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Polydor (2023) EU
Higher Than Heaven is the eagerly anticipated fifth studio album from multiplatinum British superstar Ellie Goulding. Enlisting some of pop music's finest talents — including Greg Kurstin, Koz, and Andrew Wells — the record sees Ellie put her own spin on modern pop music. Higher Than Heaven is jam packed with infectious hits that see her signature vocals take center stage while the production is pop music at its finest — stomping basslines, soaring synths and euphoric melodies.
Speaking about Higher Than Heaven, Ellie explains "There was definitely a darkness about (the past two years) that was palpable in the studio, with everyone having gone through it differently. I think for that reason, nobody wanted to sit and agonise over some relationship or some drama. So that's how this album came together. (Higher Than Heaven is) about being passionately in love. But it's a hyper form of love, almost like a drug induced feeling. It feels almost artificial and there's the potential for a crash."
Ellie's most recent album Brightest Blue was released in July 2020 and was her third No. 1 studio album in the U.K..