"...Threaded with hot laser, and spun by kinetic fuzz..."
— Stadiums & Shrines
"...Lennon is certainly sacred territory, and staying too true to his arrangements in a cover is almost guaranteed to underwhelm, which is what makes this variation from rising artist Noah Wall so unique. It acts more as an anti-cover, spiraling the existing framework and lyrical ideas into an entirely different headspace. And its accompanying memory tunnel visuals officially declare this one something all its own..."
— Heavy
"...The moments are chosen carefully, the synths placed perfectly and everything, may I repeat, everything is aligned in an architectural manor that cannot be ignored. It’s hard to dance to a dance beat that’s this deadly serious..."
— Dingus
"...Everything about the sound of Hèloïse unfolds from the centrality of Noah Wall's voice, whether it's new wave disco or simpler pop being treated to his almost maximalist production. Though that same centrality tends to lend the album a melancholic edge, the sensation is in no way inescapable. These songs are an homage - to Noah's mother, Hèloïse Wall - and their emotional significance unfolds in a more spectacular array of color and energy than conventional albums..."
— Decoder
"...The music here is deconstructed and reassembled in unexpected ways, taking songs that in their unaltered form would be instantly recognizable to most, but through Wall’s deft touch are reborn as something new. There’s a wonderfully forlorn monotony to most of the voices on Hèloïse. It does not come from laziness or lack of effort, but it reads as an attempt to put on a brave face, to try and keep the heavy emotions obviously at work here in check as much as possible. In conjunction with the lush arrangements (see Public Dancer especially), the dichotomy is beautifully dizzying. There’s practically a tug of war taking place within the confines of Hèloïse and experiencing it from the outside, as a listener, is powerful. This is music that exudes shaded, but still positive energy. Wall’s homage is an intensely personal journey but by bringing the public along for the ride it becomes something more, bigger..."
— Isolatarium
