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Chillwave (originally considered synonymous with glo-fi and hypnagogic pop) is a music microgenre that emerged in the late 2000s. It is characterized by evoking the popular music of the late 1970s and early 1980s while engaging with notions of memory and nostalgia.
- Late 2000s, United States
Jul 14, 2011 · Unbelievably, goofily, Carles was right: Chillwave is “the first successful genre launch in 10-20 years.”. To mark the auspicious development, Vulture traveled to the far indie-rock corners of ...
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Oct 14, 2019 · At chillwave’s peak, much criticism aimed at the subgenre addressed a perceived generational ambivalence emanating from its core. Los Angeles singer-songwriter Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast ...
What the video does clarify is how little chillwave, particularly in Greene’s rendition of it, leans on the natural world: Unlike the nature-centered rock of Animal Collective or Grizzly Bear ...
Aug 21, 2019 · I had begun work as an editor for Altered Zones, a short-lived Pitchfork experiment designed to bring a number of tastemaking mp3 bloggers – many of whom were covering hypnagogic pop, chillwave ...
Jun 3, 2021 · The term chillwave was coined by a writer known simply as ‘Carles’, aka Texas native Carlos Perez, founder of music blog Hipster Runoff. Launched in 2007, it was part of a broader blog scene at the time, when new music could be broken by bloggers and the influential aggregator site Hype Machine.
Aug 23, 2019 · Chillwave Was the First Great Genre of the Internet Era. A guide to the best songs from the late-aughts movement of hazy pop artists like Toro y Moi, Washed Out, and more. CJ. by Colin Joyce. HF ...
