I found Neutral Milk Hotel through a video by the YouTuber Whang!, and I listened to the album In The Aeroplane Over The Sea and I was hooked. I've been listening to them for months now, and I listen to them almost every day. Every song is filled with so much emotion and talent.
They are an indie rock / psychedelic folk band. They specialize in very surreal lyrics set to purposefully low quality guitars among other unique instruments, all sang beautifully by Jeff Magnum. It would mean a lot to me if yall could give them a chance. I would certainly start with In The Aeroplance Over the Sea, it is actually a masterpiece.
I would definitely suggest people check out the band that drummer Jeremy Barnes started afterwards, "A Hawk and a Hacksaw", him and violinist Heather Trost play their take on Eastern European and Balkan folk music, with lots of Accordion and sometimes variants of hammered dulcimers.
I think at least one or maybe several of their albums were collaborations with folk musicians from the various countries like Romania and Hungary too.
There are a lot of good ones from the elephant 6 collective. I myself also like Olivia Tremor Control (which Jeff Mangum was also a part of).