In The Dark

1:22:03 My Hometown

1:24:33 Final Spin

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