Despite offending the sensibilities of all right-thinking people with an AI music video for lead single "The Hardest Part," Ernest Greene is continuing to roll out his new Washed Out album Notes From A Quiet Life. (For the record, Greene still thinks the video was cool.) To his credit, new single "Running Away" is solid; it sounds like Beck singing the kind of '80s adult contemporary synth track that the O.G. chillwavers mined for inspiration.
In a statement, Greene said "Running Away" became the cornerstone of the new LP:
Starting work on a new album often means a lot of failed experiments. Basically, I'm just waiting around until I stumble into something new that I can build an album concept around. For NFAQL, that song was “Running Away." It had all of the ingredients that ended up shaping the aesthetic for the album: a more minimal arrangement, sonic clarity, and more of an emphasis on classic songwriting technique.
Listen below, where you'll also find Washed Out's new tour dates.
TOUR DATES:
06/08 - Anchorage AK @ Sundown Festival
06/22 - Ogden, UT @ Twilight Concert Series
07/14 - Seattle, WA @ Day In Day Out Festival
08/01 - Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
08/02 - Columbia, SC @ The Senate
08/03 - Asheville, NC @ AVLFest
08/05 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
08/06 - St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
08/08 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
08/09 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
08/10 - Madison, WI @ Majestic
08/11 - Columbus, OH @ Kemba
08/13 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic
08/14 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth
08/16 - Norwalk, CT @ District Music Hall
08/17 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
08/18 - Brooklyn,NY @ Paramount
08/20 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
08/21 - Washington, DC @ 930 Club
08/23 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
08/24 - Birmingham, AL @ Iron City
Notes From A Quiet Life is out 6/28 via Sub Pop.
