Psychic is the debut studio 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) PublicationCountryAccoladeRank(out of)LinkBleepUKAlbums of the Year 2013N/A(47)Consequence of SoundUSConsequence of Sound's Top 50 Albums of 201321(50)CrackUKAlbums of the Year15(100)Line of Best FitUKBest Fit Fifty: Albums of 201347(50)PitchforkUSThe Top 50 Albums of 201311(50)PitchforkUS2013 Readers Poll Results12(50)Pretty Much AmazingPMA's 40 Best Albums of 201339(40) 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. PublicationCountryAccoladeRank(out of)LinkNoisy by ViceCAN / USThe 100 Best Albums of the 2010s82(100)
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of Psychic.
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
Charts Chart (2013) Peakposition
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