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Lights
Pop · 2010 · 9 tracks · 36m

Lights

Ellie Goulding

A shimmering blend of bedroom-recorded folktronica and high-gloss pop. Breathless vocals float over acoustic guitars and crystalline synthesizers.

January 25, 2010 · Polydor

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A bright, crystalline euphoria tinged with the quiet vulnerability of a bedroom diary.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 36m
01
Guns and Horses
3:35
02
Starry Eyed
2:58
03
This Love (Will Be Your Downfall)
3:54
05
The Writer
4:11
06
Every Time You Go
3:25
07
Wish I Stayed
3:40
08
Your Biggest Mistake
3:25
09
I’ll Hold My Breath
3:45
10
Salt Skin
4:16
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the organic acoustic strumming on 'Guns and Horses' suddenly gets swallowed by a rushing electronic pulse.
The shimmering, multi-tracked vocal explosion in the chorus of 'Starry Eyed' that feels like a physical burst of light.
The stripped-back, vulnerable piano opening of 'The Writer' that showcases the raw cracks in her upper register.
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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 Lights sound next to the rest of Ellie Goulding's catalogue?

Stargazing+4.0σ

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

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