Let's make this birthday one to remember.

55 years old (Born on October 24, 1970)

Happy Birthday, Jeff Mangum! May your day be as delightfully surreal and timelessly poetic as the lyrics you've gifted us. From crafting "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea," an album that still makes indie hearts flutter decades later, to co-founding The Elephant 6 Recording Company—your creativity has left a whimsical mark on music history.

Here's hoping this year brings you more joyful noise than ever before (and perhaps fewer questions about what exactly inspired those cryptic song meanings). Keep strumming life's quirky chords; after all these years, we're still happily lost in your musical wonderland. Cheers!