I only knew a handful of Neon Indian songs going in to their show at Monolith (pretty much just whatever GvB had posted), but I knew that I had to see their show. In what is completely unusual for me (what with living in Lexington and all) I got to catch a rising act during one of their first shows. In fact, it was only the group’s third live show ever — their first was just a few days prior in Denton.

I don’t really know if it’s surprising or not, but Neon Indian were fantastic. It should have been surprising, considering that they only had two shows under their collective belt; however, it really wasn’t that surprising, considering that songs like “Deadbeat Summer” already sound like they’d be a jam live. Maybe the surprising part is just how well everything came together live. The sound was fantastic and just about as clearly layered as the recordings. Great, great show.