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Universal acclaim- based on 300 Ratings
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Positive: 272 out of 300
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Mixed: 11 out of 300
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Negative: 17 out of 300
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Oct 9, 2012A very likable album. Ellie is one of the better singers out there at the moment, and the music her beautiful vocals are set to unique instrumental backgrounds, some a lot different from previous album Lights. It's pop flirting with electronic music, and at that, it does a very good job.
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Oct 9, 2012
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Oct 16, 2012
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Nov 7, 2012Her Voice Is Amazing! Very Creative Lyrics! Do I Smell A Grammy Nomination?
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Mar 21, 2013
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May 20, 2013Canciones excelentes y un ritmo conmovedor y a la vez impactante, ahora muestra mas tenacidad a la hora de interpretar y de escribir. Ellie Goulding la mejor en el DREAM POP.
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Apr 19, 2013Never before have so feel such emotions. Turn the Halcyon and feel it. Very emotional album. Each song is like a piece of a broken heart but it is a very pleasant feeling when you are finished listening and your heart is fixed. I love this album and Ellie's voice like an angel. My favorite songs are My Blood, Anything Could Happen, Figure 8 and I Need Your Love.
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Apr 20, 2013Very good album, i very much liked it. The lyrics were amazing, she has a great voice and is very talented, Anything could happen, Only you, My blood and explosions are my favourites
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May 5, 2013One of the BEST albums I've ever heard!!! Highlights are: My Blood, Halcyon, JOY, I Know You Care, I Need Your Love, and Ritual. This album is WAY better than her previous album Lights. Love you Ellie!
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Dec 3, 2013
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Nov 11, 2013New reviewer reviewing my top cds of 2013 -gets at ten because it has so many great songs, enough for two cds and they are dance to dramAtic bubble bath enjoyable romantic an her voice is so sweet love ellie!
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May 14, 2014Ellie Goulding is a massive talent, but people haven't seen it yet. 4 years since her debut and already Hollywood aimed for her. Halcyon is the best album in this overloaded era of music. This is so weird, so nice, so full of sentiments... Her voice is fully naked and this means to be a great singer, although her lives sound almost with the studio. Go Ellie! I can't wait to see you highly!
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Jul 18, 2014This is definitely one of the most beautiful pop record of the 2010s: Ellie's vocals are here at their best, whereas the songs are always intense and well-crafted.
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Oct 10, 2012This album captured my soul right on the first listen. Never before have I experienced so many emotions, from despair and sadness to hope. This album deserves the same success, if not more, than what Adele's 21 has achieved.
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Oct 9, 2012This is a crafted and adventurous piece of work from such a young musician. She has clearly invested a lot of time into this and has built upon what was good about her previous record. It's an album that screams for your attention and from the first to the last song, it maintains it.
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Oct 13, 2012
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May 28, 2013A great piece of work from ellie goulding, a very talented artist with a very good voice, i love the songs, the songwrititng is excellent, anything could happen is just brilliant
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Nov 13, 2015I THIND HALCYON WAS THE BEST ALBUM THAT ELLIE GOULDING HAVE EVER RECORDED. IM WRITTING THAT AT 13/11/2015 AND DELIRIUM IS OUT. I HAVE HEARD THE WHOLE ALBUM AND I STILL BELIVE THAT HALCYON IS BETTER. HALCYON WAS SPECIAL DELIRIUM IS JUST MAINSTREAM MUSIC. BY THE WAY I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU ELLIE AND I WILL ALWAYS SUPPORT YOU!
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Mar 31, 2013
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Sep 25, 2015It'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.
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Feb 2, 2014An awesome album! Great compositions and nice variety. Considering you get 21 tracks and there's a nice balance between upbeat and more gentle songs, it's a must for fans of the artist. Great vocals and nice rhythm. It's the kind of album that gets better the more you listen to it.
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Nov 23, 2012Great sophomore album from Ellie Goulding, who is another talented singer coming from UK. She has a great voice and her album has this weird 'electropop' vibe. The version that I bought has the single 'Lights' in it, one of her best singles.
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Oct 13, 2012
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Oct 29, 2012Halcyon is a really good bittersweet pop album. Congrats to Ellie who has done a really good work. The record is luxuriously epic and Goulding's vocals are amazingly aggressive. Highlights are "My Blood" and "I Know You Care". Thumbs up !
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Nov 17, 2012Intense, dark and emotional, Halcyon shows less of Ellie's folk side and instead focuses on heavy beats and dark lyrics. However, there's still elements of Ellie that appeared on Lights; specifically the synths. Stand out track: Figure 8.
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Mar 24, 2013A Few Good Songs... But Sadly More Bad Than Good! I Feel Like Ellie Gould Do Alot Better! But Still Not A Bad Album...
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Jun 14, 2013
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Dec 17, 2014Ellie ha definido su música gracias a su divertido y cómodo estilo de canto, siendo sincero, su delicadeza a la hora de cantar, pero así mismo su dureza a la hora de expresarse, me ha encantado.
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Jan 6, 2014Loads of fun and beautiful to listen to. The songs grow on you, and you feel like you are getting to know Ellie Goulding as person. I love this album.
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Dec 5, 2013She have a very unique and special voice. Hoping that her next album she plays with different kind of tone but currently her music are great and beautiful. Notably her lyrical sense, amazing.
Awards & Rankings
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Oct 24, 2012Goulding can certainly inhabit a soundscape. Her next step is to inhabit just one.
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MojoOct 22, 2012There is improvement in the songwriting....But halfway through you might well weary at the album's unrelenting, full-bodied tone. [Nov 2012, p.91]
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Q MagazineOct 22, 2012Halcyon casts a formidable spell. [Nov 2012, p.96]