Ideal Free Distribution
The Ideal Free Distribution( IFD) were an indie rock band formed in Benton, Kentucky in 1997 and based in both Benton and Lexington, Kentucky.
Heavily influenced by 1960s pop music and promoted by Robert Schneider, the band is indirectly associated with Elephant 6 Recording Company groups such as The Minders, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, and The Apples in Stereo.
Supreme Dicks
Supreme Dicks is an experimental rock group formed in 1984 by Jon Shere and Stuart Morris while students at Hampshire College.
At the fractious meeting point of jangle, avant- garde, and psychedelic light and heavy sounds, the band attempted to realize something( because they ’re still looking) from the dilapidated and warped song structures that were their forte.
The primary band members are Jon Shere, Daniel Oxenberg, Mark Hansen, Steve Shavel and often Jim Spring.
Other members at various times have included Holly Cat, Jennifer Stefanisko, John Galvin III, and Dave Taub.
The band also has a tradition of inviting others to play with them onstage.
Most turn down this invitation.
However, some of the musicians who actually took them up on this offer include Beck, Ted Vander Clute, Dan Kapelovitz, and Ariel Pink.
The band has performed with Dinosaur Jr. The Supreme Dicks have toured with Neutral Milk Hotel, Kurt Vile, Truman ’s water, and Bonnie Prince Billy.
Other noteworthy moments in Supreme Dick history include:
Recording a Peel Session for John Peel( for BBC 1 radio).
The band Low covering supreme dicks song Jack Smith on Low ’s Transmission Ep. Opening Dinosaur jr ’s first reunion show.
Supreme Dicks first fan letter coming from an as yet unknown John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats.
Playing Rustin Louisiana a few times, beginning friendships and associations with Neutral Milk Hotel, Olivia Tremor Control, Apples in Stereo, Elf Power, Gerbils etc, Rustin being the incubator of the elephant 6 collective and one of the few places supreme dicks were# 1 on cmj radio charts.
And playing shows with Cat Power, Beck, Arthur Lee, Red Krayola, Low, Helios Creed, Dirty Beaches, Urge Overkill, Ruins( japan), Sebadoh, Alvarius B, Skullflower, Bardo Pond, Smaller, the Lilys, the Wedding Present, Xylouris White, along with aforementioned Kurt Vile, Dinosaur Jr., Neutral Milk Hotel, Will Oldham, amongst countless others.
The group's latest release is a major retrospective, entitled" Breathing and Not Breathing", which was released on the Jagjaguwar label October 18, 2011.
In 2012, the band played a limited number of shows, including three at South by Southwest, followed by a short tour with Kurt Vile.
They were joined onstage for all of these shows by Holly Cat, who, as a teen Euro- pop sensation, had a hit single," I Wan na Be Like a Madonna."
The following year, 2013, the band toured Europe to much fanfare and have continued to play shows sporadically mostly in Los Angeles.
Sleeping in the Aviary
Sleeping in the Aviary was an indie rock band established in Madison, Wisconsin, but which was based in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota at the time they broke up in 2012.
Their musical style has been compared to that of" early XTC and Talking Heads," Violent Femmes, Nirvana, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Bon Iver.
Spaceflyte
Spaceflyte is an experimental pop band from The Apples in Stereo's Robert Schneider and John Ferguson and published by The Elephant 6 Recording Company
They have opened for Neutral Milk Hotel in 2015 by playing a cover of "Mystery Juice" from the album "Into the Sun" by Sean Lennon and will be one of Robert Schneider's main side projects while he is completing Graduate school.
They have released one song entitled "Visions of Pluto".
Nana Grizol
Nana Grizol is an American indie folk band based in Athens, Georgia, signed to Orange Twin Records.
In addition to frontman Theo Hilton( Defiance, Ohio), Nana Grizol features Laura Carter( Elf Power, Neutral Milk Hotel), Robbie Cucchiaro( The Music Tapes, Neutral Milk Hotel), Jared Gandy( Witches), drummer Matte Cathcart and Kate Mitchell, Ian Rickert, Patrick Jennings and Michael Schneeweis( Michael Jordan Touchdown Pass).
Solo artist Madeline Adams also appears on" Love It Love It".
Nana Grizol released their debut album," Love It Love It" on May 13, 2008.
Their second album," Ruth", was released on January 10, 2010.
Their third album was released in 2017, with" Ursa Minor".
Their fourth album was released in 2019, with Theo Zumm.
Tanlines
Tanlines is an American electronic music and indie rock duo from Brooklyn, New York composed of percussionist Jesse Cohen and guitarist and vocalist Eric Emm.
Their influence is drawn from various genres including pop, indie, dance and world music.
Tanlines' debut album" Mixed Emotions" was released on March 20, 2012 and reached No. 2 on the" Billboard" Heatseekers album chart.
Tanlines' songs are represented by Downtown Music Publishing.
Calvin, Don't Jump!
Calvin, Do n't Jump!
started as the solo recording project of J. Kirk Pleasant, a musician with extensive connections to the Elephant 6 Collective.
Before moving to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he contributed to releases from bands like the Olivia Tremor Control, Black Swan Network, and Pipes You See, Pipes You Do n't.
His own albums have featured contributions from musicians like Scott Spillane( Neutral Milk Hotel, The Gerbils), Jeremy Barnes( Neutral Milk Hotel, A Hawk And A Hacksaw), John D' Azzo( The Gerbils), as well as Peter Erchick, Eric Harris, and John Fernandes( all of the Olivia Tremor Control).
To date Pleasant has released four full- length albums under this name, as well as four 7" singles, a cd -r of live recordings, and a cassette EP titled" Notes From Undersound."
His album" Conscious of Conscience"( 2006) marks his first true solo full- length, drawing on assistance from no outside collaborators.
Early in 2007, Pleasant announced that what had begun as a solo project would expand into a four- piece band, geared towards a poppier, more guitar driven sound.
The band now features Pleasant( vocals and guitar), Nathan Matthews( bass), Lee- Ann Sheel( drums), and Shinobu Hata( keyboards).
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel was an American indie rock band formed in Ruston, Louisiana by singer, guitarist, and songwriter Jeff Mangum in the late 1980s.
The band is noted for its experimental sound, abstract lyrics, and eclectic instrumentation.
The first release under the Neutral Milk Hotel moniker was the 1994 EP "Everything Is", a short collection of tracks featuring Mangum.
On the band's full-length debut album "On Avery Island", which followed shortly thereafter, Mangum was joined by childhood friend and Apples in Stereo frontman Robert Schneider, who contributed production and instrumentation.
Upon the album's release, the full band was formed and extensive touring began.
Neutral Milk Hotel released "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" in 1998, which became their best-known and most critically acclaimed album.
Although the album did not meet commercial success at the time of release, it has gone on to sell over 300,000 copies and received critical acclaim from several publications, including Pitchfork Media, "Magnet Magazine", AllMusic, and The Pazz & Jop poll.
Despite growing popularity, the group disbanded in 1999 after Mangum became disenchanted with touring and the music press, later having a nervous breakdown.
Neutral Milk Hotel is a part of the Elephant 6 Recording Company.
The band was one of Elephant 6's three first projects, alongside The Apples in Stereo and The Olivia Tremor Control.
On April 29, 2013, the band announced a reunion tour for the fall of 2013 with the lineup that played on "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" via their record label's website.
After that, they continued to play concerts sporadically until going on indefinite hiatus in mid-2015.
Titus Andronicus (band)
Titus Andronicus is an American punk- indie rock band formed in Glen Rock, New Jersey, in 2005.
The band is composed of singer- lyricist- guitarist Patrick Stickles, guitarist Liam Betson, bassist R.J. Gordon, and drummer Chris Wilson.
The group takes its name from the Shakespeare play" Titus Andronicus", and has cited musical and stylistic influences such as Neutral Milk Hotel and Pulp.
Chocolate USA
Chocolate USA was an American indie rock band from Tampa Bay, Florida formed in 1989 as Miss America.
The band featured Julian Koster who went on to join The Music Tapes and Neutral Milk Hotel.

Question: Do the bands Tanlines and Neutral Milk Hotel, originate from the same country?
Answer: yes