Chris Knox penned the tune, its off a tribute album titled STROKE: Songs for Chris Knox. It is an awesome two cd set with bob moss, yo la tengo, mountain goats, etc all doing chris knox & tall dwarfs songs.
Oh my God! It's so good to hear Jeff sing after all these years. His voice is the best it's ever been. I hope to hear more in the not too distant future.
He sounds much better than I expected! It's more than a decade since Aeroplane, he's almost 40, smoked who knows how many cigarettes, and he didn't even write this song. One can only hope for more before he's gone.
The more people say they'd love to hear new material from Mangum, and the more people urge him to record, the less likely it becomes that we'll ever hear from him again. I honestly believe that if no one wanted it, maybe if In the Aeroplane over the Sea was fondly recalled by indie fans, but not cherished and so highly extolled, he would get the itch to put something else out. I don't think he's ever been the sort to do what others would like him to do.
A lot of people here don’t know this song was written by Chris Knox, not Mangum. I recommend checking Knox’s music out and his past bands especially Tall Dwarfs.
god, Mangum is seriously this generation's John Lennon and all he does is guest star on other E6 records. share your talents Jeff, it's been 12 years. Songs like this demonstrate you clearly still have it.
@irascib1e a low-fi duo from New Zealand called the Tall Dwarves. One member (Chris Knox) had a stroke and Jeff played at a tribute/fundraising concert. See also the compilation album Stroke.
"Before he's gone" was a comment regarding his meager output, as oppose to his impending death. At his current rate, we should expect 3 more covers and 3 more noise collages before he's 70 years old.
Ugh...pitchfork has announced that he is playing "a short acoustic set" on May 6, 2010 for a Chris Knox benefit show at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC - and said it is not a comeback, only a one time show for his friend....CURSE MY FINALS AND CURSE MY LACK OF CASH, i would chop off my left hand to see this show...
@xshootingdovesx xshootingdovesx: This is a Chris Knox cover, from a modest little gift of a compilation album wishing him well after his stroke. Also, the song wasn't even available on the original release.
@Havokz3 By posting this online he made money for a stroke victim. I had no idea this existed until I saw it on youtube. One iTunes purchase later, Chris Knox has a little more money in his pocket.
Haha yeah I knew that it was a solo thing, I just was saying that I wished that this song would have been credited to NMH and not just Jeff Mangum haha
