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STREAM/DOWNLOAD: Kevin Devine – Holland 1945 (Neutral Milk Hotel Cover)

Big Scary Monsters Recording Company has released a free MP3 of Kevin Devine covering Neutral Milk Hotel’s “Holland 1945” and UTG has you access to the track! We’re going to go ahead and assume anyone familiar with Kevin would already be knowledgable of NMH, but if you’re not, grab this track and then set off […]

Neutral Milk Hotel release box set

For all the fans of Neutral Milk Hotel out there, start saving your money! Vocalist Jeff Magnum is self-releasing a vinyl-only box-set. The set will include the band’s entire discography, 15 unreleased tracks, and 2 posters. The set is up for pre-sale here.

New [old] Neutral Milk Hotel live videos

In celebration of the reissue of their two timeless albums, Neutral Milk Hotel and more accordingly Merge Records have released two [apparently] never-before-seen live videos from 1998 at the Knitting Factory in NYC. See them below:

Neutral Milk Hotel to Release Albums on Vinyl

Source: Tom Breihan, Pitchfork It has now been 11 years since the last time we heard a new album from Elephant 6 soul-stirrers Neutral Milk Hotel, and we still don’t know if we’re ever going to hear another full-on rock album from the band or reclusive leader Jeff Mangum. If anything, NMH’s two albums have […]

REVIEW: The Hotelier find peace from agony with ‘Goodness’

Artist: The Hotelier Album: Goodness Label: Tiny Engines Genre: Taoist Indie Rock, Emo, Pop-Punk Like many fans of The Hotelier, I remember exactly where I was the first time I heard their breakout sophomore record, Home, Like Noplace Is There. Alone in my freshman year dorm room on a Sunday night in February, I listened to […]

Jeff Mangum returns to the stage (seriously!)

If you love indie music in any way, shape, or form then you most likely know the name Jeff Mangum better than that of members of your extended family Mangum, the mastermind behind Neutral Milk Hotel, has been infamously silent on the music scene for many years, until now. According to sources, Mangum performed a secret show last night in Brooklyn for about 75 people and performed 10 NMH songs. Click here to audio of five songs from Mangum’s performance. No information has been released to say or even hint that this performance will lead to more shows or another album, but it’s something and that’s more than fans have had for awhile.

UTG INTERVIEW: Pitchfork Music Festival Bands on Their Favorite Chicago Hangouts

We’re a little more than excited for Pitchfork Music Festival to arrive this year considering it has an awesome record fair (Chirp!), top notch food vendors (Rice Table! Puffs of Doom!), and a beautifully stacked lineup (Slowdive! Beck! Neutral Milk Hotel!). The festival will take place over at Union Park on July 18-20 for three days of great music […]

UTG PHOTOS: Sasquatch! Music Festival Takes The Gorge Amphitheater By Storm

Under the Gun Review sent photographer, Xander Deccio, to the Sasquatch! Festival in Quincy, WA on the weekend of May 23-25. To quote my colleague, Morgen Schuler of Seattle Weekly, “Sasquatch! is like summer camp for music lovers. You don’t know what it’s like to experience a weekend at the Gorge in George until you’ve been […]

UTG INTERVIEW: Matt Townsend and The Wonder of the World

“A lot of these songs were like lifelines to me. They were redeemers. When I wrote them and sang them they gave me a reason to keep going.” With the official release of his forthcoming debut still three weeks away, we’re pleased to have had the opportunity to speak with Matt Townsend about his newest […]

Fun Fun Fun Fest Announces 2014 Lineup

For a smaller festival, Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest annually boasts one of the States’ strongest and most diverse lineups. I had an absolute blast when I attended the festival last year, and those planning to attend this year should expect a similar experience as the festival just announced its expectedly awesome 2014 lineup. Headlining […]

Watch Brand New Cover Coldplay and Modest Mouse

Brand New have done their fair share of covers over time, often showing a lot of love for Neutral Milk Hotel way back when. A few days ago, though, the band played a show at the London Troxy and mixed up “The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot” with a little bit of Coldplay and […]

Pitchfork Music Festival Expands Lineup, Adds St. Vincent, Danny Brown, Cloud Nothings and Many More

After last month’s initial lineup announcement that featured headliners Beck, Neutral Milk Hotel and Kendrick Lamar, as well as about 20 other acts, Pitchfork Music Festival has filled out their 2014 lineup by announcing another wave of acts set to play the festival. St. Vincent, Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks, Real Estate, Cloud Nothings and Deafheaven […]