Neutral Milk Hotel was an American indie folk band. The band's chief songwriter, Jeff Mangum, played with a number of other musicians on the band's two full-length albums. Notable contributors to the band's oeuvre include Jeremy Barnes (drums), Scott Spillane (horns), Julian Koster (banjo/bass guitar/saw), and producer-instrumentalist Robert Schneider. Neutral Milk Hotel is a part of The Elephant 6 Recording Company, based out of Athens, Georgia.

Neutral Milk Hotel centered on chief lyricist and songwriter, Jeff Mangum , who on the band’s two full-length albums, played with a number of other musicians, notably Jeremy Barnes (drums), Scott Spillane (horns), Julian Koster (saw/banjo/accordion/bass guitar) and producer -instrumentalist Robert Schneider . Neutral Milk Hotel were one of the original members of the Elephant Six Collective , based in Athens , Georgia . They have been on an indefinite hiatus since 2001. Origins Jeff Mangum was