Ekstasis | ||||
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Released | March 8, 2012 | |||
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Length | 56:48 | |||
Label | RVNG | |||
Producer | Julia Holter | |||
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Singles from Ekstasis | ||||
Ekstasis is the second studio album by the American musician Julia Holter. It was released on March 8, 2012, by RVNG Intl. [4] It was preceded by two singles, "Marienbad" and "In The Same Room". A 12" EP, "Goddess Eyes" - which featured both versions of "Goddess Eyes" from the LP - followed in December 2012, after the album had been issued by Domino in the UK on October 26. [5]
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.9/10 [6] |
Metacritic | 83/100 [7] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Fact | 4/5 [8] |
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NME | 8/10 [13] |
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Pitchfork | 8.6/10 [15] |
Resident Advisor | 4.0/5 [16] |
Uncut | 8/10 [17] |
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. [7]
Publication | Rank |
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Clash | 36 [18] |
Mojo | 9 [19] |
musicOMH | 27 [20] |
Pitchfork | 26 [21] |
PopMatters | 46 [22] |
Uncut | 23 [23] |
The Wire | 8 [24] |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [25] | 49 |
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