And Winter Came - Enya

Being a massive Enya fan I was eager to see what this album had in store. I had not been overwhelmed by her last album Amarantine so I was hoping this one would restore my faith her music. The album gets underway with a delightful instrumental track, a reworking of one of her old B-Sides, though most people possibly would not notice this. The music which follows is soothing, captivating and stunning and she does not put a foot wrong. The stand out tracks are My My Time Flies! Oh Come Emmanuel and Trains and Winter Rains, which takes one back to the good old Enya we have come to love. It is indeed a very wintery album and the music conjures up images of ...  Read the complete review

With this album, I find that Enya makes a somewhat return to form after I was quite disappointed by Amarantine. I'll start off by reviewing the album's single (track 5) - "Trains And Winter Rains". I think this is a great track. Her mellow vocals provide an introduction before you start on a quite rhythmic main tune and reminds you of her earlier great successes like "Orinoco Flow" and "Anywhere Is". Underlying this are more mellow vocal of Enya singing "Agnus Dei". The track is in the same vein as some of her greatest hits. The other standout track is "My! My! Time Flies!". With this track Enya ...  Read the complete review