![]() This week, she announced a June 25, 2016, headlining date at the TD Garden. Goulding is banking we won’t notice - or worse, will enjoy - her slide toward the middle. ![]() If you love that breathy “Florence + the Machine at a Reykjavik discotheque” thing, try “Holding on for Life.” But too much of it has Goulding and her obvious collaborators - Max Martin (ugh, this guy is everywhere) and the great Greg Kurstin, who phones it in - chasing burnt-out styles. ![]() Moments of “Delirium” feature her signature mix of Eurodance and faux-Celtic grooves. (“On My Mind” has topped out at a lowly dozen daily plays.) Boston’s 103.3 AMP typically spun Goulding’s “Lights” 20 times a day at its peak. She conquered America with that aesthetic. She has inspired the love and devotion shared by everyone from Prince William and Kate Middleton (Goulding played her lush cover of Elton Johns 'Your Song' for their. As she inches toward our Top 40, she loses her distinct organic and ethereal aesthetic. For the last half-decade, few voices in popular culture have been more evocative than Ellie Gouldings breathy, romantic soprano. The British singer has no problem combining the two styles - listen to the lead single “On My Mind” and “Around U.” But why should she? ![]() On “Delirium,” Goulding blends her hushed vocals and dreamy production with bolder, blunter American pop. Ellie Goulding was a smart new artist, but her new LP has me questioning that. But a smart new artist can find room to bloom between the megastars. Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Beyonce occupy distinctly different pop quadrants. Haters think of pop stars as indistinguishable, but artists battle hard to stake out a unique sound, look and demographic. ![]()
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