Psychic Chasms

Psychic Chasms
Studio album by Neon Indian
Released October 13, 2009 (2009-10-13)
Recorded 2009
Genre
Length 30:46
Label Lefse
Producer Alan Palomo
Neon Indian chronology
Psychic Chasms
(2009)		 The Flaming Lips with Neon Indian
(2011)The Flaming Lips with Neon Indian2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubA[3]
Beats per Minute82%[4]
Robert Christgau[5]
Consequence of Sound[6]
Drowned in Sound7/10[7]
The Guardian[8]
Pitchfork8.6/10[9]
PopMatters[10]
Spin[11]

Psychic Chasms is the debut studio album by American electronic music band Neon Indian, released on October 13, 2009 by Lefse Records. Pitchfork placed the album at No. 14 on its list of Top 50 Albums of 2009,[12] while Rhapsody ranked it at No. 17 on its list of 25 Best Albums of 2009.[13]

The album's style has been described as chillwave,[8] pop,[11] indie pop[2] and electropop.[9]

A special edition of the album was released digitally on August 31, 2010 and physically on September 28 by Fader Label, including a set of nine bonus remixes titled Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed.[14][15] In the United Kingdom, the special edition was released on September 28, 2010 by Static Tongues and added the track "Sleep Paralysist", while omitting two remixes.[16]

Track listing

All tracks written by Alan Palomo.

No.TitleLength
1."(AM)"0:25
2."Deadbeat Summer"4:03
3."Laughing Gas"1:43
4."Terminally Chill"3:34
5."(If I Knew, I'd Tell You)"0:48
6."6669 (I Don't Know If You Know)"3:21
7."Should Have Taken Acid with You"2:21
8."Mind, Drips"3:09
9."Psychic Chasms"4:06
10."Local Joke"3:27
11."Ephemeral Artery"2:52
12."7000 (Reprise)"0:57
Total length:30:36
Sampling credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Psychic Chasms.[18]

  • Alan Palomo – production, recording
  • Ronald Gierhart – guitar ("Terminally Chill", "Ephemeral Artery")

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Dance/Electronic Albums[19] 11
US Heatseekers Albums[20] 26

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Psychic Chasms by Neon Indian". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Phares, Heather. "Psychic Chasms – Neon Indian". AllMusic. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ Martins, Chris (January 5, 2010). "Neon Indian: Psychic Chasms". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ Rodgers, Katherine (December 4, 2009). "Album Review: Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms". Beats per Minute. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ "CG: Neon Indian". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ Balderrama, Anthony (October 19, 2010). "Album Review: Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  7. ↑ Adams, Sean (November 18, 2009). "Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  8. 1 2 Cragg, Michael (October 16, 2010). "Neon Indian: Psychic Chasms". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Hogan, Marc (October 13, 2009). "Neon Indian: Psychic Chasms". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  10. ↑ Johnson, Dan (November 5, 2009). "Neon Indian: Psychic Chasms". PopMatters. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  11. 1 2 Kornhaber, Spencer (October 6, 2009). "Neon Indian, 'Psychic Chasms' (Lefse)". Spin. Archived from the original on January 15, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
  12. ↑ "The Top 50 Albums of 2009". Pitchfork Media. December 17, 2009. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  13. ↑ "The 25 Best Albums of 2009". Rhapsody. December 29, 2009. Archived from the original on January 15, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed: Neon Indian: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed (Dig)". Amazon.com. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  16. 1 2 Breihan, Tom (July 23, 2010). "YACHT, Antlers, Toro Y Moi, Javelin Remixes on Neon Indian UK Release". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  17. 1 2 Freedman, Pete (September 16, 2011). "Todd Rundgren Dedicates His Latest Album to Memory of the Late Frankie 45". Dallas Observer. Voice Media Group. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  18. ↑ Psychic Chasms (CD liner notes). Neon Indian. Lefse Records. 2009. LEFSE001.
  19. ↑ "Neon Indian – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Neon Indian – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
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