Globally acclaimed singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding releases her sixth studio album, I Know Too Much. Listen here
“I Know Too Much was written about love and power, trust and instinct. The stories we tell ourselves about other people, and the stranger ones we tell ourselves” – Ellie Goulding
Lyrically, I Know Too Much pairs caustic honesty with raw self-awareness and a wicked sense of humour. This album finds her sifting through the tumultuous past few years, examining the fallout and her own revelations amid an emerging renewed sense of self.
I Know Too Much flows through a spectrum of styles and textures from “Black Prada Dress”‘s gospel-infused empowerment, through to “Always Think Of You” thorny folk. But it’s closing track “Ravers” – Goulding’s first-ever solo electronic single, with a Sean Price Williams-directed music video, that feels closest to home. A sign of what’s to come, it’s a full-circle moment for an artist who has soundtracked some of the defining dance records of the past decade.
Speaking to Zane Lowe following the track’s premiere on Apple Music, Ellie said: “It took me back to a very safe and beautiful place when I was a kid. I grew up listening to electronic music, and it did give me this sense of freedom back… I decided that I’m going to release a song that I love and put it into the world. And I’m going to continue doing that. I have nothing stopping me anymore.”
Goulding’s career is a testament to her musical versatility matched by a formidable vocal that could only ever be hers. Her career evolution began when working with the then-unknown producer Starsmith on her multi-million-selling debut album Lights, and continued through collaborations with Diplo, Four Tet, Skrillex and Calvin Harris. Her songs have been widely sampled by artists including Drake and JAY-Z, as well as Future & Metro Boomin. Most recently she worked with Muse for their latest single “Hush”.
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