The slower songs of part one are best, particularly the three-punch combo of Bleach, Flux and Brightest Blue, the last delivering an indelible chorus over pillowy synths and delicate harmonies.

Goulding usually prefers to appear unthreatening and relatable rather than demand adoration, and that doesn’t change here, but her quality control has improved. EG.0 she oddly labels her “confident side”, even as she shelters in other people’s starlight.

The first half is “vulnerable side” Brightest Blue, while the much shorter addendum EG.0 offers a symphonic overture and modish hits with Swae Lee and the late Juice WRLD. This is British pop queen Ellie Goulding’s first thirtysomething album – and her first set in five years – and it’s awkwardly divided into two unequal parts, one with 13 songs, the other with five. All rights reserved.L ike footballers and boxers, pop stars have careers that rarely get better in their 30s, the exhilaration of youth collapsing into middle-aged mediocrity, experience elbowed aside by promise. Tickets are available now.Ĭopyright © 2020, ABC Audio. 'The boxing ring is weirdly the place I feel the most pure and in control, and the moments in the gold dress represent getting to a place of ultimate power when you know you are in the most powerful place you can be when you have that kind of revaluation about love and forgiveness.”Īs previously reported, Ellie is doing an exclusive pay-per-view event at London's Victoria & Albert Museum on August 26, where she'll be accompanied by live musicians - and special guests - for new songs and fan favorites. 'The video represents the fight between calm and chaos,' she adds. In a statement, she says the song is about 'accepting and being at peace with all the mistakes in your life and realizing you get the same love back you give out.' In other Ellie news, she's released a new video for the song ' Love I'm Given,' which juxtaposes footage of her at her local boxing gym with shots of her wearing fabulous designer gowns. You can find out more about the organization while watching the stream. PT at /live.Įllie's performance is also designed to raise awareness for Global Witness, which works to end environmental and human rights abuses. In addition to a stripped-down set of songs from her new album Brightest Blue, she'll also answer questions from fans, which you can submit by commenting on her social posts prior to the show.

Rianne White Ellie Goulding will perform an intimate concert Friday via Amazon Live.

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