Halo
by Juana Molina
Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
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  1. Drowned In Sound
    May 9, 2017
    100
    Halo cements itself into yr ears. This is logic in motion, and it’s dead beautiful to watch every piece of these puzzles fall into place.
  2. The Wire
    Aug 8, 2017
    80
    Progress really doesn’t come into it. Rather, each track here, particularly the bumpin’ highlights “Cosoco” and “Cara De Espojo”, can be seen simultaneously as both a refinement and amplification of everything that has made Molina’s music such a rare delight over the past decade. [Jun 2017, p.67]
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  3. No Ripcord
    Jun 19, 2017
    80
    Halo is just as effective when taken purely as an aural experience; just like the symbolic spirit she invokes, her challenging and throbbing entanglements are impossible to turn away from.
  5. PopMatters
    May 30, 2017
    80
    Though the sounds can be thin, the atmosphere is thick and evocative.
  6. Dusted Magazine
    May 24, 2017
    80
    Halo distinguishes itself in its startling moments of suspension and sparseness.
  7. The Observer (UK)
    May 9, 2017
    80
    There are sturdy melodies on the quietly charming Cosoco or Cálculos Y Oráculos, but even an apparently conventional song is soon transformed by her edgy and intriguing off-kilter soundscapes.
  8. Pitchfork
    May 9, 2017
    80
    Her early folk tendencies and pop structures served a similar purpose, a means to explore the off-kilter rhythms and ambient melodies that lulled her into a trance as a child, pulling us in along with her. Halo suggests a self-realization that is often breathtaking.
  9. Mojo
    May 5, 2017
    80
    Halo digs deep into the unknown and bring back unexpected brilliance. [Jun 2017, p.93]
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  10. Uncut
    May 5, 2017
    80
    Haunting, bassy and electronic. [Jun 2017, p.35]
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  11. AllMusic
    May 5, 2017
    80
    [Halo] feels like a logical snapshot of her ongoing journey, presenting 12 new tracks that are as eccentric as they are inviting.
  12. Record Collector
    May 5, 2017
    80
    Halo is the sound of a mischievous, philosophical soul in full swing. An idiosyncratic joy.
  13. The Guardian
    May 5, 2017
    80
    There are sturdy melodies on the quietly charming Cosoco or Cálculos Y Oráculos, but even an apparently conventional song is soon transformed by her edgy and intriguing off-kilter soundscapes.
  14. Mixmag
    May 11, 2017
    70
    Then there’s her voice, sweet and breathy, uttering lyrics that are always in Spanish, yet sometimes content just to form unfamiliar, onomatopoeic sounds. It’s endlessly bewitching.

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. josecornalo98
    Jul 24, 2017
    10
    Juana Molina dropped her best album to date wich is kind of amazing because she keeps evolving as an artist and getting better and better. HerJuana Molina dropped her best album to date wich is kind of amazing because she keeps evolving as an artist and getting better and better. Her album Wed 21, released on 2013, was a hard one to top. On this album she delivered some hauntingly beautiful and sober songs, with rich and surrealistic lyrics. The use of synths as a loop was also incredible intriguing and it's so involving. I think she has found her identity in her sound. The best argentinian artist that's around.… Full Review »
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