Era Extra News Today

It's been four years since Era Extraña. The rigors of recording, releasing, and touring behind two albums in rapid succession had worn out Neon Indian's mastermind, Alan Palomo.

For much of his career, Alan Palomo has coaxed sounds from synthesizers and been at the forefront of the chillwave genre. With his fourth album — and his solo debut — he's changing it up.

WPGU 107.1 Music is a unique art form for numerous reasons, with arguably its most extraordinary asset being the capability to appeal to just about anyone. When asked the question, “What kind of music do you like?” Rarely will one ever reply, “Oh, I don’t like music.” The one being questioned might mention how they prefer hip-hop over country, energetic songs over tracks with more somber tones, or even just say they’re not too huge into music and only like to listen to radio hits in...