Calm down, calm down. I know what you’re thinking: triple LP re-mastered re-issue complete with new songs, rare live performances and a Magnum bedroom demo’s that not even Will Cullen Hart has heard. Sorry to burst your bubble kid, but it’s not. Rather, Merge is set to re-release Neutral Milk Hotel’s magnum opus In the Aeroplane Over the Sea on 180-gram vinyl. Good news, right, especially since I know you’ve been using the lousy 120-gram you made your parents buy you for Christmas. True to form, Merge will also re-issue NMH’s debut record On Avery Island, which, despite being completely overshadowed by Aeroplane, is a mighty fine record. Seriously, you should check it out. The 180-gram reissues are due November 4th, which means you can probably sucker one out of your Grandma as a Thanksgiving present. She’s totally senile enough that she gives presents on Turkey Day, right? If not, we apologize.

Somewhere a snobby, homosexual indie-rocker with black-rimmed glasses is saying, “I told you it could be done.” [Note: Paris Hilton is not in the musical.]
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There are few musicians who deserve the respect that Dan Deacon merits. Through all of the successes he has enjoyed recently, he has remained a man of the people — and of his people. Not only does he still play on the floor amongst the fans whenever possible, but he has tried with much effort to bring as many of his friends and fellow musicians to prominence with him. These are the reasons we like Dan Deacon. These are the reasons we respect Dan Deacon. But none of these — or the many other reasons I’m sure there are to be a fan of Dan — would mean a thing if he didn’t produce good music. So after a three-year recording hiatus and a full two-years after the release of Spiderman Of The Rings, many of us have been anticipating with wonderment what will become of Mr. Deacon’s trademark sound?
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