"Brightest Blue" by Ellie Goulding allows her to grow her musical advance while saving pop greatness

MySweeterPlace
6 de ago. de 2020
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Atualizado: 23 de abr.

Ellie Goulding: "Brightest Blue"

Released: July 17, 2020

Label: Interscope

Genre: Pop, Dance-Pop, Synth Pop

Producers:

Alvaro, Diplo, Eli Teplin, Forest Swords, Fred again.., Ian Kirkpatrick, ILYA, James Wyatt, Jamie Scott, Jason Evigan, Jim Eliot, Joe Kearns, Jonny Coffer, Max Cooke, Mike Wise, The Monsters & Strangerz, OZGO, Patrick Wimberly, Starsmith, watt & Will Grands

Writers:

blackbear, Chris Stracey, David Paich, Digital Farm Animals, Diplo, Eli Teplin, Ellie Goulding, Fred again.., ILYA, Jack Tarrant, James Wyatt, Jamie Scott, Jason Evigan, Jim Eliot, Joe Kearns, Jonny Coffer, Jordan K. Johnson, Juice WRLD, Lauv, Leland, Lucy Taylor, MarcLo, Max Cooke, OZGO, Patrick Wimberly, Peter Svensson, RAYE, Savan Kotecha, serpentwithfeet, Starrah, Starsmith, Stefan Johnson, Swae Lee, Tobias Jesso Jr. & watt

It's been five years since Ellie Goulding released her last record, 2015's "Delirium." With "Brightest Blue," she separated the album into two parts, categorized eighteen tracks into either side A (Brightest Blue) or side B (EG.0).

The songs on side A are an honest try at self-reflective pop music. The first one, "Start," with serpentwithfeet, opens with genuine thoughtfulness after a hard time. "I'm thinking 'bout a new beginning / It's never too late to start again."

After that, the album turns into a diary listing, with Goulding providing constant affirmations. This thought is present in "Power," one of the singers says that her former lover seemed to live in a plastic world, and she's not a "material girl."

"How Deep Is Too Deep" is a clear markable one with good metaphors and production: "You wanna wash me off but you want me as your tattoo." "Cyan" is the first interlude, closing the previous song.

"Love I'm Given" is where Goulding gives her fans a powerhouse track with an important lyrical message of personal growth and satisfaction. It's undoubtedly one of the best works on this project. "The highs and the lows and the rising sun/ But I feel a change in the love I'm given/ I'm turning the page now, am I forgiven?"

"New Heights," "Ode to Myself," and "Tides" maintain the comfort and coherence until now. "Woman" is a valid one by focusing on Goulding herself and how she's grown: "Free-falling through the photographs that paid my bills" might be one of the most reminiscent lyrics on "Brightest Blue."

"Wine Drunk," with vocal distortion, is emotional (and the best interlude on the record) and possibly better than some songs. "Bleach" sad undertone combines Goulding's piano-based "Flux," which brings listeners back to the feeling.

Closing side A is the title track "Brightest Blue," exploring many sonic characteristics changing from a gospel choir to heavy synthesizers.

Transitioning into side B, EG.0 begins with " Overture," an interesting instrumental one." For now one, we have four collaborations. "Worry About Me," with blackbear, is about the freedom of getting over a toxic relationship and about ex's blocking you from being happy without them. The track marks Ellie Goulding and the American singer's first collaboration.

On "Slow Grenade," Goulding joins Lauv for the first time, too, and creates one of the bests tracks here, sonically. The two voices are genuinely emotional and beautiful together.

The English singer teams up with producer Diplo and Swae Lee for "Close to Me." "Hate Me" with Juice WRLD, is the last collaboration. It's about a lover who misses Goulding to the point that he has grown to hate her.

Ellie Goulding and her collaborators take their catchy pop hooks and extend that skill, creating a sad diary that works well at the end.