I liked the idea of being able to play a really strong powerful woman, which wasn’t the case on Brightest Blue.” Though her voice is confident and passionate on Brightest Blue, it explores her insecurities - but EG.0 is pure bombast. EG.0 is a collection of songs that I've written as a somewhat of a character, where it's literally like my alter ego.
Across the two halves Ellie enlisted a number of writers and producers to help create the finished product, including the likes of Tobias Jesso Jr., Starsmith, ILYA, serpentwithfeet, Patrick Wimberly (of Chairlift) and Jim Eliot amongst others.Įxplaining her reasoning behind the double album Ellie says “I’m fascinated by the mechanics of writing a big pop song, but it’s something different from what’s on Brightest Blue. The album is presented in two parts the first 13 tracks are the thoughtful contemplations that make up Brightest Blue (executively produced by Ellie Goulding & Joe Kearns) and the second part, EG.0, consists of huge pop bangers with collaborators including Lauv, Swae Lee and the late JUICE WRLD.
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“A career-best record full of balladry and bangers…worth the wait” – The INDEPENDENT, 4*ġ7 JULY 2020 (TORONTO, ON) - Today sees the release of global superstar Ellie Goulding’s highly anticipated fourth studio album Brightest Blue, out now on Interscope Records/Universal Music Canada, the country's leading music company. “A triumph of heart and ambition…Her best yet” – THE GUARDIAN “an album that shows Goulding’s range, bouncing between feature-laden pop-radio fodder and softer, more inward-facing ballads” THE NEW YORK TIMES
“her most emotionally frank album… newfound fearlessness of her pop…” TIME "Ellie Goulding’s fourth album is a perfectly crafted artsy pop record full of songs built with epic production and layered vocals” ASSOCIATED PRESS