The album has been described as "a darker shaded sound document that tosses somewhere between an 8-bit shoegaze record and peering through the fence of a teenage apocalypse drive-in flick." As well, Palomo's winter stint in Helsinki took place during the city's short solstice days, with Palomo holing up in an efficiency apartment in complete solitude. Reflecting on his time there, Palomo said, "It's the closest you can get to feeling like you're at the edge of the earth. And there were moments where I lost sight of what I was really there to do." I don't think Era Extraña is going to be a Psychic Chasms II, if you will -- especially given the rather dark tone of the aforementioned "Fallout."
Fans who choose to preorder the album have the interesting option of securing their own custom synth, the PAL 198X -- something Palomo developed with the folks at Austin's Bleep Labs. Described as "a triple triangle-wave oscillator noisemaking device with interchangeable controls for maximal sonic contortion," the PAL 198X can interact with a whole assortment of every day household items -- even, as described, your pet. To this, Palomo added, "Basically, I want you to hack this fucking thing." Head to neonindian.com to find out more about the PAL 198X.
Era Extraña is out 9/13 via Palomo's own Static Tongues imprint in conjunction with Mom + Pop Records. Track listing is as follows:
1. Heart: Attack 2. Polish Girl 3. Blindside Kiss 4. Hex Girlfriend 5. Heart: Decay 6. Fall Out 7. Era Extraña 8. Halogen (I Could Be a Shadow) 9. Future Sick 10. Suns Irrupt 11. Heart: Release
