Rank Lights, Halcyon and Delirium in order of preference

 

1. Halcyon > such a haunting, beautiful underrated masterpiece. Every single track is phenomenal and it really shows off her songwriting skills. There’s not a single track that I skip

 

2. Lights > a fantastic debut album! There’s a couple filler tracks, but overall this is a really solid album!

 

3. Delirium > this would be so much better if there was less filler. Is there any need for I Do What I Love? Nah. Still a great pop album tho!

yeah pretty much the same here, idk where to put Halcyon Days bc i know it’s a re-release but the additional B-sides were absolutely AMAZING. Stay Awake is probably my favorite album track of hers overall.

1. Halcyon Days - Would probably be my #1 for Halycon alone (such a beautiful, emotionally intense record) but Days added bangers and cemented it as a proper classic.

2. Delirium - One of the best pop albums of the decade, 15 killer tracks and 1 filler.

3. Lights - Title track aside, it's not really for me

Gonna include the re-issues separately as they're like mini-albums themselves and I have differing opinions on the original + new tracks :lol:

 

1. Lights :wub: the songs that really made me an Ellie fan!!

2. Halcyon Days - loved this right from the start, Halcyon took me a while to appreciate so I was here for some instant pop tracks

3. Delirium - could do with being a bit shorter but ultimately a brilliant pop album that gets WAY too much flack on here

4. Halcyon - I've come to appreciate this more over the years, but still not my first choice of Ellie to revisit

5. Bright Lights - none of it is bad, but most of it is very samey and not memorable for me