Brightest Blue
by Ellie Goulding
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 286 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 248 out of 286
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 286
  3. Negative: 23 out of 286
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  1. eroseduardogar
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Try THAT, love THAT, well done Ellie, you’re amazing!!!!!!!! Stay true to yourself, xoxo from Mexico
  2. Joseph_23
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    Sinceramente el mejor álbum de Ellie, valió la pena esperar 5 años, es tan porfundo el album
  3. Kyronian
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Her best album since halcyon. A masterpiece. Brightest blue takes a soulful and harmonious approach to self discovery.
  4. FerMexico
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Ha sido su mejor álbum ! Brightest Blue es increíble y ha sido muy ingeniosa la forma en que te hace llevar de esos ecos de voz tan increíbles en el primer disco, y en el segundo otra parte diferente pero muy acertada. Con este álbum ella merece muchas nominación y premios en los Grammys!
  5. Idelperez99
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Such a Brilliant album from the Start to End! Deserves so much more! My Top favorite songs are Start, Love I’m Given, Tides, Flux, Brightest Blue, Slow Grenade, and Hate me! Love every single songs and interludes! Good job Ellie! You did GOLDEN!… Expand
  6. Jordiejames68
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    Amazing album! Wish I could rate it higher! Not a single bad song on there! Great to hear the old Ellie sound again!
  7. Valesita
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un álbum increíble, sin duda uno de sus mejores trabajos. Se ha superado… Expand
  8. d3lv1s
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Just art. Masterpiece of the year... The bops and the slow songs... everything seems perfect. Congrats to Ellie on her best project till date.
  9. brubruzinha
    Nov 25, 2021
    10
    Another amazing album by Ellie Goulding, her vocals never disappoints and the lyrics are great too
  10. FSuarez
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Ellie after a long time is back to her roots with this beautiful mix of her first 3 albums.
  11. Cameronq
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Incredible album!! Personal faves are Love I’m Given, Start and Power! Wish it was a little bit longer though
  12. mannedwell
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Ellie Goulding has come back with an album. After four and a half years of waiting, fans can finally enjoy what is an incredibly personal album to Goulding in every sense. It seems as if she had full artistic control making this album. This is the music she’s truly wanted to make. Songs like “Start” and “New Heights” emphasize her musical ear and give a new but familiar side of theEllie Goulding has come back with an album. After four and a half years of waiting, fans can finally enjoy what is an incredibly personal album to Goulding in every sense. It seems as if she had full artistic control making this album. This is the music she’s truly wanted to make. Songs like “Start” and “New Heights” emphasize her musical ear and give a new but familiar side of the songstress that we fell in love with. The three interludes on the album also do a phenomenal job connecting the different sections of the album. “Ode To Myself” is a standout track, going for an ethereal trip through the sky with gracious backing vocals and adlibs. Every song, no matter the style, connects with each other to tell a stunning story about Goulding’s journey in spirituality and appreciating herself as a woman in control.… Expand
  13. KillVMaim8
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    A full journey into a relatable state of mind that comes after a breakup. Anger, sadness, resignation, self-esteem and happiness are some of the feelings that Goulding portraits in her newest album. A complete reflection of Goulding's evolution as a person and as a musician.
  14. eflux
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    If you've heard her previous works, you can realize how much her writing has evolve. Brightest Blue contains lyrics more mature and honest. Favorites so far include Start, How Deep Is Too Deep, Flux & title track Brightest Blue.
  15. major_minus
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Ellie Goulding's new album is perfectly suited to today's music, without being so pretentious. It’s the perfect syncretism between the essence of Goulding, current pop, some hip hop influences and electronic music. It’s perfect.
  16. Josep19
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Goulding returned with strong and sincere lyrics. Their sounds all match the album. The blue concept tries to tell us how wonderful it is to express your frustrations in music.
  17. tllsumpter
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Worth the wait! Absolutely iconic. Possibly bested “Delirium”. How deep is too deep and New Heights are legendary.
  18. EllieGoulding
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    El álbum es genial, me encanto demasiado... Ellie Goulding es mi cantante favorita...
  19. LinusM
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    I'm surprised how much I like this album, after Delirium I didn't expect this album to be that good, but it is, Ellie has given us art and I love it, I can't stop listening to it.
  20. miguelbaguiar
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Clearly this is an album that contemplates Ellie's essence as a singer / songwriter. The first part of the album connects us to Ellie that we know in Lights, Halcyon. Ellie presented the world with a sonority that mixes the symphony of an orchestra, electronic footprints and its angelic voice. Definitely Brigthest blue will be a timeless album.
  21. stxvie
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Ellie Goulding returns to her honesty in a raw and beautifully orchestrated record. Candid tracks such as ‘Woman’ and ‘Bleach’ gives the record a pace which makes you stop and breathe with poetic lyricism while tracks such as How Deep is Too Deep and Love I’m Given see’s Ellie toy with her EDM magnificence which were so well displayed in previous albums. The Overture of the albumEllie Goulding returns to her honesty in a raw and beautifully orchestrated record. Candid tracks such as ‘Woman’ and ‘Bleach’ gives the record a pace which makes you stop and breathe with poetic lyricism while tracks such as How Deep is Too Deep and Love I’m Given see’s Ellie toy with her EDM magnificence which were so well displayed in previous albums. The Overture of the album brilliantly builds the exciting atmosphere into the EG.0 side which although are split apart from the album are a welcome and familiar sound for listeners. The time Ellie has spent perfecting her craft and the music on this album shows a clear understanding of strengths in past records and creates an impeccable experience for the listener.… Expand
  22. RGHunter
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Magnificent!.
    Practically this is Ellie's most perfectly elaborated work to date, the sound is so pure, a jewel that everybody should give a listen to, and in my personal opinion the best album released this year so far.
  23. Ihatetrashpop
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    The first half of the album is as solid as it comes. Start, Woman, How Deep Is Too Deep and Power are the highlights of the albums
  24. IAmDaan
    Jul 17, 2020
    9
    Ellie Goulding's new recording "Brightest Blue" reveals the artist as a multifaceted personality, making it clear that many feelings were hidden from the eyes of other people, on this album Ellie opens her soul to the listener.
    Throughout the first part of the recording, Ellie talks about the different sides of love, with a sense of feminism and insecurity about her love. the sound goes    Ellie Goulding's new recording "Brightest Blue" reveals the artist as a multifaceted personality, making it clear that many feelings were hidden from the eyes of other people, on this album Ellie opens her soul to the listener.
    Throughout the first part of the recording, Ellie talks about the different sides of love, with a sense of feminism and insecurity about her love. the sound goes from instrumental ballads with vocals in the upper register, to experimental compositions with effects on the singer's voice, as well as atmospheric noises that add more immersion.
    The second part of the album introduces Ellie's alter ego, it is dedicated to the toxicity of relationships. After all, the world has not only tender and exciting, but also tough and psychologically difficult relationships.
    This record has all the potential to be Ellie's best work, but unfortunately "Love Me Like You Do" remains the best composition of Goulding's career.    … Expand
  25. Niesab97
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    This album is amazing.I loved every song of it.The lyricism,the instrumentals.It really is a work if art.
  26. Hol09
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Beautiful album from top to bottom. Well produced, excellent vocals and incredibly written. “Love i’m given” is an instant hit and songs including “Flux” and “New heights” are classic Goulding. A truly special album.
  27. Vitorlobo
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Not gonna lie, I was afraid of being disappointed after Delirium, but this is the masterpiece we needed after all. It reminds me of Halcyon in some aspects, but here we can also see that Ellie has evolved as an artist. Brightest Blue just shows how she gathered everything she experimented in music during these past years and made it something original.
  28. Meenos
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    An absolute banger One of the best albums of the year A true masterpiece that everyone should listen to it
  29. higormartinezo
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    She is back after 5 years with Halcyon vibes again. Brightest Blue is the best album of her.
  30. JyunLittleJyun
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    As promised, Ellie showed her most mature side and served us one of the best albums of the year.
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74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. AllMusic
    Jul 23, 2020
    80
    Brightest Blue's main disc is Goulding's deepest emotional journey yet, a triumph of empowerment and self-discovery.
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  2. Pitchfork
    Jul 22, 2020
    64
    While Blue is thoughtful and beautiful, it’s a drag to sit through. The interludes have more personality than the full-length songs.
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  3. Slant Magazine
    Jul 21, 2020
    30
    For the most part, she doesn’t have the chops or soul of contemporaries like Florence Welch, who sings of similar subject matter with a real torch, and who shares a collaborator in Joseph Kearns, who produced almost every song on Brightest Blue. At Kearns’s behest, the album takes a relatively new tack for Goulding, trading the garish for the palatable, but it’s no less grating as a result.
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