Newly signed Washed Out hits the UK this summer…

Washed Out: Ernest Greene

Having started by creating music in his bedroom studio in Atlanta in the US, Ernest Greene has produced another set of synth-pop and electro-based tunes.

After being signed by Subpop last month, he is releasing his third album in the form of Within and Without which will be out on 12^th July. Other artists on this label include The Go! Team, Fleet Foxes as well as Band of Horses so it seems Greene has really started with the right backing.

Ben Allen co-produced his new work having previously worked with the Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley and Deerhunter and it certainly seems that he has moved the multi-instrumentalist into a new arena of “chillwave”.

New Album: Within and Without

In 2009, Greene worked hard creating two EP’s with Life of Leisure and Hard Times, with one single from the first album, ‘Feel it All Around’ being used now as the theme song for the US show Portlandia.

The next single from the new album, ‘Eyes Be Closed’ is an epic sound of a chilled electronic big beat with echoing vocals and there will be definitely be more where this came from.

After a tour of the US and Europe, Washed Out will be playing in the UK at Lovebox festival in July as well as other venues in London and Manchester in August.

To check out more music from Washed Out go to Greene’s myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/thebabeinthewoods or listen to the new single ‘Eyes Be Closed’ on Subpop’s website at http://www.subpop.com/artists/washed_out