Here's another quote from her, this time chatting about the title. Playback options Listening on Switch Spotify device Open in Spotify Web Player Change playback source Open on YouTube website Change playback source Previous Play Next Skip to YouTube video. I made a conscious decision that I wanted it to be on another level.” See Delirium (Deluxe) Explicit pictures, cover art, and listen online to the latest music. “A part of me views this album as an experiment – to make a big pop album. We have copied and pasted it from the press release. The album's out on November 6 - a classic #Q4 release date.ġ7 Spectre Of Our Love <<< NOT REALLY THIS IS A JOKE, CALM DOWN The first proper single is the Max Martin collaboration 'On My Mind', which was on the radio this morning and in keeping with #newmusicthursday is already on Spotify.Īnd she's also worked with Greg Kurstin, Ryan Tedder, Klas Ahlund and Guy out of Disclosure, plus Jim Eliot. This is a necklace featuring album art of the Delirium record by Ellie Goulding sealed in a silvertone metal setting. We had to put the artwork in a grey square because we couldn't find a big version, apols.Įllie first revealed the album title 880 days ago, as you do. Imagine if The Weeknd made an entire album that sounded like “Can’t Feel My Face.” That’s the equivalent of Goulding’s “Delirium.Bonkflick soundtrack artiste Ellie Goulding's released a load of info about her new album, 'Delirium'. Up until this album I would not consider clumping Ellie Goulding in with Carly Rae Jepsen or Demi Lovato, and losing that differentiation is where the disappointment lies. It doesn’t feel authentically like Goulding and I’m not sure if it’s putting her in the right direction. Any of the songs could make it as radio hits and I’ll listen to some songs when I’m in the mood for shameless pop, but it’s not an album that will get Grammy nominations. Maybe because Goulding has so much potential, maybe because the popular music sphere lost the folk-y and EDM flares she brought to Top 40 or maybe just because I was hoping for some variation in an album this long (it runs for over an hour).ĭon’t get me wrong, “Delirium” is a good listen if you’re into the singles she’s been putting out lately (“Love Me Like You Do” and “On My Mind”). I made a conscious decision that I wanted it to be on another level.” In this way she does accomplish what she set out to do and, while it might not elevate Goulding to the top, “Delirium” is a spectacular pop album.īut I can’t help feeling a little disappointed. In a statement about the album she said: “A part of me views this as an experiment-to make a big pop album.
Goulding did have a goal, and it was pop. With albums, I like to feel like there was a purpose, an artistic mission or a message to take away. Advanced: Daily Deals Brand Outlet Help & Contact Sell Watchlist Expand Watch List. Delirium by Ellie Goulding (CD, 2015) New & Sealed. There obviously are different rhythms and slight variations in instrumentation and theme (“Holding On For Life” has more piano and a jazzier feel than the march sounds in “Army”) but overall the album sounds the same. Delirium by Ellie Goulding (CD, 2015) New & Sealed. I would highlight different sounds on the album, but, honestly, hearing one song is like hearing them all. Her songs used to complement her one-of-a-kind voice, but this is not true on “Delirium.” Working with writers and producers such as Max Martin, Greg Kurstin, Ryan Tedder, and Disclosure's Guy Lawrence, Ellie made, she says, 'a conscious decision with this album: that I.
Her voice can be part of her uniqueness, but in other ways her past distinctiveness is exactly why she shouldn’t fall into the pop formula. Ellie's bold and brilliant new album, Delirium, represents an almighty step change, shaping a new narrative for the next stage in this remarkable singer's journey. But no one who hears any song from this album will think it’s anyone but Ellie Goulding because of her distinctive icy vocals. In “Delirium,” Ellie Goulding’s third album, Goulding follows the pop formula very well: catchy vocals + emotional lyrics + heavy beat with dance breaks.
Alex Clarke, Staff Reporter | November 13, 2015