From hushed recordings in Seattle, to holing up in a dark Seattle studio in Germany, and with writing sessions in Reykjavik in the pipe-line Ellie Goulding can't be kept a secret for much longer.
Summer 2008 saw punters getting their first real glimpse of Ellie. She took to the water-logged stages of the UK festivals alongside the likes of Leonard Cohen, Martha Wainright, Roisin Murphy, Beth Orton, and Lightspeed Champion. And in an age where the UK music scene is saturated with young, wide-eyed female artists, Ellie has a refreshing knack for flattening the rest of the crowd.
With a sound that is full of belonging and nostalgia that is older than her years, Ellie sings with a voice that travels through Bjork, Joanna Newsom, and Kate Bush. Despite her graciously demure appearance and effortlessly beautiful music, this diminutive raconteur tells a story that firmly demands to be heard.
Having already found fans in musical-heavyweights Morcheba and Corrinne Bailey Rae, Ellie is a magnetic performer with arguably the most unique voice on the unsigned music scene. This astonishing young woman promises to shake the landscape for UK female singer-songwriters by the ankles. If you’ve not already, listen to her now.
