In the Aeroplane over the Sea

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is the second and final album by American indie rock band Neutral Milk Hotel, released in February 1998 in the U.S. on Merge Records and in May 1998 in the UK on Blue Rose Records. The album's musical style combines vocalist Jeff Mangum's singing, acoustic guitar accompaniment, such as piano, musical saw, uilleann pipes, bow-played fuzz bass, wandering genie, accordion, banjo, flugelhorn, and other assorted brass instruments. The album is conceptually based on the redeeming beauty to be found in the life and death of Anne Frank, as well as similarly overwhelming tragedies.

The recording has become a cult classic in indie music circles, selling over 100,000 copies, according to Merge Records. Pitchfork Media ranked it the fourth-best album of the 1990s and awarded it a rare perfect rating of 10.0 upon re-release. Spin Magazine ranked it 97th best album released between 1985 and 2005.