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Psychic Chasms

From Quire, the open reference·2009 studio album by Neon Indian·1 min read
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10[1]
Metacritic81/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubA[4]
Beats Per Minute82%[5]
Consequence of Sound[6]
Drowned in Sound7/10[7]
The Guardian[8]
Pitchfork8.6/10[9]
PopMatters7/10[10]
Spin[11]
Under the Radar8/10[12]

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 number 14 on its list of Top 50 Albums of 2009,[13] while Rhapsody ranked it at number 17 on its list of 25 Best Albums of 2009.[14]

A special edition of the album, titled Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed, was released digitally on August 31, 2010, and physically on September 28 by Fader Label, including a set of nine bonus remixes.[15][16] 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.[17]

Track listing#edit

All tracks are written by Alan Palomo.

Sample credits

Personnel#edit

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Psychic Chasms.[19]

  • Alan Palomo – recording, production
  • Ronald Gierhart – guitar on "Terminally Chill" and "Ephemeral Artery"

Charts#edit

Chart (2009)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[20]26
US Top Dance Albums (Billboard)[21]11

References#edit

  1. ^ "Psychic Chasms by Neon Indian reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  2. ^ "Reviews for Psychic Chasms by Neon Indian". Metacritic. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  3. ^ Phares, Heather. "Psychic Chasms – Neon Indian". AllMusic. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  4. ^ Martins, Chris (January 5, 2010). "Neon Indian: Psychic Chasms". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Rodgers, Katherine (December 4, 2009). "Album Review: Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  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. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  8. ^ Cragg, Michael (October 16, 2010). "Neon Indian: Psychic Chasms". The Guardian. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  9. ^ 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. ^ Kornhaber, Spencer (October 6, 2009). "Neon Indian, 'Psychic Chasms' (Lefse)". Spin. Archived from the original on January 15, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
  12. ^ Alan Palomo's beautiful debut full-length as Neon Indian is a dirty backpack full of distorted synths, hissy cassette tape production, and 8-bit highlights that come together to make an incredibly successful album of druggy, nostalgic, emotionally complex electropop. [Holiday 2009, p.79]
  13. ^ "The Top 50 Albums of 2009". Pitchfork. December 17, 2009. Archived from the original on September 26, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  14. ^ "The 25 Best Albums of 2009". Rhapsody. December 29, 2009. Archived from the original on January 15, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  15. ^ "Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed: Neon Indian: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. United States. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  16. ^ "Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed (Dig)". Amazon. United States. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  17. ^ Breihan, Tom (July 23, 2010). "YACHT, Antlers, Toro Y Moi, Javelin Remixes on Neon Indian UK Release". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  18. ^ a b Freedman, Pete (September 16, 2011). "Todd Rundgren Dedicates His Latest Album to Memory of the Late Frankie 45". Dallas Observer. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  19. ^ Psychic Chasms (liner notes). Neon Indian. Lefse Records. 2009. LEFSE001.
  20. ^ "Neon Indian Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  21. ^ "Neon Indian Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
Categories 2009 debut albumsNeon Indian albumsAlbums produced by Alan Palomo

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