Hype Monitor: Washed Out, The Kickback, The Smith Westerns
The Band: Washed Out The Buzz: This entry should really be called “The Phrase.” ‘Chillwave,” people. Learn it, memorize, and forget it in a week when everyone decides they hate it. Like all ridiculous genre tags, ‘Chillwave’ is tough to define — just think of it as mellow, cooled-out, laid-back beach music. Most of it involves synthesizers. South Carolina’s Washed Out are total chillwave. But don’t hate them because their genre tag sucks. Listen If: You play your old OMD records at half-speed, o
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Published: 2009-09-17 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Breaking
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