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<\/a>As the mighty Ray Charles once put it, \u201cNight time is the right time.\u201d That feels particularly apt when it comes to certain types of music, as there are some things that just don\u2019t seem right in the bright light of day. Nocturnalists can count on Alan Palomo (a.k.a. Neon Indian), whose third album, Vega Intl. Night School<\/i> (Mom + Pop Music), seems inspired by what happens when the sun goes down.<\/p>\nPalomo has always balanced pop stylings with a sense of experimentation, but Night School<\/i> is a manifestation of his ambition. While his first album, 2009\u2019s Psychic Chasms<\/i>, was delightfully washed in homespun lo-fi splendor, the follow up, Era Extrana<\/i>, was polished but also a sprawling and psychedelic experience. Now, after a four-year absence, Palomo has focused his love for experimentation while at the same time shaping his songs into pop jams. One could attribute this tack to having extra time to craft the album, or maybe, as the title seems to indicate, it was simply a matter of deciding to overtly fuse what he\u2019s been up to with Vega with Neon Indian. Whatever the reason, Night School<\/i> feels like it has always been hiding in the DNA of the previous two albums.<\/p>\n
The album is fairly heavily indebted to the \u201880s, not just in the use of analog synths and digital drums, but in the approach to the sampling. Additionally, there are some nods to freestyle, \u201980s R&B, and reggae by way of The Police and Culture Club, but those influences are filtered through another sensibility altogether. A prime example is \u201cBaby Eyes,\u201d which starts out as a smooth loverman throwdown before detouring into a jagged guitar and synth workout in the outro. It sets the stage for \u201cC\u2019est La Vie (Say the Casualties),\u201d which is out of step with the R&B flavor of the preceding songs, but inline with older Neon Indian. It\u2019s like a tip of the cap to longtime fans.<\/p>\n
Still, it seems like Palomo plays it safe on the first half of the album, not going too far afield from his previous work, before he decides to go all in on \u201cThe Glitzy Hive.\u201d It\u2019s a pretty canny move, and he gets props for melding the various sensibilities into a cohesive whole. The thrilling conclusion of what could be considered Neon Indian\u2019s \u201cSynth Trilogy,\u201d Night School<\/i> is the sound of a thousand nightclubs that seem to exist only in movies from the \u201980s or in a New York that has never known EDM. Whether this is the end of one phase or the start of something new, Neon Indian has managed to craft something wholly unique.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>As the mighty Ray Charles once put it, \u201cNight time is the right time.\u201d That feels particularly apt when it comes to certain types of music, as there are some things that just don\u2019t seem right in the bright light of day. Nocturnalists can count on Alan Palomo (a.k.a. Neon Indian), whose third album, Vega Intl. Night School<\/i> (Mom + Pop Music), seems inspired by what happens when the sun goes down.<\/p>\n