Life of Leisure

Life of Leisure
EP by Washed Out
Released September 8, 2009
Genre Chillwave, synthpop, dream pop
Length 17:33
Label Mexican Summer
Washed Out chronology

High Times
(2009)		 Life of Leisure
(2009)		 Untitled
(2010)

Life of Leisure is the second EP from the Georgia-based artist Washed Out.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Get Up" (featuring sample of "Got To Get Up" (1983) by Change) 3:01
2. "New Theory" (featuring sample of "Feel It" (1980) by Revelation) 2:52
3. "Hold Out" (featuring sample of "West Coast Drive" (1975) by V.I.P. Connection) 3:29
4. "Feel It All Around" (featuring sample of "I Want You" (1983) by Gary Low) 3:16
5. "Lately"   2:02
6. "You'll See It"   2:55

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Pitchfork Media 8.0/10 [1]

Pitchfork Media's Marc Hogan gave the EP an 8.0 out of 10 score and stated that "Washed Out, the solo project of Georgia (via South Carolina) multi-instrumentalist Ernest Greene, fits in almost too well with the balmy lo-fi synth atmospherics of peers like Neon Indian, Toro Y Moi, Small Black, the higher-fi jj, or the darker, heavier SALEM, as well as the more guitar-based Real Estate, Best Coast, and Pearl Harbour. Washed Out's debut Life of Leisure EP isn't at the top of its class, but Greene so far is one of this fledgling aesthetic's most gifted students."[2] The song 'Feel It All Around' was released as a single, and appeared on many best-of-2009 lists, including those from Pitchfork and NME.[3][4]

In popular culture

References

  1. ↑ "Washed Out: Life of Leisure EP | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  2. ↑ Hogan, Marc (September 16, 2009). "Washed Out: Life of Leissure". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
  3. ↑ Pitchfork Staff (December 14, 2009). "The Top 100 Tracks of 2009: 10-1". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
  4. ↑ "50 Best Tracks of 2009: 40-31". NME.
  5. ↑ Maletsky, Kiernan (2011-01-19). "Portland isn't the only place with hipsters: Presenting Portlandia, Denver edition - Denver Arts - Show and Tell". Blogs.westword.com. Retrieved 2012-02-28.