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Neon Indian
Inspired by a missed LSD date with friend and artistic cohort Alicia Scardetta, Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo created the song “I Should Have Taken Acid with You,” a subtle blend of twinkling synths, buzzy guitar, straightforward percussion, and electronic falling stars. Finding this new shimmering universe of sound irresistible, the young musician continued to orbit through a thoughtful collection of lo-fi space-pop gems that became Psychic Chasms (Lefse), his soon to be released debut album.
From the intro to the final decayed chord, Psychic Chasms sounds like tuning into an eclectic radio station from somewhere in outer space. “Deadbeat Summer” is some kind of ‘70s pop melody recorded on degrading tape with twisted, whine-y synths contrasting breathy vocals that Palomo delivers with enough blasé to capture the melting, muggy summer night the song describes. The brief “Laughing Gas” has layers of psychedelia – more of the same warped production quality filtered through children’s laughter and lazer beam accents; meanwhile “Terminally Chill” is like Cut Copy spliced with an undiscovered Isley Brothers’ track and the intro to some family sit-com from the early ‘80s.
Then suddenly – Oooh yeaaah – the Neon Indian radio station switches to some sexy jazz-smooth bass synths on “If I Knew, I’d Tell You,” before heading into satisfying ambient pop track, “6669 (I Don’t Know if You Know).” Evoking a Nite Jewel vibe, the delay, static, and burping retro syntsh of “Mind, Drips” sound like they were re-copied five times on tapes before landing in your ears. Namesake “Psychic Chasms” is a woven texture of bobbing disco synths and a swathe of aching electric guitar. Palomo throws in a dark edge with “Ephemeral Artery” and then concludes his otherwise starry-eyed album with a groove from the beaches of Mars.
Psychic Chasms comes out October 13.
Download- “I Should Have Taken Acid With You,” -Neon Indian, Psychic Chasms
Links and Listen:
“Deadbeat Summer”-Neon Indian, Psychic Chasms
“Psychic Chasms”-Neon Indian, Psychic Chasms
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