Everybody's Starry Eyed in the 1st thread of Ellie Goulding!
 

IF YOU DON'T KNOW HER YOU MUST CHECK HER MUSIC VIDEOS OUT!
Sorry for the caps :laugh...
But yeah, I just barely discovered Ellie this morning & I'm totally in love with her music! She has a very unique voice as well as style imo. I would describe her as being synonymous to electro-pop, in a way....someone even described it as 'folktronica' :o. Her first album apparently came out in Britain some time ago, but was only released in the US in March of this year. Either way, she has released a butt load of videos so check 'em out! They're actually some of the best tracks on the album, although I find basically all of them amazing :heart.

She also did a cover of Elton John's 'Your Song'...it's so beautiful!!!



It's so hard for me to pick a fav...they're all really good songs. So does anybody else like her??? :D

I like her. I love most of her songs but my fave is probably The Writer.

omg I remember listening to her because Picaflor posted the "Lights" re-release cover and I fell in love with how gorgeous that cover was...I think I liked her music, can't recall XD

i LOVE ellie goulding! :heart

i heard "Every Time You Go" on a TV show and downloaded her "Lights" album. it's great! :)

Whenever I listen to Little Dreams, I think of that BAFTA clip when Harry Potter won for Outstanding Contribution to British Film, or something of the sort.

I love Ellie! I'm totally addicted to "Guns and Horses" at the moment. :)

^ I can't get into that song for some reason :thud

I love when she says 'I would I would I would' though. I think my favorite song from her is either Wish I Stayed or Your Biggest Mistake. I am soo in love with her cover of Your Song though...you can really tell she has vocal talent when you listen to that song :yes.

I got into her because of her cover of Sweet Disposition.

I love that girl! she has such awesome eyes *-*

my favorite songs from her are Animal, Under the Sheets and The Writer :)

The Writer (Alan Braxe Remix)
One of the best remixes ever made.

So has anyone gotten a chance to hear her new ablum, Halcyon? It just came out here yesterday. I bought it on iTunes with very high expectations, and I'm a tad bit disappointed. It doesn't have the charm & edginess that Lights had. In fact, I feel like 95% of the tracks are in the same key & have the same over all musical structure. Don't get me wrong, it's by no means a terrible album, & there are a few epic tracks (such as Anything Can Happen, Hanging On, My Blood, Figure 8, Joy), but it was kind of slow for my taste. Also, I can't help but get a very strong Florence & the Machine vibe from this album. There's just something about those epic strings that just scream Florence & the Machine lol.
Another thing, I don't see why they included Lights on this album! It was on both the UK & US version of the previous album so wtf..? :rolleyes

To be fair, I have only really listened through the album once, so my opinion will probably change with a few more listens. No matter what though, I will always prefer Lights. That album was pure gold.

i honestly LOVE Halcyon. i think it's a very strong 2nd album. i think i have a very strong connection because of the lyrics, especially with the title track. i think she always hits the spot with that. however, i do think the later half of the album is a bit weaker than the first part. i enjoy the bonus tracks too.

idk, i'm really easy person to please tho (and i DLed the leak immediately, so i had time to digest everything) :laugh

Figure 8 is amaaaazing. i think it's my fave.

I haven't listened to the whole album yet, but I'm obsessed with "My Blood." I do agree that there is some Florence + the Machine vibe up in here though.

I love This Love (Will Be Your Downfall) :heart

It's amazing how different Halcyon sounds compared to Lights. Halcyon sounds like the music Ellie wants to do, while Lights sounds like the music her company wanted her to do. idk how to describe it lol.

Anything Could Happen is my jam right now, I love it in CD quality. The radio does it no justice.

I was disappointed at first listen with Halcyon, but then I went back and listened to it the next day...holy crap, I was just blown away. It really is incredible. My Blood is easily one of my favorite tracks off the album, but I love the album as a whole. :luv2 Ellie has yet to disappoint!

Same here. :yes I haven't had much time to really digest the album but that track really stands out for me.