“After flirting with indie dance, then Calvin Harris and Starsmith-produced EDM, singer Ellie Goulding takes a strong turn toward club-ready synth-pop.”
“U.K. pop star Ellie Goulding's third album opens radiantly: two minutes of her 3D-operatic voice, accompanied by soft-focus strings and throw-pillow percussion, multi-tracked and lifting sky-high to show off every rainbow hue of a dazzling instrument. The track is called "Intro," but its tone is more like a farewell, forlorn and ambiguous. And in a sense, Goulding is saying goodbye – leaving behin”
“Ellie Goulding aims for stadium-sized intimacy”
