Neon Indian (aka Alan Palomo) has announced the long awaited follow up to 2011’s
Era Extraña and this year’s standalone single “Annie.” Slated for
release via Mom + Pop on October 16,
VEGA INTL. Night School was
conceived during a period of aesthetic reinvention for Palomo, as he retooled the
lo-fi and spontaneous writing style he’d developed as Neon Indian by
incorporating elements of the cleaner production values and dance oriented
approach of his previous recording moniker VEGA, ultimately merging the two
into one fast lane. Developed over a four year period, the album brims with funk-
centric guitar lines, pronounced Balearic rhythms, and the most elaborate
songwriting of his career.
Composed and recorded in a variety of locations including, but not limited to, the
cabin aboard a cruise ship, DFA’s Plantain Studios in New York, Pure X’s
practice space in Austin, Ben Allen’s studio in Atlanta, and mixed in Brooklyn
with Alex Epton (XXXchange). Upon its completion, Alan noted “most of what
I’ve learned about human nature in my twenties has happened after dark. People
are just kind of more honest then. More deliberate. I like to call the places I go to
Night Schools.”
The new album single “Slumlord” arrives alongside an inventive relaunch of his website as Nightschool.biz The site features an hotline (+1-512-643-VEGA) to receive and send audio of the song and a special voice greeting about the album, in addition to newly announced US tour dates and an album-preorder that comes
with instant grat tracks “Annie” and “Slumlord.” Find a full list of upcoming North American tour dates below.
TOUR DATES:
08/21 – Mexico City – Semana De Las Juventudes Festival – Zocola Plaza
08/23 – Los Angeles, CA – FYF Fest
09/12 – El Paso, TX – Mother Of Pearl Block Party
09/17 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
09/18 – Seattle, WA – Neptune
09/19 – Victoria, BC – Rifflandia Festival
09/20 – Vancouver, BC – Imperial
9/22 – San Francisco, CA – Regency Social Hall
9/23 – San Francisco, CA – Regency Social Hall
9/29 – Manor, TX – J Lorraine Ghost Town
9/30 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
10/1 – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory
10/2 – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s
10/13 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
10/14 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
10/16 – Detroit, MI – Populux
10/17 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
10/20 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
10/21 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
10/22 – Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar
10/23 – Buffalo, NY – Tralf Music Hall
11/7 – Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/8 – New Orleans – Republic
11/10 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
11/11 – Saxapahaw, NC – Haw River Ballroom
11/15 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
Neon Indian
VEGA INTL. Night School
(Mom + Pop)
Street Date: Oct. 16, 2015
Track List:
1. Hit Parade
2. Annie
3. Street Level
4. Smut!
5. Bozo
6. The Glitzy Hive
7. Dear Skorpio Magazine
8. Slumlord
9. Slumlord’s Re-Lease
10. Techno Clique
11. Baby’s Eyes
12. C’est La Vie (say the casualties!)
13. 61 Cygni ave.
14. News From the Sun (live bootleg)
