Paracosm (album)

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.

Paracosm
Studio album by Washed Out
Released	August 7, 2013 (2013-08-07)
Studio	Maze (Atlanta)
Genre	Synth-pop[1] soft rock[2] psychedelic pop[3]
Length	41:00
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Ben H. Allen Ernest Greene
Washed Out chronology
Within and Without (2011) Paracosm (2013) Mister Mellow (2017)
Singles from Paracosm
"It All Feels Right" Released: June 11, 2013

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	B[5]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[6]
Filter	88%[7]
The Guardian	[8]
Pitchfork	7.4/10[9]
PopMatters	7/10[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Slant Magazine	[12]
Spin	6/10[13]

"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.	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

Paracosm – iTunes Store and Japanese edition bonus track^[17][18]

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Pull You Down"	4:13
Total length:		45:13

Paracosm – limited-edition bonus 7-inch vinyl^[19]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pull You Down"	4:13
2.	"Exit"	2:00

Personnel

• Ernest Greene – vocals (tracks 2–9); production (all tracks); recording (tracks 1–8); art direction
• Ben H. Allen – production, guitar, synths, bass, percussion (all tracks); mixing, recording (tracks 1–8)
• Sumner Jones – recording (tracks 1–8)
• Jason Kingsland – recording, mixing (track 9)
• Bradley Hagen – drums
• Robby Handley – bass (tracks 2, 6, 7)
• Matt Stoessel – pedal steel (track 7)
• Sara Cwynar – floral collage
• Shae Detar – inside photo
• Sasha Barr – design
• Jeff Kleinsmith – design

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

Region	Date	Label	Ref.
Japan	August 7, 2013	Yoshimoto R and C	[18]
Australia	August 9, 2013	Pod	[27]
Germany		Domino	[28]
United Kingdom	August 12, 2013	Weird World	[29]
United States	August 13, 2013	Sub Pop	[30]