Washed Out - Eyes Be Closed (Grimes Remix) unofficial video

WASHED OUT ( www.myspace.com/thebabeinthewoods )

Washed Out is Ernest Greene, a young guy from Perry, Georgia, USA who makes bedroom synthpop that sounds blurred and woozily evocative, like someone smeared Vaseline all over an early OMD demo tape, then stayed up all night trying to recreate what they heard.

There's a sense of longing and distance in Greene's somber, filtered vocals, but it's what he does compositionally that makes Washed Out stand out. Backed by gently pulsing, Balearic-tinged disco, Greene's voice takes on a new dimension. Reminiscent of groups like The Glass and the Chromatics, Washed Out is the music to end your night with, when the city is quiet and you've got a long walk home ahead of you.

GRIMES ( www.myspace.com/boucherville )

Grimes is the alias of Claire Boucher, a Montreal-based, Vancouver native, artist. Grimes fuses contemporary instrumentation with classical vocal practices from around the world.

She recently released a split 12" with D'eon titled Darkbloom. In 2010 she released a cassette titled Geidi Primes on Arbutus and the LP Halfaxa.