Ekstasis (Julia Holter album)

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Ekstasis
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 8, 2012 (2012-03-08)
Genre
Length56:48
LabelRVNG
ProducerJulia Holter
Julia Holter chronology
Tragedy
(2011)
Ekstasis
(2012)
Loud City Song
(2013)

Ekstasis is the second studio album by the American musician Julia Holter. It was released on March 8, 2012, by RVNG Intl.[1]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[3]
Metacritic83/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Fact4/5[5]
Financial Times4/5 stars[6]
The Guardian4/5 stars[7]
The Irish Times4/5 stars[8]
Mojo4/5 stars[9]
NME8/10[10]
The Observer3/5 stars[11]
Pitchfork8.6/10[12]
Resident Advisor4.0/5[13]
Uncut8/10[14]

Ekstasis received widespread acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 83, based on 18 reviews.[4]

Year-end rankings[]

Publication Rank
Clash
Mojo
musicOMH
Pitchfork
PopMatters
Uncut
The Wire

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Marienbad"5:24
2."Our Sorrows"6:16
3."In the Same Room"3:58
4."Boy in the Moon"8:19
5."Für Felix"4:10
6."Goddess Eyes II"6:23
7."Moni mon amie"3:31
8."Four Gardens"6:12
9."Goddess Eyes I"3:40
10."This Is Ekstasis"8:54
Total length:56:48

Charts[]

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[22] 49

References[]

  1. ^ "Ekstasis – RVNGIntl". RVNG. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  2. ^ "Julia Holter - Ekstasis - Reviews". Album of the Year. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Ekstasis by Julia Holter reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Reviews for Ekstasis by Julia Holter". Metacritic. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  5. ^ Shaw, Steve (March 10, 2012). "Julia Holter: Ekstasis". Fact. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  6. ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (December 8, 2012). "Julia Holter: Ekstasis". Financial Times. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  7. ^ Hann, Michael (November 29, 2012). "Julia Holter: Ekstasis – review". The Guardian. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  8. ^ Carroll, Jim (March 16, 2012). "Ecstatic over Ekstasis". The Irish Times. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  9. ^ "Julia Holter: Ekstasis". Mojo (221): 91. April 2012.
  10. ^ Donahue, Anne T. (March 16, 2012). "Julia Holter – 'Ekstasis'". NME. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  11. ^ Empire, Kitty (December 2, 2012). "Julia Holter: Ekstasis – review". The Observer. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  12. ^ Richardson, Mark (March 2, 2012). "Julia Holter: Ekstasis". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  13. ^ Miller, Derek (April 5, 2012). "Julia Holter – Ekstasis". Resident Advisor. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  14. ^ "Julia Holter: Ekstasis". Uncut (179): 72. April 2012.
  15. ^ "The Top 40 Albums Of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  16. ^ "MOJO's Top 20 Albums of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  17. ^ "musicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  18. ^ "The Top 50 Albums of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  19. ^ "The 75 Best Albums of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  20. ^ "Uncut's Top 75 new albums of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  21. ^ "The Wire's Top 50 Releases of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  22. ^ "Julia Holter Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2015.



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