Stereogum — Levitation Festival is returning to Austin during Halloween weekend (October 31-November 3) this year. The first wave of artists has been announced, and the big names include Slowdive, the Jesus Lizard, Soccer Mommy, Tycho, Mdou Moctar, Washed Out... more info

Stereogum — Despite offending the sensibilities of all right-thinking people with an AI music video for lead single “The Hardest Part,” Ernest Greene is continuing to roll out his new Washed Out album Notes From A Quiet Life. (For the record, Greene still... more info

Stereogum — Last week, Washed Out shared a music video that was created with the text-to-video AI tool Sora. It was touted as OpenAI’s first officially commissioned Sora collaboration with a musician and a filmmaker, the video’s director Paul Trillo. Wash... more info

Obscure Sound — First grabbing our attention last year with spacey single “Peace of Mind,” Moon Worm impresses with another hypnotic dreamy pop gem in “oK LeTs Go.” The latest track from the Madison, Wisconsin-based group, “oK LeTs Go” builds from rhythm... more info

Stereogum — Several prominent indie musicians have released AI-generated music videos in recent months, and every time, the reaction within their fan bases has been extremely negative. Last fall the emo supergroup L.S. Dunes had to post a statement defending ... more info

Stereogum — Washed Out’s last album was 2020’s Purple Noon . Today, the chillwave polymath is announcing its follow-up, Notes From A Quiet Life, and releasing the lead single, “The Hardest Part,” which comes with a video made with the text-to-video A... more info

Nialler9 — The Limerick city artist Martian Subculture quietly released one of the best Irish records of the year so far a few weeks ago. The debut album Bank Prologue features 10-tracks of bedroom-produced lo-fi psych-rock music that recalls Washed Out the Chi... more info

Obscure Sound — Recalling the tranquilly melodic aesthetic of Washed Out, with a more dream-poppy touch, “Only Shadow” is an ethereal gem from Palm Spiral. The collaborative project of Los Angeles-based musicians Camden Moser and Nathan Guzman, Palm Spiral arose... more info

Obscure Sound — “Again” is a striking track from Jacob on the Moon, an artist and producer crafting music from his home studio in Chicago. With a full debut EP releasing this summer, “Again” shows a promising aesthetic, in the same ballpark as Washed Out, To... more info

Obscure Sound — ALMNC are a duo from Bakersfield, California, churning out a highly melodic and atmospheric vein of electronic pop. Aesthetically in the realm of influences like Washed Out and Toro y Moi, ALMNC — comprised of multi-instrumentalists Zachary Spier a... more info