Ekstasis (Julia Holter album)

Ekstasis
Studio album by
Julia Holter
ReleasedMarch 8, 2012 (2012-03-08)
Genre
Length56:48
LabelRVNG
ProducerJulia Holter
Julia Holter chronology
Tragedy
(2011) 		Ekstasis
(2012) 		Loud City Song
(2013)
Singles from Ekstasis
  1. "Marienbad"
    Released: January 10, 2012[1]
  2. "In The Same Room"
    Released: February 2, 2012[2]
  3. "Goddess Eyes"
    Released: December 10, 2012[3]

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[6]
Metacritic83/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
Fact4/5[8]
Financial Times[9]
The Guardian[10]
The Irish Times[11]
Mojo[12]
NME8/10[13]
The Observer[14]
Pitchfork8.6/10[15]
Resident Advisor4.0/5[16]
Uncut8/10[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]

Year-end rankings

Publication Rank
Clash
36[18]
Mojo
9[19]
musicOMH
27[20]
Pitchfork
26[21]
PopMatters
46[22]
Uncut
23[23]
The Wire
8[24]

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)[25] 49

References

  1. ^ "Julia Holter - Marienbad". factmag.com. January 10, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry. "Tracks: Julia Holter - In The Same Room". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Releases: Julia Holter - Goddess Eyes 12". Dominomusic.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Ekstasis – RVNGIntl". RVNG. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  5. ^ "Releases: Julia Holter - Ekstasis". dominomusic.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Ekstasis by Julia Holter reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Reviews for Ekstasis by Julia Holter". Metacritic. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  8. ^ Shaw, Steve (March 10, 2012). "Julia Holter: Ekstasis". Fact. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  9. ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (December 8, 2012). "Julia Holter: Ekstasis". Financial Times. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  10. ^ Hann, Michael (November 29, 2012). "Julia Holter: Ekstasis – review". The Guardian. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  11. ^ Carroll, Jim (March 16, 2012). "Ecstatic over Ekstasis". The Irish Times. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  12. ^ "Julia Holter: Ekstasis". Mojo (221): 91. April 2012.
  13. ^ Donahue, Anne T. (March 16, 2012). "Julia Holter – 'Ekstasis'". NME. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  14. ^ Empire, Kitty (December 2, 2012). "Julia Holter: Ekstasis – review". The Observer. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  15. ^ Richardson, Mark (March 2, 2012). "Julia Holter: Ekstasis". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  16. ^ Miller, Derek (April 5, 2012). "Julia Holter – Ekstasis". Resident Advisor. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  17. ^ "Julia Holter: Ekstasis". Uncut (179): 72. April 2012.
  18. ^ "The Top 40 Albums Of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  19. ^ "MOJO's Top 20 Albums of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  20. ^ "musicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  21. ^ "The Top 50 Albums of 2012". Pitchfork. March 4, 2016. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  22. ^ "The 75 Best Albums of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  23. ^ "Uncut's Top 75 new albums of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  24. ^ "The Wire's Top 50 Releases of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  25. ^ "Julia Holter Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2015.


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