Ernest Greene's second album is based on the creation of an imaginary world – listen to it here and let us know your thoughts

Washed Out defined the genre chillwave with his 2011 debut Within and Without, an album so lackadaisical that on the eve of its release an actual bed was set up in the middle of London's Rough Trade East so that shoppers could listen to it while tucked under a duvet.

The man behind the music, Ernest Greene, follows his debut with Paracosm. The name of the album refers to detailed imaginary worlds – a concept often used to describe fantasy lands such as Tolkien's Middle Earth and C.S. Lewis' Narnia. However, the world in which Ernest formed his second album was that of a real life idyl - the record's conception blossomed when he and his wife Blair, who plays in the Washed Out live band, moved from the big-city bustle of Atlanta to a house on the outskirts of Athens. For six months the couple shut out a frantic modern lifestyle in favour of a peaceful woodland landscape.

So what do you think of Paracosm? Is chillwave making a comeback? Did it ever go away? Have a listen using the player above and let us know in the comments!

Paracosm is released on August 12 in UK and Europe via Weird World and in North America on August 13th via Sub Pop.