An artist’s longevity is often determined by their sophomore album. This being your first LP release, for either Neon Indian or VEGA, how do you intend to progress from Psychic Chasms to the next one?

I would definitely say that the second album always seems to be the most difficult. It kind of depends on the band and I think a lot of it [also depends on] media attention. I get really apprehensive about getting excited about someone’s debut because you always want to see where it’s going to go. The clichés that people do for the second album is they go bigger… If anything, I feel the second Neon Indian album may be a little more minimal. I still want to focus on really solid singles but… definitely let it be a little more freeform and resemble much of the interludes [on Psychic Chasms]. I try to make music as an interesting trade that allows me an avenue to express myself. It’s crazy, because in a lot of ways I even have to look at my first VEGA record [when it’s released] as being my sort of sophomore record. [laughs]