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Brightest Blue
Pop · 2020 · 19 tracks · 1h 0m

Brightest Blue

Ellie Goulding

A sprawling two-part epic balancing intimate, orchestral self-reflection with high-gloss, collaborative synth-pop. Vulnerable, blue-hued, and meticulously layered.

July 17, 2020 · Polydor

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A sophisticated, introspective journey through self-discovery that eventually finds its way to a confident, neon-lit surface.

Tracklist · 19 Tracks · 1h 0m
01
Start
5:07
01
Overture
1:17
02
Worry About Me
3:00
02
Power
3:12
03
Slow Grenade
3:37
03
How Deep Is Too Deep
3:25
04
Close to Me
3:03
04
Cyan
0:57
05
Love I’m Given
3:29
05
Hate Me
3:06
06
Sixteen
3:21
06
New Heights
4:12
07
Ode to Myself
1:52
08
Woman
3:47
09
Tides
3:52
10
Wine Drunk
0:48
11
Bleach
3:18
12
Flux
3:51
13
Brightest Blue
4:50
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from the cinematic Overture into the pulsing, bass-heavy rhythm of Power.
The way her voice multitracks into a ghostly choir during the final minute of Flux.
The sudden, dry intimacy of the vocals on Ode to Myself that feels like a whispered secret.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Brightest Blue sound next to the rest of Ellie Goulding's catalogue?

Vulnerable+2.2σ

Vulnerable saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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