Paracosm (Bonus Track Version)

*Paracosm* is the sophomore album from musician Ernest Greene—a.k.a. Washed Out—whose 2010 album *Within and Without* made him a prominent figure in the then-emerging chillwave scene. While opaque intimacy was a defining feature of his earlier releases, here even the title *Paracosm* (i.e., fantasy world) suggests the songwriter\'s developing inclination to write more expansive, open, and ornate songs. Parts of *Paracosm* move rapidly through rolling, lucid soundscapes (\"It All Feels Right,\" \"Paracosm\"). Others take their time and unfurl slowly, patiently showing their inner layers only when the time\'s right (\"All I Know,\" \"Falling Back\"). *Paracosm* closes beautifully with the disarming \"All Over Now.\" While there\'s no doubt that this record also falls into the genre that Washed Out helped create, *Paracosm* is wider in scope and richer in ambition than anything Greene has released before.