Posted by Shan on July 11th, 2010 | 2 Comments

This weekend Ellie dropped her fourth video from her hit album Lights. The ballad The Writer was choosen which left me a bit disappointed, there were far better choices for a fourth single. Especially after Guns and Horses didn’t fair so well on the charts. An obvious fan favorite was Salt Skin which I know some remixes were/are being done for. Perhaps we will see it as a final single, although this is technically the fourth single from Lights if it doesn’t perform well I think this project will be considered complete.

The video for The Writer is a typical ballad-y video with no effects and simple shots of Ellie in a field and a lighthouse. Yawn.

Posted by Shan on April 11th, 2010 | No Comments

Here is the video for Ellie’s new single out May 7th.

Personally not my most favorite track from the album but I imagine it will fair well. And if you watch closely there are actually guns and horses in the video, but it’s more like a Where’s Waldo, you gotta look real close.

Posted by Shan on March 7th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Massive congrats to Ellie Goulding for being number one with her debut album “Lights” this week. It’s well deserved! It’s stellar from start to finish. If you haven’t purchased this album yet you are seriously missing out! Order it now from Amazon it’s one of the must haves for 2010!

Listen to “Wish I Stayed”:

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Posted by Justin on March 1st, 2010 | No Comments

The highly anticipated debut by Ellie Goulding has come forth. Lights is a folksy, electronic jamboree filled with obscure lyrics, hooks and melodies that are catchy as hell and some pretty good beats. Check out both Shan’s review and mine after the jump, including our picks for outstanding tracks.

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Posted by Shan on February 25th, 2010 | No Comments

Check out Ellie Goulding singing her new single “Starry Eyed” on the BBC Radio 1 Lounge. Her immaculate live singing voice is a force to be reckoned with, if this doesn’t give you chills than you have no soul. It’s really no wonder why the BBC picked her as their person to look for in 2010.

Look for our double review of her new album “Lights” on Monday.

Posted by Justin on February 16th, 2010 | No Comments

The Brit Awards are basically the UK version of the Grammys. But tend to be better and more representation of popular acts. And I’m pretty sure the population gets to vote on some categories as well, right?  Well, on some awards.

Read the full nominees and check back when I mark the winners. And of course, view the gallery! *** Performances now added!

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Posted by Shan on February 5th, 2010 | No Comments

I’m in love. A few months ago I started seeing the name “Ellie Goulding” popping up. I dismissed it and even when researching Erik Hassle I came across her cover of “Be Mine” with him and still payed no attention. It wasn’t until two weeks ago when I crossed paths with the music video for “Starry Eyed” that I realized I had been majorly missing out.

Billed as one of BBC’s people to look for in 2010, there’s a lot of hype to live up to. One might wonder if we are going to see a Little Boots reoccurance where the buzz gets the artist so hyped up that when the album comes out, even if it’s decent the public had there expectations set so high that they were just simply unmeetable. I can’t speak one way or the other just yet for Ellie, but of the four or five songs I have heard so far, I find myself quite smitten.

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