Why we love Washed Out

With his effervescent and gloriously sun-drenched songs, bedroom boffin Washed Out perfectly captures the evocative new wave of surf rockHometown: Perry, Georgia. The lineup: Ernest Greene (vocals, computers). The background: There has been a steady stream this decade of DIY North American boys using cheap equipment in their bedrooms to make a sort of budget-lavish electronic pop, textured, layered, and as melodic and harmony-rich as you could wish. They usually operate under aliases that sugges...

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