So has anyone gotten a chance to hear her new ablum, Halcyon? It just came out here yesterday. I bought it on iTunes with very high expectations, and I'm a tad bit disappointed. It doesn't have the charm & edginess that Lights had. In fact, I feel like 95% of the tracks are in the same key & have the same over all musical structure. Don't get me wrong, it's by no means a terrible album, & there are a few epic tracks (such as Anything Can Happen, Hanging On, My Blood, Figure 8, Joy), but it was kind of slow for my taste. Also, I can't help but get a very strong Florence & the Machine vibe from this album. There's just something about those epic strings that just scream Florence & the Machine lol.
Another thing, I don't see why they included Lights on this album! It was on both the UK & US version of the previous album so wtf..?
To be fair, I have only really listened through the album once, so my opinion will probably change with a few more listens. No matter what though, I will always prefer Lights. That album was pure gold.
11th October 2012, 03:58 AM
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