- electronic, indie pop, pop, electropop
- 71 min
- 18 tracks
- Polydor
Halcyon is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding, released on 5 October 2012, by Polydor Records. It was recorded at multiple studios across the United Kingdom and Canada, including locations in Wales, London, Brighton, and Montreal. She worked with several producers on the album, such as Jim Eliot, Starsmith, Billboard, Justin Parker, and Monsta, in addition to collaborating with artists Tinie Tempah and Calvin Harris.
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Character-led, grave, contemporary and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
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- Digital Spy4/5 ★
- Idolator4/5 ★
- The New Zealand Herald4/5
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- AllMusic3/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Don't Say a Word4:08
- 2My Blood3:55
- 3Anything Could Happen4:47
- 4Only You3:52
- 5Halcyon3:24
- 6Figure 84:08
- 7Joy3:09
- 8Hanging On3:22
- 9Explosions4:04
- 10I Know You Care3:27
- 11Atlantis3:53
- 12Dead in the Water4:45
- 13I Need Your Love3:55
- 14Ritual3:51
- 15In My City3:22
- 16Without Your Love4:20
- 17Hanging On4:16
- 18Lights (Pnau remix)4:05
18 tracks, 71 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Ellie Goulding
- Label
- Polydor
- Released
- 2012
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- GB
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