“Forgoing the scrappy charm of Psychic Chasms, Alan Palomo's sophomore album-- recorded mostly alone in Finland in the dead of winter-- chronicles the Texas-raised musician's solitary longing and heartsickness with a commitment to tighter, wide-reaching songcraft.”
“Earlier this year, Austin hipster-pop duo Neon Indian had a brush with the bigs when they recorded an EP with the Flaming Lips. They’ve earned it: The band’s second disc improves on the "chillwave" (read: low-fi synth pop) of its 2009 debut, dunking dreamy early-MTV haircutband balladry in layers of psychedelic schmutz, almost hiding excellent […]”
