Washed Out - Within and Without
by Tara McEvoy
published: 8 / 7 / 2011
Label:
Weird World
Format: CD
intro
Refreshing, astounding and frequently brilliant debut album from Washed Out, one of the main acts of the Chillwave movement and the project of Georgia-based bedroom artist Ernest Greene
Damon Albarn will always be inextricably linked with Britpop. No matter how many car insurance ads Iggy Pop makes in his spare time, he’ll undoubtedly be remembered for his contributions to punk. Genres can be both a blessing and a curse. So what has Ernest Greene, aka Washed out, chosen to make of the category he’s been lumped into, Chillwave? Quite a lot, as it happens – and a bleeding great album in the process. From the opener, an ambient slice of Zero 7-esque dance to closing ‘A Dedication’, one is struck by the notion that Greene’s conception of his music extends beyond anyone genre, as it encompasses everything from blissed out electronica, as pioneered by Goldfrapp, to the slightly darker turns taken on songs such as ‘Echoes’, which recalls the work of Florida’s Twin Shadow. Yet, unlike other Chillwave’s other leading lights, Toro y Moi and Neon Indian, Greene’s music is possessed of a rare depth, soul and passion shining through in his vocals. With ‘Within and Without’, Washed Out has transcended the shackles out of the ‘chillwave’ label to bring us a piece of work that’s refreshing, astounding, and frequently brilliant, all on its own merit.
Track Listing:-
1 Eyes Be Closed2 Echoes
3 Amor Fati
4 Soft
5 Far Away
6 Before
7 You And I
8 Within And Without
9 A Dedication
Label Links:-
http://www.weirdworldrecordco.com/https://www.facebook.com/Weird-World-179573545420114/
https://twitter.com/weirdworldrecs
https://www.youtube.com/user/weirdworldrecordco
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live reviews |
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Heaven, London, 15/11/2011 |
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| Sarah Mwangi finds Washed Out, the project of astral American chillwave artist Ernest Green, unable to make the transition from kaledoscopic bedroom artist into the live arena |
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