Neon Indian
American electronic music band
Neon Indian is a music group from Denton, Texas.[1]
Neon Indian | |
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 Neon Indian (Alan Palomo pictured) performing at Sudoeste Festival 2011. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Denton, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie pop, synthpop, chillwave, New Wave, noise pop |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Fader, Static Tongues, Lefse Records, Arts & Crafts México |
| Members | Alan Palomo Leanne Macomber Jason Faries Ed Priesner Joshua McWhirter |
| Past member(s) | Ronald Gierhart |
| Website | Neon Indian on MySpace |
The band's first album was Psychic Chasms. It had many favorable reviews. It was named Best New Music and 14th best album of 2009 by Pitchfork Media.[2] The Rolling Stone magazine called Neon Indian one of the hottest new bands of 2010.[3]
On February 11, 2010, Neon Indian was on national television for the first time. They played on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
Discography
changeAlbums
change| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US Dance [4] | ||
| 2009 | Psychic Chasms
|
– | 11 |
| 2010 | Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed
|
– | – |
| 2011 | Era Extraña
|
74 | 4 |
Singles
change- 2009: "Deadbeat Summer" (2009 Top 20 Underground/Indie Pop Charts)"
- 2010: "6669 (I Don't Know If You Know)" (Indie/Underground radio airplay - January 2010)
- 2010: "Sleep Paralysist" ** (March 2010)
- 2011: "Fall Out" (July–August 2011)
- 2011: "Polish Girl" (August 2011)
- 2012: "Hex Girlfriend" (March 2012)
** (This single was written and recorded with Chris Taylor from Grizzly Bear for Mountain Dew's Green Label Sound Series)
References
change- ↑ "Watch: Neon Indian Claims Denton During An Interview at the Pitchfork Music Festival". Archived from the original on 2011-02-19. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- ↑ Marc Hogan (December 17, 2009). "The Top 50 Albums of 2009". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
14. Neon Indian -- This brilliance of Alan Palomo's skeletal soul-pop is found in its atmosphere.
- ↑ "Best New Bands of 2010: Free Energy, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and Five More". Archived from the original on 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Chart Stats - Neon Indian". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-12-05.