An online buzz began circulating last summer about a new style of music being created by underground acts in the United States. Labels used to describe the hazy tunes included "hypnagogic pop," "glo-fi" and "chillwave."
Despite being the cheesiest of the three (although glo-fi is a very close second), the last has become the popular tag for the sonic trend, eliciting a fair share of chuckles from those lumped together under it.
"I hate the term chillwave," says Matthew Mondanile, the man behind New Jersey's Ducktails. "I do think it is funny, though."
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