Notes From a Quiet Life (Vinyl LP, Mint Green)

Whether you know him from being “the guys who did the Portlandia theme song” or from their decade’s worth of melodies and mellow ditties, Washed Out - aka Ernest Weatherly Greene Jr - is a name that carries a lot of respect in the wild world of indie. Once dubbed “the godfather of Chillwave” by Pitchfork, these days   Out would be more likely to give you a chill wave as he churns out some of the finest slow-toe-tapping tunes you’ll hear this side of the Seattle airport. New album Notes From a Quiet Life is a poptastic evolution for the Washed Out sound! - Flying Out

The music of Washed Out has always levitated over a timeless frontier. You can sense it in his immersive, amorphous vocals, the expansive soundscapes, the wistful storytelling. It’s a sweet spot where, says its creative force, Ernest Greene, “any sort of association or memory from the past can transport you instantly. I love that.”

Greene’s transcendent output has earned him the moniker of “Godfather of Chillwave” by Pitchfork and a co-sign from Portlandia, which borrowed his track, “Feel It All Around,” for its utopian theme song. His latest, Notes From a Quiet Life (out June 28, Sub Pop) arrives after delivering more than a decade of distinct and disparate creative re-imaginations at a remarkably high level (five albums, two EPs). Notes is bold in its intuitiveness: Greene has left the treadmill of music-as-a-business, instead letting his artistic interests lead the way. “Each album,” says Green, who also paints and sculpts, “is a world-building exercise.”

Tracklist

Waking Up
Say Goodbye
Got Your Back
The Hardest Part
A Sign
Second Sight
Running Away
Wait On You
Wondrous Life
Letting Go