Ellie Goulding and The Last Samurai
Today I have some music for you by an artist that is quite full of surprises. Ellie Goulding is an extremely talented artist who has a large range of musical capabilities. But one of the things I love about her is that a lot of her music is low key and often not something that is heard commonly. She does have her normal pop songs, the ones that are played on the radio and heard in clubs. And then there are songs like this one. These are the songs that are so ethereal and transcendent, the kind of songs that have the ability to take you to another state of being. Ellie Goulding has a light and airy voice that soars above the music in a way that is spectacular. Ellie Goulding uses some intricate vocal work in this song to add some more depth and power to the overall sound. Of course you have her chorus and verse work, but we also get some glitchy vocals in the background. These shaky vocals in addition to her feathery, light vocals turn this song into lover's lament and I absolutely ...