Alan Palomo it's back! With a new album entitled Era Extraña (Strange Era Or She was Strange, depending of the context). With a new sound with more maturity, nonetheless his dazzling synth patterns continues to sound as good as always. Another big addition that Neon Indian apply to this record was the arcade samples of the 8-bit era. The album was released on September 13, 2011. In contrast of his first album Psychic Chasms, which was recorded in the United States. This album was recorded in the chill winter of Helsinki, Finland. And produced by Dave Fridmann who also produced almost every album of The Flaming Lips. Era Extraña's second single it's Polish Girl directed by Tim Mackashi, and produced in collaboration with The Creators Project, Neon Indian, and Mom + Pop Music.
To conclude I must say that Era Extraña it's an album that deserves more attention, nonetheless so far has been receive positive reviews as well some neutral reviews. One of most shocking reviews was the Pitchfork review that gave it an score of 7.9 and some unfair comparisons.
Track-Listing:
01. Heart Attack
02. Polish Girl
03. The Blindside Kiss
04. Hex Girlfriend
05. Heart Decay
06. Fallout
07. Era Extraña
08. Halogen (I Could Be A Shadow)
09. Future Sick
10. Suns Irrupt
11. Heart Release
12. Arcade Blues
There's also a bonus track as I read in some internet pages entitled "Eras Ending Above Us" Only release in Japan.
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for this post I have two things one it's a video and the other it's another song of Neon Indian entitled Sleep Paralysist, the video it's a weird interview in Spanish of Alan's Palomo father Jorge Palomo. Which was a Mexican pop star interpreting a song written by him entitled "Nada Puedo Hacer Por Ti" (Nothing I Can Do For You).
