Tag Archives: Washed Out

What are the perks of being in a relevant buzzband? What are the pitfalls of being in a relevant buzzband?

I just watched this new video made by the Washed Out Bro (aka Ernest Greene). In the video, he showcases HD video footage of his honeymoon, featuring his newly acquired wife, on their vacation to some exotic location. You can see the beautiful images while listening to a promotional chillwave track. Juxtaposing [...]

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

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?

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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Is WASHED OUT the next Neon Indian/Memory Cassette?

[MP3]
Washed Out Feel It All Around
Washed Out You’ll See It
It’s kinda weird how the musicsphere is searching for a new ‘authentic, undergroundish product’ that isn’t a huge brand like AnCo/GrizzBear/etc. People who ‘love music’ need new music to ‘get excited about.’ It seems like these ‘conceptual, chill projects’ are really ’starting to become [...]

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