Paracosm (album) explained

Paracosm
Type:	studio
Artist:	Washed Out
Cover:	Washed Out - Paracosm.png
Border:	yes
Studio:	Maze Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
Label:	Sub Pop
Prev Title:	Within and Without
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	Mister Mellow
Next Year:	2017

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.

"It All Feels Right" was released as the album's lead single on June 11, 2013.^[1] Upon release, the album received mostly positive reviews from critics.^[2] The album debuted at number 21 on the Billboard 200, selling 13,000 copies in its first week.^[3]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Paracosm.^[4]

• Ernest Greene – vocals ; production ; recording ; art direction
• Ben H. Allen – bass, guitar, percussion, production, synthesizer ; mixing, recording
• Sasha Barr – design
• Sara Cywnar – floral collage
• Shae Detar – inside photo
• Bradley Hagen – drums
• Robby Handley – bass
• Sumner Jones – recording
• Jason Kingsland – mixing, recording
• Jeff Kleinsmith – design

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Japan	August 7, 2013	Yoshimoto R and C	^[6]
Australia	August 9, 2013	Pod	^[7]
Germany		Domino	^[8]
United Kingdom	August 12, 2013	Weird World	^[9]
United States	August 13, 2013	Sub Pop	^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: It All Feels Right – Single by Washed Out . 11 June 2013 . iTunes Store (GB) . September 1, 2013.
2. Web site: Bernstein . Ian . Washed Out's 'Paracosm': What the Critics Are Saying . . August 13, 2013 . July 14, 2017.
3. Caulfield . Keith . Chart Moves: Washed Out, Valerie June Debut on Billboard 200, Wild Feathers Fly In at No. 1 on Heatseekers . . August 23, 2013 . September 1, 2013 . August 26, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130826042811/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/5672487/chart-moves-washed-out-valerie-june-debut-on-billboard-200-wild-feathers . dead .
4. Paracosm . CD liner notes . . Sub Pop . 2013 . SP1055.
5. ARIA Hitseekers – Week Commencing 19th August 2013 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20130918140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20130919-0000/Issue1225.pdf . dead . 2013-09-18 . . August 19, 2013 . 1225 . 21 . September 19, 2013.
6. Web site: PARACOSM(パラコズム) . Japanese . Yoshimoto R and C . September 1, 2013.
7. Web site: Eva . News: Washed Out returns with sophomore album 'Paracosm' – out Friday 9th August! . Inertia . May 27, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905204800/http://www.inertia-music.com/2013/05/news-washed-out-returns-with-sophomore-album-paracosm-out-friday-9th-august/ . September 5, 2015 . September 1, 2013.
8. Web site: Das neue Washed Out Album "Paracosm" erscheint am 09.08.! . German . . September 1, 2013.
9. Web site: Paracosm . Domino . September 1, 2013.
10. Web site: Washed Out by Paracosm . Sub Pop . July 14, 2017.