Review: Ellie Goulding adds a sensitive touch to electronic dance music in 'Halcyon'
Among the English artists conspicuously missing from the London Olympics' closing ceremony — the so-called "Symphony of British Music" that featured performances by the Who, One Direction and dozens more — was Ellie Goulding, whose 2010 electro-pop debut, "Lights," topped U.K. charts before breaking here this past summer. But maybe Goulding was excluded because she'd already taken part in another era-defining event across the pond: the wedding last year of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
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ContactMusic — Ellie Goulding's 'Halcyon' is ''tribal''.The 'Starry Eyed' hitmaker has moved away from the electronic pp of her debut album, to embrace dance music... more info
CNN Showbiz — Ellie Goulding emerged in 2010 with a one-two punch: first, her (still-rising) helium-voiced hit "Lights," then, an elegant read of Elton John's "Your Song" that led to a... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Among the English artists conspicuously missing from the London Olympics' closing ceremony — the so-called "Symphony of British Music" that featured performances by the... more info