Ellie Goulding
Bright Lights
Polydor
Bright Lights is
the deluxe edition of Ellie Goulding’s debut album, Lights, and contains all the original tracks as well as 7 brand new
ones. The release of this special edition album rounds off a brilliant year for
Ellie, which started with her winning both the Brits Critic’s Choice Award 2010
and BBC Sound of 2010. Then her debut album, originally released in March 2010,
rocketed to the top of the charts, selling almost 40,000 copies in its first week.
And it’s easy to see why the original album did so well. Guns and Horses kicks off the album,
with its clever and entertaining mix of pop, eltro-sounds and even folk
guitars. Mixing a large number of sounds
into one album is one thing Ellie does well, seamlessly creating her own sound
from it all. Starry Eyed is probably
one of Ellie’s most well known releases, and is definitely one of the best
songs on the album, with its fast and upbeat chorus proving to be a hit. However, it doesn’t mean that the rest of the
album is made of ‘fillers’, with it also containing some strong romantic
ballads, such as Wish I’d Stayed, This
Love (Will Be Your Downfall) and the beautiful The Writer, that just oozes emotion and feelings. This emotion is
portrayed in not only Ellie’s vocals, but also her lyrics which are soulful and
personal, leaving Ellie singing with her heart on her sleeve.
The ‘Deluxe’ portion starts with title track, Lights followed by Human, both with slightly fantasy-style lyrics and catchy and memorable
choruses. Little Dreams has a less of
a folk-feel about it compared to other songs on the album, but still seamlessly
fits in with every other track. Animal is a much more ‘dancier’ track,
with big base beats at a high tempo in the chorus, intertwined with chimes that
are reminiscent of Florence And The Machine.
Home adds another notch to the
emotional level of this album, with Ellie stretching her vocals to explain her
love of home. The album is rounded off in style with Ellie’s cover of Elton
John’s classic Your Song, which
peaked at No.2 in the charts and was used by John Lewis for their 2010 Christmas
TV Adverts. It’s a beautifully simplistic song, which ends the album on a
slightly softer note.
Overall, if you didn’t catch Ellie’s album the first time it
was released, then the extra tracks are even more of an incentive to get it on
its second time round. Ellie has added to her already great album with some
fantastic new songs, leaving the listener waiting for her next ‘full’ album.
The future is already looking Bright for her...
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