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8.0
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Time Out
If this mostly very impressive album doesn’t make Ellie Goulding a top-tier star, it won’t be for a lack of decent tunes
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8.0
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The Observer
You could argue some of what made her unique has been ironed out, but there are too many singalong moments here to really notice
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8.0
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8.0 |
All Music
Ultimately, it's the unexpectedly appealing combination of Goulding's distinctive voice and the melismatic R&B bent of the songs on Delirium that makes for such an ecstatic listen
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8.0
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State
There’s barely a dud to be found throughout
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8.0
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Digital Spy
Delirium is Ellie's big pop moment - both in scale and sound - and it's a stage that suits her nicely
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8.0
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The Arts Desk
Goulding retains her distinctive style of cut-glass vocals, unique breathy sound, an extensive range and just the right (slight) amount of weird to keep her ahead of the curve
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8.0
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Q
Stands shoulder to shoulder with the best of pop's other biggest artists. Print edition only
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Pitchfork
Delirium grounds Ellie Goulding’s penchant for spectacle in tightly-written pop songs
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7.0
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Spin
Perhaps she’s finally come to terms with playing in the major leagues because she’s sussed out the sweet spot between pop homogeneity and experimentation
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7.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
Though it might well feel a little samey in it's early stages, the final half more than makes up for it
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7.0
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Rolling Stone
The songwriting on Delirium doesn't always feel worthy of her ambitions, but Goulding is technically peerless and versatile
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7.0
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PopMatters
Goulding’s sound has gained an even greater sheen and expectations have grown, and we’ll see, in the coming months, whether Delirium is the big album that Goulding is aiming for
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7.0
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Under The Radar
The result is certainly a mainstream success. Not every track is stellar, but it would be hard to argue that its any outright flop
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6.0
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Drowned In Sound
Instead of earning comparisons to today’s true megastars, Delirum has the feel of a late-period Britney album, where production is prized above personality
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6.0
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Gig Soup
Despite its many positive aspects though, the album seems to be formulaic and, unlike 'Halcyon' from 2013, really struggles to work as well as her previous offerings
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6.0
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Evening Standard
Her voice has remained thin and breathy while her music has become ever more bombastic
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6.0
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musicOMH
Ultimately Goulding’s experiment with carefully crafted but impactful Big Pop was a success
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6.0
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NME
These are songs that make most sense as number-one singles; it's a career plan set to music
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Irish Times
It’s all a little predictable, but when it works, it works
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5.5
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Beardfood
Enjoyable in short bursts, or dancefloor adventures
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5.0
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Consequence Of Sound
Ultimately, chunks of Delirium cement Goulding’s place in our current pop soundscape. However, the album doesn’t fit together as well as, say, 1989 or E-MO-TION
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4.0
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The FT
For all the ear-catching effects the results are oddly underwhelming, with Goulding struggling to stamp herself on the material
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4.0
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Spectrum Culture
Goulding has muddled her own image in the pop consciousness by getting lost in irrefutably catchy songs
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2.0
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2.0 |
Clash
If you like listening to fey exhaling over the same uninspiring backing track 16 times in a row, then you're in luck, but for the rest of us, it's a largely fruitless exercise
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