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Neon Indian photo by Ben Rayner
Neon Indian is the brainchild of Alan Palomo, who's 2009 debut record Psychic Chasms not only earned the 20 year-old a spot on numerous year-end lists, but assisted the forming of a genre that, though known by a few names now (hypnagogic pop, glo-fi, chillwave), summoned a very unique and specific electro-mangled sound. Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and SPIN all praised Palomo for his adventurous new sound, and he was tapped to perform at top festivals like South by Southwest, Bonnaroo, and Sasquatch and also scored opening slots for bands ranging from Massive Attack and The Flaming Lips to Phoenix and Chromeo. Written and recorded last winter in an efficiency apartment in Helsinki, Finland during its short solstice days, Era Extraña was ice sculpted from arpeggiated synth-scapes and scribbled journal entries made during his stint there alone in constant solitude. "It's the closest you can get to feeling like you're at the edge of the earth," he says. "And there were moments where I lost sight of what I was really there to do." Era Extraña was released on September 13th on Palomo's own Static Tongues imprint in conjunction with Mom + Pop Music in the United States, Transgressive Records in the United Kingdom and Europe, Dine Alone in Canada, Arts&Crafts in Mexico, Pop Frenzy/Inertia in Australia and Big Nothing Records in Japan. "Rather than the deeply submerged sounds of its debut - which drew the attention of the Flaming Lips, who tapped the band for a collaborative EP - Mr. Palomo is taking the same milky synths and putting them to use in pop that's crisp and ecstatic." - The New York Times
November 17 - Hare & Hounds / Birmingham, UK
November 18 - Day & Night / Manchester, UK
November 19 - Cooler / Bristol, UK
November 21 - Paradiso / Amsteram, Holland
November 22 - Point Ephmere / Paris, France
November 23 - Silencio / Paris, France
November 24 - Magnet / Berlin, Germany
November 25 - Meat Factory / Prague / Czech Republic
November 26 - Radio on3 Festival / Munich, Germany
December 01 - Bardot / Art Basel Miami, FL
December 31 - Lights All Night / Dallas, TX
Februrary 24 - Prince Bandroom MELBOURNE, Australia
February 25 - Rocket Bar ADELAIDE, Australia February 26 - Perth International Arts Festival PERTH, Australia February 29 - Neverland Bar GOLD COAST, Australia March 1 - Woodland BRISBANE, Australia March 2 - The Standard SYDNEY, Australia March 3 - Playground Weekender 2012 Festival Del Rio Riverside Resort, NSW Australia 
Neon Indian
Era Extraña
(Static Tongues / Mom & Pop Music)
Street Date: Sept. 13, 2011
2. Polish Girl 3. Blindside Kiss 4. Hex Girlfriend 5. Heart: Decay 6. Fall Out 7. Era Extraña 8. Halogen (I Could Be a Shadow) 9. Future Sick 10. Suns Irrupt 11. Heart: Release
NEON INDIAN LINKS:
Official site - http://www.neonindian.com
Twitter - http://twitter.com/neonindian
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/neonindian
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