Psychic (album) explained

Psychic
Type:	studio
Artist:	Darkside
Cover:	Darkside Psychic Cover.jpg
Genre:	Electronic^[1]
Length:	45:08
Label:	Matador Other People
Producer:	Darkside
Next Title:	Spiral
Next Year:	2021

Psychic is the debut album by electronic music duo Darkside, consisting of Nicolás Jaar and Dave Harrington. It was released on October 4, 2013, on Matador Records.

Critical reception

Upon its release, Psychic received critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews and ratings from mainstream critics, the album has received a metascore of 79, based on 22 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Accolades (Year-end)

Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank	(out of)	Link
Bleep	UK	Albums of the Year 2013	N/A	(47)	^[2]
Consequence of Sound	US	Consequence of Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2013	21	(50)	^[3]
Crack	UK	Albums of the Year	15	(100)	^[4]
Line of Best Fit	UK	Best Fit Fifty: Albums of 2013	47	(50)	^[5]
Pitchfork	US	The Top 50 Albums of 2013	11	(50)	^[6]
Pitchfork	US	2013 Readers Poll Results	12	(50)	^[7]
Pretty Much Amazing		PMA's 40 Best Albums of 2013	39	(40)	^[8]

N/A denotes that the albums are unranked in the list.

Accolades (Decade)

Additionally, the album was listed in some full decade lists of best albums in the 2010s.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Psychic.^[10]

Darkside

• Dave Harrington – production, writing, guitars, bass, acoustic bass, organ, electric piano, pianet, synthesizers, clarinet, drum machines, percussion, electronics, effects
• Nicolás Jaar – production, writing, vocals, sequencing, drum programming, synthesizers, wurlitzer, mellotron, drum machines, percussion, electronics, effects, mixing

Additional personnel

• Brian Gardner – mastering
• Matt de Jong – design, layout
• Jed DeMoss – photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Darkside - Psychic . Milton . Jamie . October 3, 2014 . . Electronic in the loosest, most deformed sense, 'Psychic' rips up convention from the seams to the centre. . April 21, 2019.
2. Web site: Bleep. Bleep - Albums of the Year 2013. 2021-07-25. Bleep.
3. Web site: 2013-12-13. Top 50 Albums of 2013. 2021-07-25. Consequence. en-US.
4. Web site: ALBUMS OF THE YEAR: 10-1. 2021-07-25. Crack Magazine.
5. Web site: Best Fit Fifty: Albums of 2013. 2021-07-25. The Line of Best Fit. en.
6. Web site: The Top 50 Albums of 2013 - Page 4. 2021-07-25. Pitchfork. en.
7. Web site: 2013 Readers Poll Results. 2021-07-25. Pitchfork. 31 December 2013 . en.
8. Web site: PMA's 40 Best Albums of 2013 Pretty Much Amazing. 2021-07-25. en-US.
9. Web site: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s. 2021-07-25. www.vice.com. 6 November 2019 . en.
10. Psychic . CD liner notes . . Other People . 2013 . OP003.