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
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)[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. 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. 1 2 "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. 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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