“Don’t you worry about the future, cause this is the blue evolution, I finally see you’re my greatest revelation.” Title track ‘Brightest Blue’ ascends as the finale with transcendental strings, spiritual choirs and celestial choruses.
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It’s refreshing to hear cohesivity over Brightest Blue, leaving the majority of the “upbeat stuff” to do its job on EG.0 rather than distract from the message of being comfortable in your own skin and unapologetically owning it. ‘New Heights’ mirrors the delicacy of Halcyon with its layered vocal textures and sedative backing choir, followed by the purity of ‘Woman’ – “If I’m losing touch, if I love too much, I’ll just leave it up to chance, that’s just the woman I am.” As each new string enters the mix, a single tear exits the eye, and to everybody longing for the return of the whimsical pop-star from back in 2012, here she is, glowing.Įmbedded within traditional waltzes and minimalist production on the record is ‘Tides’ and for just four minutes Ellie peeks her head around the corner, reassuring that she is still fully capable of filling a dance floor. Now, it’s been a while since we’ve been treated to a real tear-jerker from Ellie. Whilst ‘How Deep Is Too Deep’ holds sounds and atmospheric drops that could be stripped straight from a collection of deep cuts by BANKS, following track ‘Love I’m Given’ possesses a monumental chorus à la ‘Take Me To Church’ that refreshes our palette and diverts away from the pop-drop choruses we’ve been spoon-fed with Goulding’s prior releases. ‘Power’ explores power dynamics amid the toxicity and progresses forward into her reclamation of freedom.
“Wearing your crown, it’s pulling me down, you just want the power.” Relationships consumed an unhealthy portion of Ellie’s twenties, often finding herself on the other end of mind games and superficiality.
Muffled chants of a crowd wave in and out to introduce opener ‘Start’, a welcome back to our dear confidante Ellie who comes companioned with Serpentwithfeet for a melancholy number reminiscent of ‘Don’t Say A Word’, a chilling salute from sophomore effort Halcyon. From Lauv to Diplo, to blackbear, Juice WRLD and Swae Lee, EG.0 explores the beaucoup identities of the pop-star separating itself from Brightest Blue the main body of work where we witness a return to form. “This side of me is confident, unforgiving, brave and fearless,” claiming songs sung by this character were intentionally for radio, something that EG.0 – side B to Brightest Blue – soaks itself in. In spite of ‘On My Mind’ doing just that, the rest fell short, resulting in the birth of an alter ego the Ellie we’ve been acquainted with over the last two years. Jack Garratt wins BRITs Critics' Choice Awardĭelirium found Ellie floating in a catered-for-radio swimming pool: each track exceptionally crafted with such precision that solidifying a Top 10 was a given.
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