Psychic Chasms

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Psychic Chasms
Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms.png
Studio album by
Neon Indian
ReleasedOctober 13, 2009 (2009-10-13)
Recorded2009
Genre
Length30:46
LabelLefse
ProducerAlan Palomo
Neon Indian chronology
Psychic Chasms
(2009) 		The Flaming Lips with Neon Indian
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[3]
The A.V. ClubA[6]
Beats Per Minute82%[7]
Robert Christgau(dud)[8]
Consequence of Sound4/5 stars[9]
Drowned in Sound7/10[10]
The Guardian4/5 stars[1]
Pitchfork8.6/10[4]
PopMatters7/10[11]
Spin4/5 stars[2]

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

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.[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 are 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
Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Deadbeat Summer" (Toro y Moi Remix)2:59
14."Should Have Taken Acid with You" (Body Language Remix)3:19
15."(If I Knew, I'd Tell You)" (Javelin Remix)3:10
16."Mind, Drips" (Bibio Remix)4:13
17."Terminally Chill" (Yacht Remix)3:53
18."Ephemeral Artery" (Darby Cicci of The Antlers – Fresh Breath Remix)3:01
19."Psychic Chasms" (Twin Shadow Cover)3:08
20."Local Joke" (Dntel Mix)3:52
21."Psychic Chasms" (Anoraak Remix)4:45
Total length:63:06
Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed bonus tracks (UK edition)[16]
No.TitleLength
13."Sleep Paralysist"4:34
14."Deadbeat Summer" (Toro y Moi Remix)2:59
15."Should Have Taken Acid with You" (Body Language Remix)3:19
16."(If I Knew, I'd Tell You)" (Javelin Remix)3:10
17."Mind, Drips" (Bibio Remix)4:13
18."Terminally Chill" (Yacht Remix)3:53
19."Ephemeral Artery" (Darby Cicci of The Antlers – Fresh Breath Remix)3:01
20."Local Joke" (Dntel Mix)3:52
Total length:59:47

Sample credits

Personnel[]

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

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

Charts[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Cragg, Michael (October 16, 2010). "Neon Indian: Psychic Chasms". The Guardian. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Kornhaber, Spencer (October 6, 2009). "Neon Indian, 'Psychic Chasms' (Lefse)". Spin. Archived from the original on January 15, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Phares, Heather. "Psychic Chasms – Neon Indian". AllMusic. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Hogan, Marc (October 13, 2009). "Neon Indian: Psychic Chasms". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "Reviews for Psychic Chasms by Neon Indian". Metacritic. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  6. ^ Martins, Chris (January 5, 2010). "Neon Indian: Psychic Chasms". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  7. ^ Rodgers, Katherine (December 4, 2009). "Album Review: Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "CG: Neon Indian". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Adams, Sean (November 18, 2009). "Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  11. ^ Johnson, Dan (November 5, 2009). "Neon Indian: Psychic Chasms". PopMatters. Archived from the original on September 29, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  12. ^ "The Top 50 Albums of 2009". Pitchfork. 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. United States. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  15. ^ "Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed (Dig)". Amazon. United States. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b Breihan, Tom (July 23, 2010). "YACHT, Antlers, Toro Y Moi, Javelin Remixes on Neon Indian UK Release". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  17. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  18. ^ Psychic Chasms (liner notes). Neon Indian. Lefse Records. 2009. LEFSE001.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  19. ^ "Neon Indian Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  20. ^ "Neon Indian Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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