October 8, 201212 yr Just listening through the album now, fantastic so far!! :heart: Also doing really well on iTunes, #2 and #4 (and the #1 is only a single EP). Go Ellie! :cheer:
October 8, 201212 yr Figure 8 is amazing, the rest of the album has its highs and lows but I prefer Bright Lights for now.
October 8, 201212 yr Got mine today, it's a great listen, I think I prefer Bright Lights but this has some fab tracks too. 1. Anything Could Happen 2. I Need Your Love 3. Explosions 4. Figure 8 5. I Know You Care
October 8, 201212 yr Finished listening earlier, really like every track - brilliant album!! :heart: Alongside the single, I'm especially loving Figure 8 and Hanging On!
October 8, 201212 yr Unexpectedly in contention for album of the year for me so far. Highlights at the moment are 'Dead in the Water', 'Explosions' and 'Figure 8' but it's all just so DAMN GOOD.
October 9, 201212 yr I listened to 'Figure 8', really good. :wub: Need to hear the rest sometime this week.
October 9, 201212 yr Author So my copy arrived today and Lana finally has a rival for album of the year! :D It's all so good, it's astonishing to see the progression from Lights (which was also amazing) to this. I really can't fault it. :wub:
October 10, 201212 yr Halcyon is really strong after a few listens, I was expecting a lot from Ellie and she hasn't let me down at all. I definitely agree with some critics who have made similarities between Ellie and Florence - and with Florence being my favourite singer ever, that can only be a good thing.
October 10, 201212 yr Her voice grates on me at times but I LOVE Anything Could Happen, a more than good enough comeback in my opinion!
October 13, 201212 yr This is going to need a few more listens for anything to really stick but it's a strong album, some parts are really stunning. I don't know where she goes with single choices from here (Anything Could Happen was certainly the right choice for first single) but 'Figure 8' is my favourite non-ACH track so far.
October 14, 201212 yr Late to the party on this one but finally taking a listen now and I'm surprised by how much I'm liking the first few tracks. Lights was such a let down for me, only about three tracks I even vaguely liked but Halcyon is such a step forward for Ellie. Impressed.
October 15, 201212 yr Figure 8 is amazing, the rest of the album has its highs and lows but I prefer Bright Lights for now. I think you summed up my thoughts as well.
October 15, 201212 yr Have now listened to this a few times and think it's really strong! It's like the follow up to Siobhan Donaghy's 'Ghosts' that we never got... It's all about the way the production maximises her vocals, the quirky tricks they play on her sound is mesmerising in places.
October 15, 201212 yr My Blood has been the track that's really crept up on me, I really liked it ever since I first heard but it REALLY hit me today, it's incredible :wub: Great album, although a step down from Bright Lights. Other favourites are Anything Could Happen, Explosions, Figure 8 and Only You for now.
October 16, 201212 yr At first I was a little disappointed, but I'm really getting into this album now. Every song on the main tracklist is great, it's almost too hard to pick a favourite. I'm enjoying "Figure 8" and "Joy" quite a lot at the moment, the latter is the closest we get to the style of the debut album (which I loved). It definitely has the feel of a breakup album to it, I feel as if each track (with the odd exception) gets sadder/further into the breakup as we go on.
October 17, 201212 yr Best album to come out for me in such a long time. 'Only You', 'My Blood', 'Atlantis'... seriously 11/10 moments. And every track on the album is just, it leaves me speechless.
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