Paracosm (album)

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Paracosm
Washed Out - Paracosm.png
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 7, 2013 (2013-08-07)
StudioMaze (Atlanta)
Genre
Length41:00
Label Sub Pop
Producer
  • Ben H. Allen
  • Ernest Greene
Washed Out chronology
Within and Without
(2011)
Paracosm
(2013)
Mister Mellow
(2017)
Singles from Paracosm
  1. "It All Feels Right"
    Released: June 11, 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
The A.V. Club B [5]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [6]
Filter 88% [7]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Pitchfork 7.4/10 [9]
PopMatters 7/10 [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Spin 6/10 [13]

Paracosm is the second studio album by American singer Washed Out, released on August 7, 2013, by Sub Pop. It was produced by Washed Out and Ben H. Allen and was recorded at Maze Studios in Atlanta.

Contents

"It All Feels Right" was released as the album's lead single on June 11, 2013. [14] Upon release, the album received mostly positive reviews from critics. [15] The album debuted at number 21 on the Billboard 200, selling 13,000 copies in its first week. [16]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ernest Greene

Paracosm – standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Entrance"1:21
2."It All Feels Right"4:05
3."Don't Give Up"3:54
4."Weightless"4:55
5."All I Know"5:26
6."Great Escape"5:06
7."Paracosm"6:32
8."Falling Back"5:46
9."All Over Now"3:55
Total length:41:00
ParacosmiTunes Store and Japanese edition bonus track [17] [18]
No.TitleLength
10."Pull You Down"4:13
Total length:45:13
Paracosm – limited-edition bonus 7-inch vinyl [19]
No.TitleLength
1."Pull You Down"4:13
2."Exit"2:00

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Paracosm
Chart (2013)Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA) [20] 7
UK Albums (OCC) [21] 101
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [22] 21
US Billboard 200 [23] 21
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [24] 3
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [25] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [26] 5

Release history

Release history for Paracosm
RegionDateLabelRef.
JapanAugust 7, 2013Yoshimoto R and C [18]
AustraliaAugust 9, 2013Pod [27]
Germany Domino [28]
United KingdomAugust 12, 2013Weird World [29]
United StatesAugust 13, 2013 Sub Pop [30]

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