Tag Archives: Neon Indian

The Evolution of the Chillwave Genre: What’s Next 4 ‘chill wave’ artists.

By Carles | October 27, 2009

As yall know, in the 2k9 post-AnCoGrizzPhoenixBear world, the indiesphere generated a new genre of music to love/follow/listen 2 called ‘chillwave.’ Most authentic alts were there to watch the chillwave genre ‘get off the ground’, getting ‘tons of mad blog hype buzz’ from relevant mp3 blog tastemakers. Now that chillwave has grown up [...]

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ChillwaveGate–Do u feel violated/misled by sample-based music?

By Carles | September 23, 2009

You might have heard of the recent genrefication of the ‘chillwave movement‘, which was basically a non-collective effort by producers around the world who created mp3s that were lofi, chill, electro jams. Because all of this music was released within a 2 month period, the music media was fortunate enough to be able to [...]

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Miss u Remix Economy.

By Carles | September 10, 2009

Photo via HRO, October 2k8

[MP3]
Au Revoir Simone Another Likely Story (Neon Indian Remix)
Does n e 1 remember the glory days of 2k7-2k8, back when ‘remixes’ were something to get ‘fucking pumped up about’ with your bros. Now that they have become such deliberate marketing strategies, it is more difficult to ‘get wrapped up in [...]

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Should have taken acid with yall…

By Carles | April 20, 2009

[MP3]
Neon Indian – Should Have Taken Acid With You
Grade: 7.267 out of 10 runoffs
Review: Neon Indian is apparently a new band that ‘might cross over into the internet mainstream.’ Have heard some of their songs, and they seem ’sort of electro’ but also ‘modern in a way that isn’t ‘predictable bloghouse bullshit’ that [...]

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