Still from the "Fallout" video
The second official video from Neon Indian's Era
Extraña is the Adult Swim produced animated clip for
"Fallout," directed by Lilfuchs (who has also done videos for Flying
Lotus, Holy Ghost, Death Cab For Cutie, etc.). Neon Indian's Alan Palomo
and the fine folks at Adult Swim are mutual fans of each other's work, and thus
the collaboration was born. The video premiered today on Adult Swim's
website and SPIN.com. The band is preparing for a massive Spring tour, see
updated dates below.
Bio:
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, 2011 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
NEON INDIAN
March 7, New York, NY MOMA
March 8, Richmond, VA The National *
March 9, Knoxville, TN The Square Room *
March 10, Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge *
March 11, Little Rock, AR Revolution Music Room *
March 13, Dallas, TX Granada Theater *
March 17, Houston, TX House of Blues Houston *
March 19, Atlanta, GA Masquerade *
March 20, Athens, GA 40 Watt Club *
March 21, Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle *
March 23, Miami, FL Ultra Music Festival
April 3, Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer ^
April 4, Cleveland, OH Grog Shop ^
April 5, Bloomington, IN Rhinos ^
April 6, Chicago, IL The Metro ^
April 7, Kansas City, MO Beaumont Club ^
April 9, Denver, CO Bluebird Theater ^
April 10, Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge ^
April 12, Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom ^
April 13, Indio, CA Coachella
April 20, Indio, CA Coachella
April 24, San Francisco, CA Fillmore %
April 26, Portland, OR Doug Fir %
April 27, Seattle, WA Neumos %
April 28, Vancouver, BC Venue %
April 30, Edmonton, AB Starlite Room %
May 1, Calgary, AB Republik %
May 3, Winnipeg, MB Pyramid Cabaret %
May 4, Minneapolis, MN First Avenue %
May 5, Madison, WI Majestic Theatre %
May 6, Detroit, MI Magic Stick %
May 8, Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre %
May 10, Montreal, QC Cabaret Mile End %
May 11, Boston, MA Paradise %
May 12, New York, NY Terminal 5
* = w/ Purity Ring
^ = w/ Friends
% = w/ Lemonade
Neon Indian
Era Extraña
(Static Tongues / Mom & Pop Music)
Street Date: Sept. 13, 2011
Track Listing:
1. Heart: Attack
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
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