This is a great sophomore album for Ellie Goulding, she seems to have grown out of her pining, whining sound of вЂњLightsвЂќ and taken on a powerful new voice fueled by an electronic boost.In an official statement, the artist explained that the first half of the record вЂњReflects my vulnerabilityвЂ¦ it acknowledges a complex world where relationships still dictate our happiness and heartbreak and can still be the most painful thing in the world, no matter how enlightened you are. The song had a cold, echo-y feel to it, and the end is a chilly chorus of voices singing together.ДЇor someone who doesnвЂ™t really like electronic music, вЂњHalcyonвЂќ was a fun, futuristic-sounding adventure for me. вЂњDead in the WaterвЂќ had almost no instrumentals, and was a sad song about loss and yearning for a lost love. Not every song on вЂњHalcyonвЂќ was an electro-pop confection. This song clearly had other plans than sounding like a knock-off of something else, because it quickly turned into an explosion of sparkly lyrics. вЂњExplosionsвЂќ started off sounding like The Rolling StonesвЂ™ вЂњYou CanвЂ™t Always Get What You Want,вЂќ which means it started off with an almost opera-like choir of voices singing in the background. вЂњAnything Could HappenвЂќ is a fun rush of GouldingвЂ™s beautiful voice mixed with a fast-paced beat, making for a very dance-worthy and fun song.Д®llie GouldingвЂ™s old вЂњLightsвЂќ sound shone through in the title track вЂњHalcyon.вЂќ The song started off sounding exactly like one of the slower, sweeter songs from her last album, but around the halfway mark dropped off into her new, electronic sound, the song itself representing GouldingвЂ™s growth into a more mature new sound. вЂњAnything Could HappenвЂќ is the big song of вЂњHalcyon,вЂќ it was the first single released and, according to iTunes, not only the most popular song on the album but also Ellie GouldingвЂ™s most popular song altogether. вЂњFigure 8вЂќ was on the verge of actually being a mild dubstep song, and вЂњHanging OnвЂ™ is a bit tamer, but still delivers dubstep-esque melodies. The songs that sounded the most Skrillex-influenced were вЂњFigure 8вЂќ and вЂњHanging On,вЂќ two of the most electro-based songs on the album.

The dubstep king may be the reason that the electronic-sugarplum-fairy sound of GouldingвЂ™s last album is now tinged with dubstep in вЂњHalcyon,вЂќ released on October 9. Skrillex may not only be influencing GouldingвЂ™s hairstyles but also her music. SheвЂ™s shed her good-girl image and even has a new, punky, partly-shaved haircut a watered-down echo of new boyfriend SkrillexвЂ™s. Goulding has had a bit of a transformation since her last album released, not only musically but also personally.

Credit: PolydorД®llie Goulding grows up from her sweeter вЂњ LightsвЂќ sound with вЂњ Halcyon,вЂќ taking her electronic sound to the next level with darker and more intense songs but still managing to retain the skill of making her electronic music sound like it was made by woodland fairies. OctoNew Ellie Goulding album вЂњHalcyonвЂќ was released on October 9 and has a new electronic sound.

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