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There are also enough passionately heartfelt EDM anthems, like the effusive 'Army' and bubbly, Ibiza-ready 'Devotion,' to please longtime Goulding fans. That said, Goulding's voice has always fit well in the contemporary pop landscape and even when you get the sense that she's trying on someone else's sound, as in the CeeLo-esque 'Around U' and the swoon-worthy 'Codes' with its '90s Brandy-meets-M83 vibe, the sheer craftsmanship of the material alone keeps you listening. Whereas Halcyon may have required several listens to grow on you, Delirium grabs you with immediately hooky, danceable tracks like 'Something in the Way You Move,' 'Keep on Dancin',' and 'Don't Need Nobody.' Some of the more R&B-leaning cuts like the Police-meets-Rihanna single 'On My Mind' seem at first like an odd fit for Goulding's highly resonant, throaty chirp of a voice. Halcyon also benefited from a similarly collaborative approach, but Delirium feels less distinctly personal, bigger in scope, and brimming with a pressurized commercial energy. Helping Goulding to achieve this are a handful of uber-pop producer/songwriters, including Sweden's Max Martin (Britney Spears, Taylor Swift) and Carl Falk (One Direction, Nicki Minaj), Savan Kotecha (Ariana Grande, One Direction), Greg Kurstin (Sia, P!nk), and others. While Delirium isn't devoid of this electronic atmosphere, it's somewhat more mainstream in its tone, and finds Goulding expanding her sonic palette with a melodically catchy set of more R&B-infused songs.

Goulding's previous effort, 2012's Halcyon, was a hypnotically ambient, lightly experimental album that balanced catchy pop hooks with textural electronic soundscapes. Buy the album Starting at 16.29€īritish chanteuse Ellie Goulding returns with her highly anticipated third studio album, 2015's expertly produced Delirium.

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This week, she announced a June 25, 2016, headlining date at the TD Garden.Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs. Goulding is banking we won’t notice - or worse, will enjoy - her slide toward the middle. If you love that breathy “Florence + the Machine at a Reykjavik discotheque” thing, try “Holding on for Life.” But too much of it has Goulding and her obvious collaborators - Max Martin (ugh, this guy is everywhere) and the great Greg Kurstin, who phones it in - chasing burnt-out styles. Moments of “Delirium” feature her signature mix of Eurodance and faux-Celtic grooves. (“On My Mind” has topped out at a lowly dozen daily plays.) Boston’s 103.3 AMP typically spun Goulding’s “Lights” 20 times a day at its peak. She conquered America with that aesthetic. As she inches toward our Top 40, she loses her distinct organic and ethereal aesthetic. The British singer has no problem combining the two styles - listen to the lead single “On My Mind” and “Around U.” But why should she? On “Delirium,” Goulding blends her hushed vocals and dreamy production with bolder, blunter American pop. Ellie Goulding was a smart new artist, but her new LP has me questioning that. But a smart new artist can find room to bloom between the megastars. Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Beyonce occupy distinctly different pop quadrants. Haters think of pop stars as indistinguishable, but artists battle hard to stake out a unique sound, look and demographic.

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