Psychic (album)

Psychic
Studio album by Darkside
Released October 4, 2013 (2013-10-04)
Genre Downtempo, electronica, chillout
Length 45:08
Label Matador / Other People

Psychic is the debut album by Darkside, featuring Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington. It was released on October 4, 2013 on Matador Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Guardian[3]
The Irish Times[4]
Mixmag4/5[5]
Mojo[6]
NME7/10[7]
The Observer[8]
Pitchfork Media9.0/10[9]
Resident Advisor3.5/5[10]
Spin8/10[11]

Upon its release, Psychic received some 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."[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington. 

No.TitleLength
1."Golden Arrow"  11:21
2."Sitra"  1:23
3."Heart"  4:58
4."Paper Trails"  4:50
5."The Only Shrine I've Seen"  7:56
6."Freak, Go Home"  6:37
7."Greek Light"  2:55
8."Metatron"  5:08
Total length:45:08

Chart performance

Chart (2013) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[12] 21
US Billboard 200[13] 163
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[14] 6
US Top Heatseekers (Billboard)[15] 5

References

  1. 1 2 "Reviews for Psychic by Darkside". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Thomas, Fred. "Psychic – Darkside". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Macpherson, Alex (10 October 2013). "Darkside: Psychic – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Carroll, Jim (11 October 2013). "Darkside: Psychic". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Lawrence, James (4 November 2013). "Darkside". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Darkside: Psychic". Mojo (240): 84. November 2013.
  7. ↑ Gardner, Noel (7 October 2013). "Darkside – 'Psychic'". NME. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  8. ↑ Empire, Kitty (6 October 2013). "Darkside: Psychic – review". The Observer. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  9. ↑ Cohen, Ian (7 October 2013). "Darkside: Psychic". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  10. ↑ Naylor, Tony (10 October 2013). "DARKSIDE – Psychic". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  11. ↑ Beta, Andy (2 October 2013). "Oneohtrix Point Never and Nicolas Jaar's Darkside Serve Up Noirish, Sensuous Hypnosis". Spin. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  12. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Darkside – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Darkside – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Darkside – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
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