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ENYA

3.6

1987–1992

166 reviews

5 albums

OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW

2009

Very Best of Enya

3.6

warm reception

polarized reaction

12 reviews →

2015

Dark Sky Island

3.4

mixed reception

mixed reaction

29 reviews →

REVIEW

REVIEW

Amarantine

4

4/5

2.9

York, UK

January 5, 2006

Enya's magical quality is her ability to make the most pleasing and relaxing ambient music.

2005

Amarantine

2

2.9

Bangor, ME, USA

January 6, 2006

Enya retains the biting edge of a Hallmark anniversary card.

2005

Amarantine

3

2.5/4

2.9

Worcester, MA, USA

January 26, 2006

Enya's consistently gorgeous pleasantries suffer from having no bite.

2005

Amarantine

5

5/5

2.9

Hamilton, New Zealand

January 28, 2006

D7

Has just the right balance between her multi-layered vocal treatments and gentle ballads.

Steve Scott

2005

And Winter Came...

3

3.2

London, UK

November 8, 2008

Anyone unconvinced by Enya's Celtic pixieland may need to seek refuge in hard liquor.

2008

And Winter Came...

3

3/5

3.2

London, UK

November 8, 2008

The Knowledge 22

As inoffensive as a scented festive plug-in.

2008

And Winter Came...

1

1/5

3.2

London, UK

November 9, 2008

This Week 30

There can surely be only two explanations for why Enya’s new album sounds exactly like her previous ones: creative famine ... or commercial cynicism.

2008

And Winter Came...

3

3/5

3.2

London, UK

November 10, 2008

22

Anyone who's heard one note of her music will know exactly how "And Winter Came...," Enya's Christmas album, will sound.

2008

And Winter Came...

5

A

3.2

Sarasota, FL, USA

November 13, 2008

10 of her 12 tracks are original compositions perfect for the holidays.

2008

And Winter Came...

3

B–

3.2

Boston, MA, USA

November 14, 2008

A pretty, if chilling, holiday experience that never pierces the glossy shell that contains it.

2008

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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