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World of Hassle Due Out September 15 via Mom+Pop
Jul 11, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo is releasing his first album under his own name, World of Hassle. Now he has shared its third single, “Meutrière,” which features Flore Benguigui and was shared via a self-directed music video. More
Plus Lightning Dust, Glasser, Julie Byrne, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 09, 2023
By Mark Redfern (with Kat Ramkumar)
Welcome to the 21st Songs of the Week of 2023. The theme this week was horns, three of the songs in the Top 4 feature some sort of brass instrument (saxophone, etc.). Stricken with indecision, we settled on a Top 13 this week. More
World of Hassle Due Out September 15 via Mom+Pop
Jun 06, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo has announced his first album under his own name, World of Hassle, and shared a new song from it, the jazzy “Stay-At-Home DJ,” via a lyric video. More
Animated Video Inspired by 1980s Adult Video Game Leisure Suit Larry
May 01, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo has shared his first single under his own name, “Nudista Mundial ’89,” which features Mac DeMarco. It was shared via an animated video inspired by the 1980s adult video game Leisure Suit Larry, in which Palomo and DeMarco go to Ibiza and search for a nude beach party. More
Plus Moses Sumney, Andy Shauf, Grimes, Hoops, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 15, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. Lots of big songs this week from some notable artists, so the pickings weren’t slim. More
Song Sung in Spanish and Video Filmed Along the U.S./Mexico Border
Nov 14, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Neon Indian (aka Alan Palomo) has returned with a brand new song, “Toyota Man.” It’s a Spanish language track (a first for Neon Indian) that’s a satire of the immigration crisis and comes via an amusing self-directed video that was filmed on the U.S./Mexico border and features kids with bats chasing a man with a Trump piñata head, among other things. More
Invasion Musical Total Tour This October and November
Jul 16, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Neon Indian (aka Alan Palomo) has announced some new tour dates for this fall. Dubbed the Invasion Musical Total tour, the dates go down this October and November. More
VEGA INTL. Night School Out Now via Mom + Pop
Aug 16, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Neon Indian (aka Alan Palomo) released his excellent new album, VEGA INTL. Night School, last October via Mom + Pop. It was #20 on our Top 100 albums of 2015 list. Now the album’s single “Annie” has a video. It was seemingly shot on VHS and has a late-‘80s/early-‘90s vibe and appears to take place in 1993. In it Palomo is searching for his kidnapped girlfriend Annie, who is played by Leanne Macomber of Young Ejecta. More
May 23, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Prince passed away at his home last month and the Prince tributes and covers have been fittingly constant ever since. Now Neon Indian‘s Alan Palomo has teamed up with various musicians to cover Prince’s “Pop Life,” a track from Prince’s 1985 album Around the World in a Day. More
VEGA INTL. Night School Out Now via Mom + Pop
Dec 18, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Neon Indian (aka Alan Palomo) released his excellent new album, VEGA INTL. Night School, in October via Mom + Pop. It was #20 on our Top 100 albums of 2015 list. Now the album’s single “Annie” has been remixed by Martin Rev of ‘70s icons Suicide. Check out the remix below (apparently Annie is now acting in a dirty movie). More
VEGA INTL. Night School Out Now via Mom + Pop
Nov 18, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Neon Indian (aka Alan Palomo) released his excellent new album, VEGA INTL. Night School, last month via Mom + Pop. Now the band has extended their tour and announced a few 2016 dates. The dates are below, followed by the band’s funny fake retro-styled phone hotline commercial and the “Slumlord Rising” video/short film. More
Issue 55 Also Includes Interviews with Julia Holter, Kurt Vile, Neon Indian, Martin Courtney, The Dears, John Grant, Bruce Campbell on Ash vs Evil Dead, the Cast of Back to the Future, and More
Nov 13, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of the November/December 2015 issue, which is available digitally now (via the magazine apps Zinio and Readly), has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon. It will also soon be available digitally via Under the Radar‘s app, as well as Readbug and Kindle. The issue features EL VY (Matt Berninger of The National and Brent Knopf of Menomena and Ramona Falls) on the cover. More
VEGA INTL. Night School Out Now via Mom + Pop
Nov 03, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Neon Indian (aka Alan Palomo) released his excellent new album, VEGA INTL. Night School, last month via Mom + Pop. Now the band has shared a funny retro-styled commercial for a phone hotline where you can call 512-643-VEGA and if you leave your number you’ll get a personal call back from Palomo or some shady older man named Allan DeBarge (“call Allan & Alan”). More
VEGA INTL. Night School Out Now via Mom + Pop
Oct 22, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Neon Indian (aka Alan Palomo) released his excellent new album, VEGA INTL. Night School, last Friday via Mom + Pop. Now the band has shared a new live performance video for the Night School track “The Glitzy Hive.” More
VEGA INTL. Night School Out Now via Mom + Pop
Oct 19, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Neon Indian (aka Alan Palomo) released his excellent new album, VEGA INTL. Night School, last Friday via Mom + Pop. Now the band has shared a new short film entitled “Slumlord Rising,” which is essentially a music video for the VEGA INTL. Night School tracks “Slumlord” and “Slumlord’s Re-Lease,” which run seamlessly back-to-back on the album as one composition. More
VEGA INTL. Night School Due Out This Friday via Mom + Pop
Oct 13, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Neon Indian (aka Alan Palomo) is releasing a new album, VEGA INTL. Night School, this Friday (October 16) via Mom + Pop. Last night Palomo and his band performed the album’s first single, “Annie,” on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. It’s a colorful and high energy performance and you can watch it below. More
VEGA INTL. Night School Due Out This Friday via Mom + Pop
Oct 12, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Neon Indian (aka Alan Palomo) is releasing a new album, VEGA INTL. Night School, this Friday (October 16) via Mom + Pop. Now you can stream the whole thing. More
VEGA INTL. Night School Due Out October 16 via Mom + Pop
Oct 08, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Neon Indian (aka Alan Palomo) is releasing a new album, VEGA INTL. Night School, next Friday (October 16) via Mom + Pop. Now he has shared a new song from it, “The Glitzy Hive.” Zane Lowe premiered the song today on Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio and it’s now been posted online. Listen below. More
VEGA INTL. Night School Due Out October 16 via Mom + Pop
Aug 14, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Back in May Neon Indian (aka Alan Palomo) shared a new single entitled “Annie,” but there was no word on a new album. Today Palomo has finally announced the follow-up to 2011’s Era Extraña and shared a new single from it. More
West Coasts Dates Follow the Recent Single “Annie”
Aug 05, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Back in May Neon Indian (aka Alan Palomo) shared a new single. Entitled “Annie,” it was perhaps the first taste of the new album he’s been working on, the follow-up to 2011’s Era Extraña. Now the band has announced some new West Coast tour dates to go down in August and September. More
New Single Hopefully a Teaser for His New Album
May 26, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Neon Indian (aka Alan Palomo) has released a new single to YouTube. Entitled “Annie,” perhaps it’s the first taste of the new album he’s been working on, the follow-up to 2011’s Era Extraña. More
Listen to "Halogen" (Boyd Rice Remix)
Apr 01, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Neon Indian has announced the release of an upcoming remix EP titled ERRATA ANEX. More
Dec 20, 2012
By Laura Studarus
It’s not a stretch to say that there’s a cinematic quality to Alan Palomo’s music. Writing and performing as Neon Indian, Palomo has released two albums of glowly electro pop (most recently 2011’s Era Extraña) that are vibrant enough to suggest specific times and places, but “chill” enough to leave their interpretation up to the listener. More
Nov 15, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art is doing its best to reach out to the cool kids. The institution recently commissioned Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo to write and score a short film. More
At Saint Vitus in Brooklyn
Nov 09, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
As the victims of Hurricane Sandy continue their recovery in the immediate aftermath of the storm, many of the nation’s musical artist have been offering a means of raising money for the relief effort. More
A Look Backstage at Fader Fort
Mar 21, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Sure it’s not unusual to see musicians hanging out with stars—but there’s a little more to this shot of Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo whispering sweet nothings in Rooney Mara’s ear. More
Available For Record Store Day
Mar 05, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Check out Twin Shadow’s take on Neon Indian track, “Hex Girlfriend.” More
Remember How Wholesome the '80s Were
Feb 03, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
This morning Neon Indian debuted an official video for the Era Extraña track “Fallout,” and one thing’s for sure, it’s not subtle. More
Plus: Florence and the Machine, Beirut, PJ Harvey, Anna Calvi, SBTRKT, R.E.M., and more
Dec 23, 2011
By Mark Redfern and Laura Studarus
Under the Radar‘s Best of 2011 Issue has shipped out to subscribers and will be hitting newsstands soon. The issue features three unique covers, each featuring an artist behind one of our Top 5 albums of the year: M83, The Horrors, and Bon Iver. The issue also takes a look back at other artists who have made a splash in 2011, including Beirut, Anna Calvi, EMA, Florence and the Machine, Gang Gang Dance, Neon Indian, PJ Harvey, R.E.M., SBTRKT, Slow Club, St. Vincent, Summer Camp, tUnE-yArDs, and Yuck. More
Odds Are In Your Favor They'll Be Nearby
Dec 06, 2011
By Mike Hilleary
Neon Indian has unveiled a massive list of tour dates throughout North America in support of the band’s sophomore album, Era Extraña. More
Nov 18, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Neon Indian took some time out to perform “Hex Girlfriend,” a cut from recently released sophomore album Era Extraña. We have the clip. More
Era Extraña Out Now via Static Tongues
Oct 24, 2011
By Mi Tran
People who bought the deluxe vinyl version of Neon Indian‘s latest album, Era Extraña were treated to an untitled mixtape. More
Neon Indian Performs "Polish Girl"
Sep 15, 2011
By Natasha Moningka
Last night, Neon Indian were the musical guests on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. More
Playing Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Tomorrow
Sep 13, 2011
By Katrina Yentch
Neon Indian seems to be on a roll with videos lately. With the help and creative mind of Tim Nackashi (The Creators Project), “Polish Girl” is the latest work to be unveiled. More
Era Extraña Due Out September 13
Sep 05, 2011
By Christopher Roberts
Neon Indian‘s sophomore album, Era Extraña, is due out September 13 on Static Tongues (band leader Alan Palomo’s own label) and Mom + Pop Music. Can’t wait that long, well you can stream the entire album now over at NPR here. More
Plus: Eleanor Friedberger, Handsome Furs, CSS, Neon Indian, Class Actress, Portugal. The Man, and others
Aug 23, 2011
By Mark Redfern
The CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival has announced their initial 2011 lineup. The event happens at venues across New York City October 18 - 22. Today the CMJ website announced the first round of artists performing this year. The list includes EMA, Dum Dum Girls, Zola Jesus, Wild Flag, Eleanor Friedberger, Handsome Furs, CSS, Neon Indian, Class Actress, Portugal. The Man, and others. More
Announce Era Extraña Tracklisting and Custom Synth
Aug 03, 2011
By Margot Cooper Gruen
Today Neon Indian released single “Polish Girl” off of forthcoming sophomore album Era Extraña, due out September 13 via Static Tongues/Mom + Pop. More
M83, Lykke Li, Odd Future, Reggie Watts, Passion Pit, and More
Aug 02, 2011
By Margot Cooper Gruen
Today Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Festival announced the lineup for this year’s event, taking place November 4 - 6. More
Taken From Forthcoming Era Extraña
Jul 27, 2011
By Margot Cooper Gruen
Neon Indian has released a track from their next album, Era Extraña, due out September 13 via singer Alan Palomo’s Static Tongue imprint/Mom + Pop Music. More
Dates Kick Off September 15
Jul 20, 2011
By Laura Studarus
After yesterday’s announcement of his forthcoming album, Neon Indian unleashed a slew of tour dates today. More
Jul 18, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Master of slick psychedelic pop, Alan Palomo (that’s Neon Indian to you) has announced the details of his sophomore album. More
Set to Play Side by Side at Dates with Weezer
Jul 12, 2011
By Margot Cooper Gruen
The Flaming Lips have added more tour dates, including some with Weezer at which they will be set up on the same stage at the same time, trading off songs and literally co-headlining. More
12" Released This Week in Limited Locations
Mar 25, 2011
By Lauren Barbato
Details about the 4-song EP have been few and far between, but a stream of “Is David Bowie Dying?” was released today. We have the info. More
Oct 02, 2010
By Christopher Roberts
Last night, Neon Indian performed at the Henry Fonda Theater in Los Angeles. We have photos. More
Free Festival September 25th
Jul 20, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Indie shmindie. Sometimes it’s hard to argue with cooperate sponsorship. Today, Virgin Mobile announced its free festival (September 25th at Merriweather Post Pavilion) and it is a dozy. The daylong genre-hopping festival will play host to buzz bands such as Sleigh Bells and Neon Indian, scene stalwarts LCD Soundsystem and M.I.A. and legends such as Pavement and Joan Jett. We have the full lineup. More
Just Call Him Daddy Longlegs
Jul 20, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Chillwave laptop artist Neon Indian paints dreamy, psychedelic soundscapes. Makes sense then, that new video for Psychic Chasms cut “6669 (I Don’t Know if You Know)” features dreamy, psychedelic—albeit creepy—visuals. More
Jul 13, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Laptop artist Neon Indian is taking to the open road in support of last year’s glowing, dance-ready album, Psychic Chasms. Along the way he’ll be meeting up with several artists, including a string of dates opening for Phoenix. We have his full schedule. More
Tour Includes Two Dates with Massive Attack
Apr 05, 2010
By Hong Le
Neon Indian will be on tour from mid-May to mid-June, with the first two shows with Massive Attack. They are also joined by Peanut Butter Wolf on June 4 at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum. We have the dates. More
Interviews
Jan 13, 2016
By Austin Trunick
Alan Palomo has made no plans for a follow-up record to VEGA Intl. Night School, his third LP as Neon Indian. He prefers not to think that far ahead, and leave himself open to the possibility of exploring a new medium altogether. More
Jan 12, 2016
By Austin Trunick
It’s been four years since Era Extraña. The rigors of recording, releasing, and touring behind two albums in rapid succession had worn out Neon Indian‘s mastermind, Alan Palomo. More
Dec 20, 2012
By Laura Studarus
It’s not a stretch to say that there’s a cinematic quality to Alan Palomo’s music. Writing and performing as Neon Indian, Palomo has released two albums of glowly electro pop (most recently 2011’s Era Extraña) that are vibrant enough to suggest specific times and places, but “chill” enough to leave their interpretation up to the listener. More
Reviews
Oct 16, 2015
By Billy Hamilton
Funk’s always been at the heart of Alan Palomo’s work. The Neon Indian vanguard may have spent the past six years convincing us he’s some sort of psych pop freethinker, but the facts speak for themselves. More
Apr 16, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Regardless of the setbacks, it was—as usual—a day of exceptional music. The day’s highlights) and lowlights included Neon Indian, Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, Mazzy Star, The Rapture, M83, and The Horrors.
More
Oct 07, 2010
By Laura Studarus
The show clocked in a scant 45 minutes, but anyone present at Neon Indian’s Henry Fonda gig on Friday night would be the first to admit that the band had rightfully chosen quality over quantity. More