“I’ve gotten so many messages from girls who can relate to ‘The Writer,’” Goulding says. “The Writer” cops to her being paralyzed with obsession over a lover. “Under The Sheets” addresses sleeping around, while “Animal” revels in the feverish state of falling in love.
Goulding’s lyrics are refreshingly direct as she chronicles the highs and lows of love in her airy, gossamer voice. I wear my heart on my sleeve and am aware of how I’m feeling all the time, so it’s impossible for me to write words that are contrived or meaningless.” “I’m not afraid of pop or electronic music,” Goulding says of the euphoric, dance-till-you-drop vibe of Lights, “but I also wanted the album to embrace my love for folk music, not just by my playing guitar on it, but by writing about things that have truly affected me. Anchoring her songs with acoustic guitar, Goulding and her producer, Starsmith, spin cool electronica into dreamy warmth on “Starry Eyed,” “Guns and Horses,” “The Writer,” and “Under the Sheets.”
Lights is, as the New York Times put it, “a happy car crash of signifiers: part electro-pop, part soul, part blues, part indie rock, part folk” that mixes heartfelt emotion with other-worldly atmospherics. album chart, four hit singles she co-wrote, and a BRIT award, singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding is ready to make a similar splash in America with her sparkling electro-folk-pop sound. Having already conquered her native Britain with her debut album, Lights, premiering at No.
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