''Paracosm'' is the second studio album by American singer
Washed Out
Ernest Weatherly Greene Jr. (born October 3, 1982), known professionally as Washed Out, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Commonly associated with the chillwave genre in the 2010s, ''Pitchfork'' dubbed him "the godfather of ...
, released on August 7, 2013, by
Sub Pop
Sub Pop is an independent record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seattle bands such as Nirvana (band), Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, central players in the gru ...
. It was produced by Washed Out and
Ben H. Allen and was recorded at Maze Studios in
Atlanta
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.
"It All Feels Right" was released as the album's lead single on June 11, 2013. Upon release, the album received mostly positive reviews from critics. The album debuted at number 21 on the
''Billboard'' 200, selling 13,000 copies in its first week.
Track listing
Personnel
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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
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(track 7)
*
Sara Cwynar
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– floral collage
* Shae Detar – inside photo
* Sasha Barr – design
* Jeff Kleinsmith – design
Charts
Release history
References
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2013 albums
Albums produced by Ben H. Allen
Sub Pop albums
Washed Out albums