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New York Times uses the term / genre 'chillwave.'

New York Times uses the term / genre 'chillwave.' Link: http://www.thedailyswarm.com/h eadlines/nyt-drops-term-chillw ave-one-most-relevant-interest ing-listenable-music-genres/ Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03 /22/arts/music/22sxsw2.html In 2k10, the genre of 'chillwave' has evolved into the most coverable post-indie genre in the history of the modern world. After being written about by the Wall Street journal, the New York Times dumped the term into their database of words/articles when describing the most relevant acts to see at SXSW . In their brief blurb, it seems like they are trying to deliver complex layers of commentary on the state of indie music, the quality [...]