Ellie Goulding Is Working With Max Martin And Diplo On Her Third Album, Promises 2015 Release Date

Mike Wass | July 17, 2015 5:01 pm
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With a string of successful club collaborations and a smash hit soundtrack contribution, Ellie Goulding’s profile has never been higher. It comes as something as a surprise then that three years have passed since the release of her last LP — 2012’s Halcyon. Happily, fans won’t have to wait too much longer for new music with the Brit promising a 2015 release date for her third album in a new interview with Billboard. She also opened up about her collaborators and new musical direction.

“I don’t really know why this word seems appropriate but it’s definitely bigger,” the “Lights” hitmaker revealed. “Whether that means it’s more adventurous, or a bit more ambitious, or a bit more daring, I don’t know. But I’m certainly taking on something a lot bigger than I have before and sonically it’s a lot bigger.” Here’s the really good news. “It’s nearly finished and it will be out this year,” Ellie promises. “Even if it’s out on 30 December, which is my birthday, it will be out this year.”

The 28-year-old also opened up about the songwriters and producers, who are shaping the album. “I’ve worked with Diplo,” Ellie confirmed. “I’ve worked with producers that I have known for years – Jim Eliot from my last album. I love working with him.” She also hit the studio with Max Martin. “I’ve been adopted into the Max Martin camp and I love them all dearly,” she said. “I feel like we all have a real connection.”

The “Burn” diva also has high praise for Swedish singer/songwriter Laleh. “We’re two girls that obviously over think a lot. When we get together we both think the same way and I feel like we come from the same universe,” she raved. “We’ll just sit there and just think and think and think and nothing ever comes easily. Then all of sudden we’ll get to a lyric and go: ‘Oh, my God. That’s it!’… I feel quite privileged to work with her.”

[Via Billboard].

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