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8.5
32171
8.5 |
Bowlegs
Arguably one of the albums of the year. Old school keyboards never sounded so modern
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8.0
32118
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
sports the admirable trait of being so much like many of the best psychedelic pop records in recent memory, while going a long way in forging Neon Indian’s own, very distinct musical identity
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8.0
32164
8.0 |
Blurt
Neon Indian is clearly honing their craft and proving that the musical trend they helped to create, won't be going out of style anytime soon
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8.0
32393
8.0 |
Rave Magazine
Commands and earns your attention
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8.0
32559
8.0 |
Q
Exhilarating aural ambitions. Print edition only
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8.0
32813
8.0 |
Clash
Sees Alan Palomo and co. expand and amplify the nostalgically ambient sound they helped to define on their 2009 debut
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8.0
33028
8.0 |
The AU Review
This is music that puts a smile on your face and a bounce in your step as you lose yourself in the smooth electronics
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8.0
33102
8.0 |
NME
A lesson in how to execute electronic music properly
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8.0
33352
8.0 |
The Observer
His first album as Neon Indian was sun-struck and woozy; the mood, on the follow-up, has grown a little darker
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8.0
33641
8.0 |
musicOMH
Era Extraña, which we take here to mean 'strange era', includes more vocals, more variety, and even more pop-based weirdness
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7.9
32140
7.9 |
Pitchfork
This is a far more serious record than its predecessor
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7.9
32115
7.9 |
Beats Per Minute
Era Extraña does not flow as smoothly as Psychic Chasms but the influences are in all the right places
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7.5
32075
7.5 |
Paste Magazine
Part of what makes Era Extraña a great follow-up to Psychic Chasms is that it features the same lazy summer feel that made Neon Indian’s debut so popular. But this time around, it’s slightly veiled in darkness
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7.0
32072
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
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 songs in the murk
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7.0
32988
7.0 |
The Fly
This brain-scrambling psychedelic mash of a record betrays Dave Fridmann’s co-production, but Palomo’s mind is all his own
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7.0
32496
7.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
An agreeable listening experience with moments of catchiness and beauty throughout
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7.0
32371
7.0 |
BBC
A second album that’s easy to admire but hard to love
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7.0
33378
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Palomo has added new layers to his songs while simultaneously making them catchier and even more fun to flop around to on the dancefloor
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7.0
33206
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It has a lot to offer around the edges, but is difficult to truly connect with at its core
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7.0
33342
7.0 |
Entertainment.ie
Although the debut was well-received, there’s so much more variation in Era Extrana, more complexity, a completely different level of production
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6.7
32071
6.7 |
A.V. Club
While Era Extraña sounds a bit fuller ... the album is basically Psychic Chasms Part II. That isn’t a bad thing to be, though like most sequels, it’s less satisfying than its predecessor
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6.0
32242
6.0 |
No Ripcord
Each song seems doomed for a foggy aurora, and halfway through the album, the listener will expect nothing but
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6.0
32575
6.0 |
Mojo
It's a dream, this pop. Print edition only
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6.0
32655
6.0 |
Uncut
Trades a little too heavily on nostalgia. Print edition only
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6.0
33518
6.0 |
State
Several exercises in a distinctly American combination of confessional song craft and analogue synth worship
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6.0
33576
6.0 |
DIY
Everything here sounds thicker and denser, hewn from a conventional pop template
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5.0
33036
5.0 |
PopMatters
His hazily-defined details of something like heartbreak (?) make the album’s back-half pretty slow-going
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