Washed Out after getting his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia, continued on eventuall receiving a Master of Library and Information Science degree but was unable to find a job as a librarian.
Washed Out's real name is Ernest Greene had to move in with his parents and started producing songs in his bedroom studio, as well as working on 
recordings of dance music with Bedroom, a local band. He soon won the favor of a number of influential music bloggers after they found his music on his Myspace page. His first recordings have been described as "drowsy, distorted, dance pop-influenced tracks that brought to mind Neon Indian and Memory Tapes".
In April 2011 it was announced that Washed Out had signed to Sub Pop. His debut record, Within and Without, was released that July. The album peaked at #26 on the Billboard 200 and #89 on the UK Albums Chart. He was chosen by Battles to perform at the ATP Nightmare Before Christmas festival that they co-curated in December 2011 in Minehead, England.
