Paracosm (album)

Paracosm
Studio album by Washed Out
Released	August 7, 2013
Recorded	Maze Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre	Chillwave dream pop synthpop neo-psychedelia soft rock[1]
Length	41:00
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Ben H. Allen Ernest Greene
Washed Out chronology
Within and Without (2011) Paracosm (2013)
Singles from Paracosm
"It All Feels Right" Released: June 11, 2013

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The A.V. Club	B[3]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[4]
Filter	88%[5]
The Guardian	[6]
Pitchfork Media	7.4/10[7]
PopMatters	7/10[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Slant Magazine	[10]
Spin	6/10[11]

Paracosm is the second studio album by American chillwave artist Washed Out, released on August 7, 2013 by Sub Pop. "It All Feels Right" was released as the album's lead single on June 11, 2013,^[12] and received positive reviews from critics.^[13] The album debuted at number twenty-one on the Billboard 200, selling 13,000 copies in its first week.^[14]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ernest Greene. 

No.	Title	Length
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

iTunes Store and Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
10.	"Pull You Down"	4:13
Total length:		45:13

Limited edition vinyl bonus track
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Exit"	2:00
Total length:		47:13

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Paracosm.^[15]

• Ernest Greene – vocals (all except "Entrance"); production (all tracks); engineering (all except "All Over Now"); art direction
• Ben H. Allen – bass, guitar, percussion, production, synthesizer (all tracks); engineering, mixing (all except "All Over Now")
• Sasha Barr – design
• Sara Cywnar – floral collage
• Shae Detar – inside photo
• Bradley Hagen – drums
• Robby Handley – bass ("It All Feels Right", "Great Escape", "Paracosm")
• Sumner Jones – engineering (all except "All Over Now")
• Jason Kingsland – engineering, mixing ("All Over Now")
• Jeff Kleinsmith – design
• Matt Stoessel – pedal steel guitar ("Paracosm")

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Australian Hitseekers Albums Chart[16]	7
UK Albums Chart[17]	101
UK Indie Albums Chart[18]	21
US Billboard 200[19]	21
US Alternative Albums[20]	3
US Independent Albums[21]	3
US Rock Albums[22]	5

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Japan[23]	August 7, 2013	Yoshimoto R and C
Australia[24]	August 9, 2013	Pod
Germany[25]		Domino
United Kingdom[26]	August 12, 2013	Weird World
United States[27]	August 13, 2013	Sub Pop

References

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4. Fenwick, Tom (August 12, 2013). "Washed Out – Paracosm". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
5. Sniderman, Zachary (August 12, 2013). "Washed Out: Paracosm". Filter. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
6. Petridis, Alexis (August 8, 2013). "Washed Out: Paracosm – review". The Guardian. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
7. Cohen, Ian (August 12, 2013). "Washed Out: Paracosm". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
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11. Benson, Stephanie (August 12, 2013). "Washed Out's 'Paracosm' Drifts into the Undertow of His Own New Age-Disney Dream World". Spin. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
12. "It All Feels Right – Single by Washed Out". iTunes Store UK. Apple. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
13. Ayers, Mike (June 11, 2013). "Listen to Washed Out's Sunny New Single "It All Feels Right"". MTV Hive. Viacom. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
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22. "Washed Out – Chart history: Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
23. "PARACOSM(パラコズム)" (in Japanese). Yoshimoto R and C. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
24. Eva (May 27, 2013). "News: Washed Out returns with sophomore album 'Paracosm' – out Friday 9th August!". Inertia. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
25. "Das neue Washed Out Album "Paracosm" erscheint am 09.08.!" (in German). Domino Deutschland. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
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