Feel It All Around
Washed Out pioneered chillwave with 'Feel It All Around,' earning him Pitchfork's title the 'Godfather of Chillwave.'
Feel It All Around
Washed Out
Washed Out - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
MOODS · dreamy · hazy · nostalgic · warm · summery · lo-fi · blissful · introspective · pastoral · downtempo · melodic · hypnotic
Ernest Weatherly Greene Jr., born October 3, 1982, in Perry, Georgia, records as Washed Out, blending dream pop guitars, bedroom electronica rhythms, and a gentle croon into chillwave, synth-pop, and bedroom pop. His 2009 EP Life of Leisure introduced the sound, and its track 'Feel It All Around' became the genre's defining song, prompting Pitchfork to call him the 'Godfather of Chillwave'; the track later served as the theme for Portlandia.
Washed Out didn't just make chillwave, he named its template: 'Feel It All Around' earned him Pitchfork's 'Godfather of Chillwave' title and became the theme song for Portlandia, embedding his hazy synth sound into pop culture. Across albums he reshaped that blueprint, from the pastoral warmth of Paracosm to the hip-hop-tinged Mister Mellow on Stones Throw and the polished nostalgia of Purple Noon, while also lending his production touch to Sudan Archives' Athena.
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