Posts Tagged ‘ellie goulding

Every year, those lovable scamps in the British Phonographic Industry put their heads together pick out some musicians that they think have made very good music in the previous year. That in a nutshell is what the 2011 BRIT Awards are all about. Don’t listen to anyone who says it’s more complex than that.
Because I [...]

Ellie Goulding – Guns and Horses (Youtube)
THIS JUST IN: Ellie Goulding has a new single out. It is quite good.
It is not quite as good as the last two ones, but is still pretty good if you like her singing/music/habit of repeating certain phrases in an enjoyable way. Which I do.
Also the video has some [...]

Ellie Goulding – Starry Eyed
I do like a bit of Ellie Goulding, it has to be said. Despite the rampant overplaying that Under The Sheets received towards the end of last year, it was a great pop song.
Now that she’s only gone and come top of the BBC Sound of 2010 poll, everyone under the [...]

Ellie Goulding – Under The Sheets (Youtube)
“Bit late in the year for yet another electro-type female to come along, isn’t it Mark?” you might be asking. And with good cause too, given that we’ve been blessed with the likes of the sublime Little Boots, the not-quite-as-good La Roux and the ethereal Florence and the Machine. [...]


Welcome to Bitter Fingers - a blog about popular song. Written by the hand of Mark Higgins, it serves up the very finest in new music, radio shows, spurious comment and #1 jams.

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