Reissue and critical acclaim

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea ‘s critical standing rose tremendously in the years after its release, which Winkie attributes to the cult following. Domino Recording Company released a reissue in 2005, which was awarded a perfect 10/10 score by Mark Richardson of Pitchfork . Richardson wrote: “It’s a record of images, associations, and threads; no single word describes it so well as the beautiful and overused kaleidoscope.” Other music outlets such as AllMusic and the Encyclopedia of Popular Music also gave the album perfect scores. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea ‘s sales figures increased during the 2000s, with an estimated 140,000 copies sold by 2005. Polygon writer Garrett Martin noted how fans of the album were “incredibly passionate”, recording covers for YouTube , writing poetry, and forming tribute bands . Martin said: “The fanbase might be relatively small, but it’s fervent.”