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[ELECTRONIC] For his latest record, Vega Intl. Night School, Neon Indian, a.k.a. Alan Palomo, was able to transcend the sound of his previous two records. He did this by merging his two musical identities: Neon Indian and his lesser known moniker, Vega. The result: a dance record that combines the acid-soaked dream rock of his debut, Psychic Chasms, with the slick electronic dance pop of his Vega records. “I set out to write a Vega record but then I realized that I was really splitting hairs aesthetically and that influence from one would spill over into the other and vice versa,” Palomo told me in a recent phone interview from his home in New York. In the interview, Palomo discusses what it was like writing a good chunk of the record from the cabin of a cruise ship floating in the waters off of the coast of the Bahamas, and how that influenced the balearic house vibes that pulsate through the album. Neon Indian comes to the Tralf Music Hall this Friday, October 23 with support from Lesionread and Explorer Tapes. To read our full interview with Neon Indian, visit here.