Alan Palomo, the auteur musician/producer behind the long-running avant-pop project Neon Indian, has unveiled his first full length release under his own name today, World of Hassle. The record is a vivid piece of world-building that takes listeners into a surreal pocket dimension saturated with anxiety and nostalgia, where jazz-funk and wide-shouldered Claude Montana suits never went out of style, and the Cold War chill that suffused Leonard Cohen’s I’m Your Man never lifted.
Read moreAlan Palomo Releases "Club People / La Madrileña"
Avant-pop auteur Alan Palomo (formerly Neon Indian) has shared two new tracks from his forthcoming album World of Hassle (out 9/15. “Club People” and “La Madrileña” detail vivid scenes that illuminate the aesthetic breadth of Palomo’s artistic vision.
Read moreAlan Palomo Shares New Song & Video "Meutrière (feat. Flore Benguigui)"
Alan Palomo (of long-running avant pop mainstays Neon Indian) has just shared “Meutrière” from his upcoming album World of Hassle (out 9/15). Amidst a pastiche of staccato synth bass and paint-peeling sax, Flore Benguigui (of French nu-disco band L’Impératrice) and Alan deliver a multilingual Italo-disco duet detailing a film set with boiling tensions beneath the surface. In keeping with the song’s theme and Palomo’s background in film, the single arrives accompanied by a cinematic music video that acts as an homage to the 70’s Giallo subgenre.
Read moreAlan Palomo (Neon Indian) Announces Debut Solo Album 'World of Hassle'
Alan Palomo, the auteur musician/producer behind the long-running avant pop project Neon Indian, has just announced his first full length release under his own name. World of Hassle, set for a September 15 release, is a vivid piece of world-building that takes listeners into a slightly surreal pocket dimension saturated with anxiety and nostalgia, where jazz-funk and wide-shouldered Claude Montana suits never went out of style, and the Cold War chill that suffused Leonard Cohen’s I’m Your Man never lifted.
Read moreAlan Palomo / Neon Indian Shares First Solo Single “Nudista Mundial ‘89 (feat. Mac Demarco)”
Alan Palomo, the auteur musician/producer behind the long-running avant pop project Neon Indian, has shared “Nudista Mundial ‘89,” his first release under his own name. Palomo brought the song to fruition at Mac Demarco’s studio (who also features on the recording) upon learning that he had some key pieces of gear that would help manifest the sun-bleached, funky electro-pop earworm.
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