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Clean Bandit and Ellie Goulding

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Today I have music for you by the British electronic group known as Clean Bandit. This song was kind of popular for a slight while, but it didn't get too popular to where the radio killed the song. I really like the way the they use string instruments for a large part of the song. The main string instrument they use is the fiddle which actually sounds phenomenal with the electronic beats and synths. This song also features the piano which also sounds awesome with the electronic music. This song has a very good balance of electronic and actual instrumentation which is really good. There aren't usually songs like this out right now, most of the electronic music featuring a singer and a bunch of musical programming. However, this song was really good at maintaining that balance and also factoring in the vocals. Clean Bandit opens the song with a really nice violin solo and then brings in the keyboard melody. This gives way to just the vocals and synth sounds. These sound almost li...