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22. Washed Out, 'Within and Without'

Sub Pop

After debuting with an EP of dancier fare, Ernest Greene savors this record's slowed tempos and blunted edges, suggesting chillwave's true antecedent is yacht rock. The only thing missing on this slow cruise through crystal blue: That pillowy sax Dan Bejar put all over Destroyer’s ‘Kaputt.’ -- K.P.