“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 gig at Prince William’s wedding. As Cinderella stories go, it’s a good one. But as a 25-year-old adept who dresses rave-y hooks in folk-rock tunefulness and art-pop […]”
“Having scored a U.S. Top 10 hit, and performed at Prince William's wedding reception and Barack Obama's Christimas tree-lighting ceremony, the release of Ellie Goulding's second album, Halcyon, couldn't be timelier-- nor more varied a collection.”
