Guardian Music — The sunny but sad dance music from this LA duo suggests Bernard Sumner jamming with Belle and SebastianHometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Jesse Kivel (vocals) and Zinzi Edmundson (keyboards).The background: Just behind Gorillaz, Foals and RJD2 in a li... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Benjamin Lozovsky When Small Black joined Washed Out on stage midway through the latter's performance, during their first of two shows at Mercury Lounge (Monday, 3/7), they helped blow the French doors wide open on Washed Out's woozy boudoir... more info

Stereogum — Some MP3s and videos you might wanna check out in this one. But first, backstory: Right around CMJ 2K9, Ernest Greene dropped by NYC’s Santos Party House for a one-off show as the one-man button pusher behind the hazily grooved pop reveries of Wash... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — [photo] mp3: Washed Out :: untitled track 7 [Taken from his new tour-only cd-r // via] ****** click through for more... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Here's a new one from Washed Out to soundtrack the slow winter thaw. From an untitled tour-only CD-R that's mostly comprised of outtakes and other experiments, "Track 7" is an instrumental featuring more of the hazy, synth-driven atmospheres that Ern... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Photo by Erez Avissar Denver's Pictureplane is currently touring, playing dates with Washed Out, Small Black, and Tanlines, and he's also been working on new material for a follow-up to last year's Dark Rift. "Beyond Fantasy" is a new track that may ... more info

Guardian Music — This sonic spellcaster's magical and moving debut makes you feel nostalgic for a childhood you never quite hadHometown: Denton, Texas.The lineup: Bryce Isbell (music, production).The background: Nearly a year on and our love affair with chillwave/glo... more info