And here we go. You know the deal by this point in the week, I'm counting down my Top 100 Albums of 2009 and tomorrow will be the final unveil of the Top 20 releases. If you missed any of the earlier posts, then here you go: #100 to #81 , #80 to #61 and #60 to #41 . Any guesses to my Top 20? [...]
Post from: The Galley Boys Neon Indian - Deadbeat Summer

Neon Indian 's debut, Psychic Chasms , has been sitting in my iTunes for a couple weeks now, patiently awaiting the right time, right place moment. Rushing to post Neon Indian would have been unfair, this album is just that good. Neon Indian is yet another project from Alan Palomo (VEGA, Ghosthustler) and once you're aware of the background, it's easy to hear the similarities to Palomo's VEGA work. Neon Indian reads like a stripped-down, lo-fi, sun-drenched VEGA, chock full sparse beats, washed-out vocals and bursting synths. Palomo's innocent, boy-in-his-bedroom vocals bring to [...]