Washed Out and Small Black @ Mercury Lounge, 3/7/10

I had the pleasure of catching Washed Out and Small Black at the Mercury Lounge in NYC last weekend, and man was I pleasantly surprised. I came in having fairly mediocre expectations for the show - I don't have a ton of faith in the translation of chillwave/glo-fi music to the stage. Both Small Black and Washed Out gave me more confidence in the movement, though, as their stage shows were awesome, both visually and musically.

Check out some of my photos from the show:

I had never heard Small Black before last week leading up to the show, and I was really excited to hear their stuff, both old and new. It's great. My favorite track of theirs is probably "Despicable Dogs" from the Small Black EP. It's buzzy and awesomely relaxed.

Here are a couple tunes to buzz you through your Thursday and into Friday - loop them repeatedly and your day will vanish into a wonderful oblivion.

Small Black - Despicable Dogs (YSI)

Washed Out - Hold Out (YSI)

Washed Out - Feel It All Around (Toro Y Moi Remix) (YSI)