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- Summary: Ernest Greene releases his first full-length of dreamy synth-pop under his Washed Out moniker.
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- Record Label: Sub Pop
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic
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Eyes Be Closed | |
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Inside your voice resounds, Your thoughts realign Your words recall to mind Your short sweet life Hear voices all in time?) Hear the words... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 22 out of 34
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Mixed: 10 out of 34
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Negative: 2 out of 34
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Jul 11, 2011For his full-length debut, Greene teams with producer Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley) to revisit his '80s reveries, crafting Balearic bliss ("Eyes Be Closed") and refreshing New Romantic flounce ("Amor Fati"). He even invigorates '90s trip-hop's head-nod ("Before," the title track), making for an even better coast soundtrack.
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Jul 19, 2011Within and Without feels tentative and restrained; Greene has toiled in the chillwave hinterlands to finally release a beautiful debut, and he's good enough to let it ride.
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Jul 29, 2011Chillwave touchstones are alive and well on the record; tender, nostalgic vibes still emanate from each throwback synth pad and ethereal two-part harmony, and there's still plenty of reverb to go around.
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Jul 11, 2011So while the stylistic homogeneity erodes its high points, and it sometimes feels like one giant song, Within and Without harbours some rich, emotive sounds under its monochrome canopy.
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Jul 11, 2011It's more pleasant than arresting.
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Jul 12, 2011Easy to listen to but impossible to feel excited about, this album is compelling evidence that chillwave's allure has been eviscerated.
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Alternative PressJul 8, 2011One-man synth-pop act Ernest Greene's singing lacks firm consonants and dribbles out unintelligibly most of the time over the most compelling of his stripped-down electronic compositions. [Aug 2011, p.122]
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Positive: 3 out of 6
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Mixed: 1 out of 6
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Negative: 2 out of 6
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Jul 18, 2011
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Feb 16, 2015
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Aug 11, 2011So many sublime melodies in this album and shoegaze explorations which all work out really well. And "Amor Fati" is, oh, absolutely transcendental.
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Jul 20, 2011
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