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Brightest Blue

Ellie Goulding

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Coming off her expertly produced pop extravaganza Delirium, English singer/songwriter Ellie Goulding was exhausted and jaded. After a pair of deeply intimate releases that preceded it, that 2015 set brought her international mainstream success but sacrificed her voice. Five years later, Goulding returned with her fourth album, Brightest Blue, a powerful reclamation of self that recaptures the simplicity of her debut and the vulnerability of Halcyon. A double album of sorts, the primary statement has growth and maturity at its core. Atop production that incorporates lush R&B textures and atmospheric electronics, Goulding unloads half-a-decade of personal catharsis onto these tracks, finding comfort in her own skin on the hypnotic "Ode to Myself," coming to grips with time and her decade as a stealthy hitmaker in the music business on the powerful piano-backed "Woman," and ultimately finding peace on the rousing orchestral closer "Brightest Blue." Meanwhile, on the minimalist dance bop "Tide," she channels the xx and Frou Frou while celebrating the thrills of new love. Her admiration of Imogen Heap continues with the woozy interlude "Wine Drunk," which adopts similar vocal distortion as she opines on a bad relationship ("Bleach" and "How Deep Is Too Deep" further detail that pain and heartbreak). Additional highlights on this ethereal journey include the neon synth-dream pop of "Power" -- which interpolates Dua Lipa's "Be the One" to great effect -- and the show-stopping "Love I'm Given," a rapturous dose of soul that pushes Goulding's vocals to new limits as a gospel choir backs her cries. On a second disc dubbed "EG.0," Goulding -- still aware of her position as a pop star -- cannily provides a batch of radio-friendly fare for fans in need of a quick dose of serotonin, tacking on collaborations with blackbear, Lauv, Diplo, Swae Lee, and Juice WRLD. The separation is smart, providing extra tidbits for anyone in search of "Delirium Ellie" while locking its focus on the impact of the substance found on the more rewarding main album. Brightest Blue's main disc is Goulding's deepest emotional journey yet, a triumph of empowerment and self-discovery.

© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo

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1
Start
00:05:08

Laurie Anderson, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Timothy Grant, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Katherine Jenkinson, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Kearns, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jenny Sacha, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jamie Snell, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Denton, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Denton, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ashok Klouda, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Gould, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Cook, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Forest Swords, Producer, Additional Producer - Jason Elliott, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Beatrix Lovejoy, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Max Cooke, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Magdalena Filipczak, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Meghan Cassidy, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - serpentwithfeet, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elizabeth Cooney, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Beilby, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Mandhira De Saram, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Martyn Jackson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Manny Park, Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eloisa-Fleur Thom, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Natalie Klouda, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - John Myerscough, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Antonia Kesel, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Ajmone-Marsan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Wise, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2020 Polydor Limited

2
Power
00:03:11

Jamie Scott, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Drum Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Miller, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicky Brown, Conductor - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - DAVID PAICH, ComposerLyricist - Will Brown, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Hannah Khemoh, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicholas Brown, Choir Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Lucy Taylor, ComposerLyricist - Jonny Coffer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Althea Edwards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Charles Coffer, ComposerLyricist - Jack Tarrant, ComposerLyricist - Nicholas Gale, ComposerLyricist - Olivia Williams, Vocal Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dee Lewis-Clay, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Boldeau, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Hannah, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Linton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Kwaku Yeboah, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Serena Prince, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tehillah Daniel, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Beau Blaise, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - BAELY, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Desrine Ramus, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mariama Frida Touray, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Mark Burton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Angel Lindsay-Mae, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gabriele WIlliams-Silvera, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rochelle Sanderson-Mendes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2020 Polydor Limited

3
How Deep Is Too Deep
00:03:25

Starsmith, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Synthesizer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe Kearns, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Snell, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Finlay Dow-Smith, ComposerLyricist - Manny Park, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2020 Polydor Limited

4
Cyan
00:00:57

Jim Eliot, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Starsmith, Producer, Additional Producer - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe Kearns, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Elliott, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Gibbs, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Finlay Dow-Smith, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2020 Polydor Limited

5
Love I’m Given
00:03:29

John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Eliot, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe Kearns, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Elliott, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Wise, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Organ, Piano, Programming, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Manny Park, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zach Bines, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2020 Polydor Limited

6
New Heights
00:04:12

Patrick Wimberly, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Laurie Anderson, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - David Wrench, Mixer, Programmer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Chappell, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Katherine Jenkinson, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Kearns, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jenny Sacha, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Kotono Sato, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthew Denton, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ashok Klouda, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Gould, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Pioro, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Harwood, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Elliott, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Gooding, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nina Foster, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Beatrix Lovejoy, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Max Cooke, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Meghan Cassidy, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Ciaran McCabe, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Raja Halder, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Klauber, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mandhira De Saram, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Manny Park, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie Klouda, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Grace Banks, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ariel Lang, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Eoin Schmidt-Martin, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Michelle Fleming, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Miles BA Robinson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Wimberly, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2020 Polydor Limited

7
Ode To Myself
00:01:51

Ellie Goulding, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe Kearns, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Elliott, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Gibbs, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2020 Polydor Limited

8
Woman
00:03:47

Starsmith, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Synthesizer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe Kearns, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Snell, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Wyatt, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Cook, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Elliott, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Stracey, ComposerLyricist - Tobias Jesso Jr., ComposerLyricist - Eli Teplin, Producer, Organ, Piano, Synth Bass, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mathew P. Scheiner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2020 Polydor Limited

9
Tides
00:03:51

Starsmith, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Synthesizer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe Kearns, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Snell, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Wyatt, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Cook, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Finlay Dow-Smith, ComposerLyricist - Manny Park, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2020 Polydor Limited

10
Wine Drunk
00:00:48

Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe Kearns, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Elliott, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Gibbs, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2020 Polydor Limited

11
Bleach
00:03:17

Patrick Wimberly, Producer, Additional Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe Kearns, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Keyboards Arrangements, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Snell, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Wyatt, Piano, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Cook, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Elliott, Producer, Additional Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rowan McIntosh, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2020 Polydor Limited

12
Flux
00:03:50

Mark Knight, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Eliot, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hilary Skewes, Contracting With - Joe Kearns, Producer, Bass Guitar, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Snell, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Elliott, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Max Cooke, Producer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Rowan McIntosh, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Clegg, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2019 Polydor Ltd. (UK)

13
Brightest Blue
00:04:49

Adam Miller, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicky Brown, Conductor/Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Eliot, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hannah Khemoh, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hilary Skewes, Contracting With - Joe Kearns, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Snell, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicholas Brown, Choir Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Cook, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Elliott, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Thompson, Conductor/Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Althea Edwards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Max Cooke, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Olivia Williams, Choir Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dee Lewis-Clay, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Boldeau, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Manny Park, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zach Bines, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Linton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Kwaku Yeboah, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Serena Prince, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tehillah Daniel, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - BAELY, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Desrine Ramus, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mariama Frida Touray, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Mark Burton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Angel Lindsay-Mae, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gabriele WIlliams-Silvera, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rochelle Sanderson-Mendes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2020 Polydor Ltd. (UK)

DISC 2

1
Overture
00:01:17

John Hanes, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Goulding, MainArtist - Joe Kearns, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Knight, Vocal Arranger, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Taylor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Brett, Conductor - James Wyatt, Producer, String Arranger, Piano, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Olly Thompson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2020 Polydor Limited

2
Worry About Me
00:02:59

Savan Kotecha, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Peter Svensson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ilya Salmanzadeh, ComposerLyricist - Ilya, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Percussion, Keyboards Arrangements, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Bass (Vocal) - Matthew Musto, ComposerLyricist - blackbear, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Elliott, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Kotecha, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mylo Kotecha, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2020 Polydor Limited

3
Slow Grenade
00:03:37

Oscar Görres, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe Kearns, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brett McLaughlin, ComposerLyricist - Jason Elliott, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ari Leff, ComposerLyricist - Lauv, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2020 Polydor Limited

4
Close To Me
00:03:02

Savan Kotecha, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Peter Svensson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Holland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alvaro, Producer, Additional Producer, Programmer - Diplo, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Ilya Salmanzadeh, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Wesley Pentz, ComposerLyricist - Ilya, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, Vocal Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - K Brown, ComposerLyricist - Cory Brice, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Swae Lee, Engineer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Lertola, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bas van Daalen, Producer, Additional Producer, Programmer - Randy Lanphear, Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Josef "JoPnda" Gomez, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2018 Polydor Ltd. (UK)

5
Hate Me
00:03:08

Jason Evigan, Producer, Guitar, Vocal Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stefan Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Chris Galland, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Lomax, ComposerLyricist - Jason Elliott, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Monsters & Strangerz, Producer, Vocal Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Brittany Hazzard, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Wotman, ComposerLyricist - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan K. Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Gian Stone, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Juice WRLD, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jarad Higgins, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2019 Polydor Limited

6
Sixteen
00:03:21

John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Kirkpatrick, Producer, Co-Producer - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred, Producer - Joe Kearns, Vocal Producer, Vocal Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mike Wise, Producer - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rachel Keen, ComposerLyricist - Fred Gibson, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2019 Polydor Ltd. (UK)

Album review

Coming off her expertly produced pop extravaganza Delirium, English singer/songwriter Ellie Goulding was exhausted and jaded. After a pair of deeply intimate releases that preceded it, that 2015 set brought her international mainstream success but sacrificed her voice. Five years later, Goulding returned with her fourth album, Brightest Blue, a powerful reclamation of self that recaptures the simplicity of her debut and the vulnerability of Halcyon. A double album of sorts, the primary statement has growth and maturity at its core. Atop production that incorporates lush R&B textures and atmospheric electronics, Goulding unloads half-a-decade of personal catharsis onto these tracks, finding comfort in her own skin on the hypnotic "Ode to Myself," coming to grips with time and her decade as a stealthy hitmaker in the music business on the powerful piano-backed "Woman," and ultimately finding peace on the rousing orchestral closer "Brightest Blue." Meanwhile, on the minimalist dance bop "Tide," she channels the xx and Frou Frou while celebrating the thrills of new love. Her admiration of Imogen Heap continues with the woozy interlude "Wine Drunk," which adopts similar vocal distortion as she opines on a bad relationship ("Bleach" and "How Deep Is Too Deep" further detail that pain and heartbreak). Additional highlights on this ethereal journey include the neon synth-dream pop of "Power" -- which interpolates Dua Lipa's "Be the One" to great effect -- and the show-stopping "Love I'm Given," a rapturous dose of soul that pushes Goulding's vocals to new limits as a gospel choir backs her cries. On a second disc dubbed "EG.0," Goulding -- still aware of her position as a pop star -- cannily provides a batch of radio-friendly fare for fans in need of a quick dose of serotonin, tacking on collaborations with blackbear, Lauv, Diplo, Swae Lee, and Juice WRLD. The separation is smart, providing extra tidbits for anyone in search of "Delirium Ellie" while locking its focus on the impact of the substance found on the more rewarding main album. Brightest Blue's main disc is Goulding's deepest emotional journey yet, a triumph of empowerment and self-discovery.

© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo

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