Ellie Goulding: Figure 8 (Flipping Ellie Goulding You Fools, What Are You Waiting For?)

Ellie Goulding's new album came out this week as well, and as blown away as I was by The Heist and Macklemore's amazing effort, I was equally amazed (but in a more tranquil, floating, effervescent voice,  amazing tunes, sweet distortion sort of way) by Halcyon, the sophomore album of the ridiculously cool Ellie Goulding. 

This song starts with great vocal distortions that steadily build into her gorgeous voice and some lovely lyrics. Gradually a wibbity-wop-wop builds in the background, and then at the minute mark the lovely-- somehow both pounding and beautiful--chorus drops in. Thirty seconds later, it lovingly transitions back into her softness, then right away builds again into the chorus (which I just can't get enough of!). At 2:40 it gets all beautiful again for just long enough, then builds to its most dramatic and takes you on the roller-coaster ride of a chorus ONE MORE TIME! The little swirling synths behind her haunting voice at the end drive it home for me: Ellie Goulding is a goddess. Please, please put this on loud, proud, and once again, loud. Enjoy!