Have you ever wondered what a combination of Moldy Peaches, Panda Bear, and Oneohtrix Point Never would sound like? Of course you have not. Why would you? But The Car by Fort Wayne’s Home Phone is a good indicator of what that indie rock Voltron would sound like. 

Home Phone is the duo of Ron Record (Roman New Time) and Olivia Morris (955stars), and this duo is making seriously out-there noise. If you’re familiar with these songwriters’ other projects, then Home Phone’s kinetic, lo-fi art rock will feel like visiting a familiar fever dream.

There’s a nice mix of Morris’ and Record’s other projects here, from the woozy vocals of 955stars to the frantic cut n’ paste work of Roman New Time. The Car is ready and willing to scramble your frontal lobe with trunk-rattling beats, dreamy vocals, and just a touch of medicated melancholy. At nine songs just under 20 minutes, if you blink the album will leave you behind. But with that rushed pace, it makes the whole of The Car seem like a strange dream, one where the window is open in your bedroom and the outside world starts seeping into that REM sleep.

“Lucky No. 7” is probably the most straightforward indie pop song, albeit with a bass-heavy hip-hop beat. Morris’ vocals seem to emanate from some dark chasm. Lilting melodies and wonky guitars come together in a mashup of Beach House, Mac Demarco, and outsider folk pop. Then, in a complete 180-degree turn, we get the 20-second instrumental “Behind” that sounds like a sampler eating itself. “Before U Leave” follows and continues that kinetic, oddball energy while bringing in touches of Panda Bear.

“Press Command C” dons a trap beat, samples, and laser sounds with Morris’ voice rising from the electro shock mire. “She Loves You” has a slacker rock vibe, like early Sebadoh and even Pavement, but once again the ethereal vocals of Morris somehow grounds the track and it’s quirkiness. Morris almost haunts the track like some long lost ’50s vocalist. The album closes on “R U Gonna Stay,” which encompasses the album’s experimental spirit and everything-but-the-kitchen-sink mission statement.

If you like your indie rock to have plenty of weird twists and turns, look no further than The Car.