Halcyon
by Ellie Goulding
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 300 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 272 out of 300
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 300
  3. Negative: 17 out of 300
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  1. Mad-Hatter
    Sep 25, 2015
    6
    It's good. But it's not so good. It's just "meh, it's good". Some tracks are very overproduced, but Ellie has an unique voice. The lyrics are okay-good and the sound is very good. I'm not an Ellie Goulding fan and this album isn't getting me.
  2. LanaDelRey
    Mar 24, 2013
    5
    A Few Good Songs... But Sadly More Bad Than Good! I Feel Like Ellie Gould Do Alot Better! But Still Not A Bad Album...

Awards & Rankings

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#23 Most Discussed Album of 2012
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#25 Most Shared Album of 2012

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Pitchfork
    Oct 24, 2012
    66
    Goulding can certainly inhabit a soundscape. Her next step is to inhabit just one.
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  2. Mojo
    Oct 22, 2012
    60
    There is improvement in the songwriting....But halfway through you might well weary at the album's unrelenting, full-bodied tone. [Nov 2012, p.91]
  3. Q Magazine
    Oct 22, 2012
    80
    Halcyon casts a formidable spell. [Nov 2012, p.96]
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