Psychic Chasms Explained

Psychic Chasms
Type:	studio
Artist:	Neon Indian
Cover:	Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms.png
Recorded:	2009
Genre:	Chillwave indie pop electropop
Length:	30:46
Label:	Lefse
Producer:	Alan Palomo
Next Title:	The Flaming Lips with Neon Indian
Next Year:	2011

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,^[1] while Rhapsody ranked it at number 17 on its list of 25 Best Albums of 2009.^[2]

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.^{[3] [4]} 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.^[5]

Track listing

Sample credits

• "Deadbeat Summer" contains a sample of "Izzat Love?" by Todd Rundgren.^[6]
• "Local Joke" contains a sample of "How About a Little Fanfare?" by Todd Rundgren.^[6]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Psychic Chasms.^[7]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Top 50 Albums of 2009 . Pitchfork . December 17, 2009 . September 29, 2014 . September 26, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140926080502/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7744-the-top-50-albums-of-2009/4/ . dead .
2. Web site: The 25 Best Albums of 2009 . . December 29, 2009 . July 31, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100115060622/http://blog.rhapsody.com/2009/12/best-albums-of-2009.html . January 15, 2010.
3. Web site: Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed: Neon Indian: MP3 Downloads . . United States . September 29, 2014.
4. Web site: Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed (Dig) . Amazon . United States . September 29, 2014.
5. Web site: Breihan . Tom . YACHT, Antlers, Toro Y Moi, Javelin Remixes on Neon Indian UK Release . Pitchfork . July 23, 2010 . September 29, 2014.
6. Web site: Freedman . Pete . Todd Rundgren Dedicates His Latest Album to Memory of the Late Frankie 45 . . September 16, 2011 . June 20, 2020.
7. Psychic Chasms . liner notes . . Lefse Records . 2009 . LEFSE001.