Today as I happened to be browsing the magazine section at my local CVS, I noticed there on the rack was the latest issue of Rolling Stone Magazine. Deciding to pick it up in hopes of finding inspiration for a potential post topic or at the very least just an interesting read, I flipped a few pages in and noticed that the editors had handpicked a list of their seven choices for the "Best New Bands of 2010." Not only that, but one of my more recently discovered favorites, which I can tell you has been blaring in my headphones for the past couple months now, was on the list. The band I'm referring to, as you may have guessed from the title, is the virtual founders of the chill wave genre, Neon Indian.
In recording, Neon Indian truly is a one man band with 21 year-old Austin, Texas native Alan Palomo producing everything from the wonderous dream-like riffs to the catchy vocals. Unlike Palomo's similar one man project, VEGA, Neon Indian was created with the prospect of live performances in mind. On stage Palomo is joined by guitarist Ronald Geirhart, percussionist Jason Faries and keyboardist Leanne Macomber. Since the release of their first LP, Psychic Chasms this past October, the band has more than proven themselves as Rolling Stone-worthy with an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, invitations to SXSW, Sasquatch and Bonaroo, not to mention finding themselves placed on multiple of Pitchfork's best of '09 lists. In fact when the group recently played in Boston, due to demand, they added an additional show, one of which I was lucky enough to attend, just to compensate for their rapidly growing status. Make sure to take a listen the bands newest single Sleep Paralysist!
Neon Indian Live on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon:
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