More Servings of Neutral Milk Hotel

Neutral Milk Hotel’s agent promised Pollstar last week that the acclaimed indie rock band would be announcing more fall shows soon. Is this week soon enough for you? The group has booked more than a dozen additional gigs in the U.S. and Australia.

The upcoming dates mark the first tour for the band since it split in 1999 after releasing 1996’s On Avery Island and 1998’s In The Aeroplane Over the Sea. Neutral Milk’s sophomore release is especially well loved with Pitchfork re-reviewing the album in 2007 with a perfect 10.0 score and Amazon.com naming In The Aeroplane as No. 2 on its list of “The 100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums Of All time.” According to Rolling Stone, In The Aeroplane was the sixth best selling vinyl album in 2008.

Photo: Ground Control Touring

Last time we checked in with Neutral Milk, the band’s schedule consisted of a pair of shows in its hometown of Athens, Ga.; an appearance at the Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit in Asheville, N.C.; and a few nights in Japan.

Here are the new dates:

Oct. 11 – Baltimore, Md., 2640 Space
Oct. 12 – Richmond, Va., The National
Oct. 14 – Covington, Ky., Madison Theater
Oct. 15 – Urbana, Ill., Canopy Club
Oct. 16 – Columbia, Mo., The Blue Note
Oct. 18 – Memphis, Tenn., Minglewood Hall
Oct. 19 – Chattanooga, Tenn., Track 29
Oct. 20 – Birmingham, Ala., Iron City Live
Oct. 24 – Athens, Ga., 40 Watt Club
Oct. 26 – Atlanta, Ga., The Tabernacle
Nov. 10 – Werribee, Australia, Werribee Park (“Harvest”)
Nov. 16 – Sydney, Australia, Parramatta Park (“Harvest”)
Nov. 17 – Brisbane, Australia, Botanic Gardens (“Harvest”)

More East and Midwest gigs will be added soon, according to Neutral Milk Hotel’s website.

Neutral Milk Hotel’s touring lineup features Jeff Mangum, Jeremy Barnes, Scott Spillane and Julian Koster.

Tickets go on sale Friday, May 10. The band is donating a portion of concert proceeds to “Children of the Blue Sky and others in need.”

For more information click here for Neutral Milk Hotel’s website.