• Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Mar 25, 2016
User Score
9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 74 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 69 out of 74
  2. Negative: 3 out of 74
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  1. Apr 9, 2016
    10
    Love this album!!!!!!!
    I think its her best album. Birdy is one of the best young artists of this decade so far.
    Her lyrics are just, a masterpiece. I wasn't expecting more :)
    Faves; Growing Pains, Lost It All, Give Up.
  2. Jul 4, 2017
    10
    Beautiful record, It's amazing how Birdy has grown since her debut album! one the best young artists of this decade so far!!!
    Faves: Growing Pains, Deep End, Lost It All, Silhouette, Words, Winter, Give Up.
  3. Apr 20, 2016
    7
    Definitely Birdy's best work to date: vocally and production wise. She (finally) ditched the piano in some songs which is refreshing. Her vocal range was on full display showing us some Mariah whistle register which I was shocked to hear she has. The subject matter is more grown however her expression in her lyrics often falls short. The pace however makes tracks 8 - 14 mind numbinglyDefinitely Birdy's best work to date: vocally and production wise. She (finally) ditched the piano in some songs which is refreshing. Her vocal range was on full display showing us some Mariah whistle register which I was shocked to hear she has. The subject matter is more grown however her expression in her lyrics often falls short. The pace however makes tracks 8 - 14 mind numbingly boring. The supposed Eastern influence was non-existent, I say it was a gimmick to get the LP to sell.

    A good Pop album.
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  4. Apr 10, 2016
    10
    JUST LOVED IT!!! It's amazing how Birdy has grown since her debut album!! Lifted, Beating Heart and Unbroken are perfect songs and the production is perfection!!
  5. Apr 19, 2016
    8
    is a good album, she is an amazing singer, beating heart is my favorite for this record and keeping you head up, Bravo Birdy i think is pretty good!!!
  6. Feb 18, 2018
    10
    It is a perfect masterpiece. I usually don't feel the need of reviewing albums, but I just felt it was needed. Beautiful Lies is a perfect masterpiece; if you look back you'll see something great at Birdy's work but even in the past album when she wrote the songs there was something missing, some harmony, something about the edit and the order of the songs. There's no way of explaining it,It is a perfect masterpiece. I usually don't feel the need of reviewing albums, but I just felt it was needed. Beautiful Lies is a perfect masterpiece; if you look back you'll see something great at Birdy's work but even in the past album when she wrote the songs there was something missing, some harmony, something about the edit and the order of the songs. There's no way of explaining it, it was there. By BL was able to make it perfectly, it's able to full fil my heart and soul when I put my headphones and ignore the world during a mystical hour. Expand
  7. Feb 25, 2020
    10
    Desde que eu conheci a Birdy, eu não liguei muito para duas primeiras músicas, achei decente e bem perto do boom causado pelas músicas de melodias tristes e com letras profundas (Vulgo outra Rainha que eu amo, Lana DEL REY), mais depois de alguns anos eu parei e realmente escutei e simplesmente achei que todas as músicas desse álbum me conectava comigo mesmo e o que estava acontecendo aoDesde que eu conheci a Birdy, eu não liguei muito para duas primeiras músicas, achei decente e bem perto do boom causado pelas músicas de melodias tristes e com letras profundas (Vulgo outra Rainha que eu amo, Lana DEL REY), mais depois de alguns anos eu parei e realmente escutei e simplesmente achei que todas as músicas desse álbum me conectava comigo mesmo e o que estava acontecendo ao meu redor. Para mim esses álbum é EXTREMAMENTE LENDÁRIO E PERFEITO. E ansioso para o próximo cd dela Expand
  8. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Birdy's skills as a musician and songwriter are quite unbelievable at her age, her album 'Fire within' was already so impressive and this was her 2nd record that i've listened to. Her work demonstrates the deepest of humanity and the highest calibre of vocal and musical range. Truly magical : )
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73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Q Magazine
    Apr 8, 2016
    60
    For all the craft she shows, for all her ability to move and for all the promise of the zinging, Indian-inflected Growing Pains, Birdy is undone by an unwillingness to change her musical pace. [Jun 2016, p.110]
  2. Apr 8, 2016
    80
    With more life, richer texture, and an inspiring attitude, Beautiful Lies is Birdy's declaration that she is more than able to make her mark in the big leagues and join the ranks of the alternative pop pantheon.
  3. 83
    Even if the Eastern influence isn’t overwhelming there, the rest of Beautiful Lies flows together smoothly, perfectly soothing, never quite reinventing the water wheel, but never quite having to.