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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.

Psychic
Studio album by Darkside
Released	October 4, 2013 (2013-10-04)
Genre	Electronic[1]
Length	45:08
Label	Matador Other People
Producer	Darkside
Darkside chronology
Psychic (2013) Spiral (2021)
Singles from Psychic
"Heart" Released: November 18, 2013 "Paper Trails" Released: March 17, 2014

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.8/10[2]
Metacritic	79/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
The Irish Times	[6]
Mixmag	4/5[7]
Mojo	[8]
NME	7/10[9]
The Observer	[10]
Pitchfork	9.0/10[11]
Resident Advisor	3.5/5[12]
Spin	8/10[13]

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".[3]

The album received several year-end accolades, ranking highly among reviewers.

Accolades (Year-end)

Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank	(out of)	Link
Bleep	UK	Albums of the Year 2013	N/A	(47)	[14]
Consequence of Sound	US	Consequence of Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2013	21	(50)	[15]
Crack	UK	Albums of the Year	15	(100)	[16]
Line of Best Fit	UK	Best Fit Fifty: Albums of 2013	47	(50)	[17]
Pitchfork	US	The Top 50 Albums of 2013	11	(50)	[18]
Pitchfork	US	2013 Readers Poll Results	12	(50)	[19]
Pretty Much Amazing		PMA’s 40 Best Albums of 2013	39	(40)	[20]

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.

Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank	(out of)	Link
Noisy by Vice	CAN / US	The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s	82	(100)	[21]

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Psychic.[22]

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)	Peak position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[23]	21
US Billboard 200[24]	163
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[25]	6

References

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