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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

Dark Sky Island

3

3/5

3.4

Edmonton, AB, Canada

December 1, 2015

It's ideal background music for festive get-togethers, but it won't capture your attention when you're alone.

2015

Dark Sky Island

3

2.5/4

3.4

Philadelphia, PA, USA

December 6, 2015

Enya's expertise, and it's not slight, lies somewhere between yoga music and meditative chant.

2015

Dark Sky Island

4

4/5

3.4

Cork, Ireland

December 6, 2015

It’s the opposite of energetic, of course, but so elegant you gladly succumb to it.

2015

Dark Sky Island

2

2/5

3.4

Sydney NSW, Australia

December 6, 2015

As predictable a collection of songs as you could imagine or, I guess, hope for if you have felt the absence of the same Enya album in the past two decades.

2015

Dark Sky Island

4

4/5

3.4

Christchurch, New Zealand

December 9, 2015

Not expecting much, I found myself enchanted with music I long thought out-of-date.

2015

Dark Sky Island

5

3.4

New York, NY, USA

December 15, 2015

It blends production of extraordinary originality, vision and complexity with songs of devastating simplicity.

2015

Dark Sky Island

4

7.1/10

3.4

United States

December 15, 2015

Her songs feel sharper on "Dark Sky Island" than they have in years.

2015

Dark Sky Island

4

3.4

Hong Kong

December 20, 2015

It's very much business as usual – only bigger and brighter.

2015

Dark Sky Island

3

3/5

3.4

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

January 29, 2016

The first five tracks build up a sense of urgency and poignancy. But apart from that, it is difficult not to treat the latter five as a grab-bag of varied quality.

2015

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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