Anyone that has hung around me for longer than 5 minutes knows that I am hopelessly in love with Ellie Goulding and if I ever had the opportunity to work with musically or otherwise, I would certainly die a very happy man. Her latest single "Explosions" only deepens my love for her soft, childlike vocals and her perfect blend of folk song craft and bombastic electronica.
The video for "Explosions" does exactly what every good pop music does, it makes you want to be part of the experience. It leads you to imagine that being her would be a perfect existence and for me only deepens the dream of working with her as songwriter or producer.
The black and white nostalgic tour feel of the video brings back my own memories of being on tour with a group of musicians who inevitably turn into your best friends and then your family. Spending six months to year with the same people performing every night creates an unbreakable bond between musicians and this video captures that perfectly. Although this is definitely the "Ellie Goulding Show", the band look like they are genuinely some of her best friends and unlike a lot of popstar tour videos, this looks like the real deal.
Ellie Goulding has come a long way from her roots playing "Starry Eyed" in cool west London music venues and I think she has a lot more to give. After her first album I was unsure whether she would be able to progress her sound in an ever changing musical soundscape that is the pop industry. However, her lastest musical delivery "Halycon" demonstrates a more mature grasp of songwriting and maybe showcases a lot more of her love for folk as well as more experimental electronica sounds.
For those that have missed Ellie Goulding's existence over the last few years (not sure how you could)...
http://elliegoulding.com/
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