Paracosm (studio album)
by Washed Out

Paracosm by Washed Out
Year: 2013
Release date: 2013-08-07
Overall rank: 7,014th   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 61 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2013 (154th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,361st)
Award Best albums of all time (7,014th)

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Washed Out bestography

Paracosm is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by Washed Out on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Washed Out is Within And Without which is ranked number 3206 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 466.

Washed Out album bestography « Higher ranked (3,206th)
Within And Without
This album (7,014th)
Paracosm
Lower ranked (14,016th) »
Life Of Leisure

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Paracosm track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Paracosm rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 7,014th | 2010s rank: 1,361st | 2013 rank: 154th

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Paracosm ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 61 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.5/100, a mean average of 75.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.

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Paracosm comments

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85/100
From 02/03/2016 23:13 | #158643
There is a certain listening space for this record where it unendingly delivers. In that regard it is amazing. Only "Paracosm" is a standout track that I have listened to unquenchably, the rest are stylistically great but never groundbreaking. I like it better than "Within and Without" due to better production choices (specifically bringing back the reverb-heavy vocals that are more buried in the mix), the more upbeat tone, and the pacing.
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70/100
From 12/23/2013 14:31 | #98547
An amazing listening experience = good album. But I'm still curious to see what will shows up after more listenings.
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From 11/10/2013 02:06 | #91621
dreamy and beautiful - what is not to like?
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From 11/05/2013 15:28 | #90832
Nothing insane, but a darn good album
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55/100
From 09/20/2013 17:18 | #86309
what a disappointment comparing to their firt album and EP.
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80/100
From 08/29/2013 04:56 | #84757
I feel like this is going to take off like Lonerism really soon.
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85/100
From 08/21/2013 15:36 | #84288
Feel-good, dreamy, summtertime sound that always makes for an enjoyable listen.
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80/100
From 08/17/2013 16:18 | #84116
While not by any means a fantastic album, Paracosm does do a very good job of evoking a certian feeling, one of dream-like stupor, and that more than makes up for most of its shortcomings.
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