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Life Of Leisure

Washed Out

Life Of Leisure

EP of chillwave and hazy synthpop from the much-lauded South Carolina bedroom producer and multi-instrumentalist, Ernest Greene

ADM rating[?]

7.9

Label
Mexican Summer
UK Release date
14/06/2010
  1. 9.0 |   Culture Deluxe

    Mixing 80s synths, 90s shoegaze, often filtered vocals and the rough, raw sound of a demo, Life Of Leisure is full of promise
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  2. 8.5 |   The Quietus

    Life Of Leisure is a soundtrack for a particular aspect of our time. Representative of an apathetic world of borrowed links and knowingly obscure recommendations
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  3. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    As a starting point for Washed Out, it doesn't get much better than Life Of Leisure. More please, and soon
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  4. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    Pushing the confines of what is perceived to be electronic music, Greene explores various genres and in doing so crafts his own entirely. Life Of Leisure could perhaps be described as the encapsulation of relaxation and happiness
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  5. 8.0 |   Pitchfork

    Washed Out submerges a sense of intense feeling within its 80s-fantasy electronic ether
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  6. 7.5 |   BBC

    A brief, but alluring, record that is completely of its time
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