"I Know You Care" - Ellie Goulding

My all-time favorite folktronica electropop singer-songwriter extraordinaire Ellie Goulding is on the brink of greatness with the upcoming release of her sophomore album Halcyon (Oct. 9). After the release of killer lead single "Anything Could Happen," Ellie has released another track off the album, "I Know You Care." The song is featured in the Brit film Now Is Good, starring American darling Dakota Fanning as a terminally ill cancer patient. Sad yet?

The video features clips of the video features clips of the film, including an eager Dakota obviously gunning for that Oscar nom, interspersed with shots of Ellie. It's equally heartbreaking and thrilling, as I literally can't wait for the release of this album.

Take a listen to "I Know You Care" below and keep your eyes peeled for new leaks off the new album!

Ellie Goulding Premiere's "Anything Could Happen"!

Just this morning on Fearne Cotton's Radio 1 show, Ellie Goulding premiered her first official single, "Anything Could Happen" off her upcoming second studio album, Halcyon (October 9th). With the new single, Ellie also released a lyric video compiled of over 1,200 photos taken by Instagram. The new track is a pounding piece of electropop perfection and I'm already obsessed with it. It's full of a glittering drum melody and a killer hook, not to mention the Ellie's unique vocals (which thankfully include her harsher, bellowing yell, which we've only really been lucky to hear from her in live shows). Much less of a typical mainstream first release, "Anything Could Happen" is surely an indication that the upcoming album, as well as Ellie's new direction, will be utterly brilliant. I can't wait!

The full single for "Anything Could Happen" will be released Stateside and in the UK via Interscope/Cherrytree records on September 30th.

Ellie Goulding's Album Teaser Is Everything

My idol and all-time favorite songstress ever Ellie Goulding has released a brief snippet sampler of her upcoming second studio album Halcyon! The sampler is amazing and I'm currently obsessed to no avail. Starting with a snippet of "Anything Could Happen (out next week!!)" it moves in to a stomping, sassy track with a beat-boxing Ellie. LOVE. Followed by a whimsical, downtempo number reminiscent of "Under The Sheets" and moves in to "It's Gonna Be Better," which is great. Moving through another stunning downtempo number, the sampler reaches a massive final track that I DIED to the first listen. I seriously CANNOT wait for this album. Check. It. Out.

If anyone was worried about following Lights, the girl has done it. I'm loving this new change in direction!

Halcyon will be released through Interscope/Cherrytree of October 9th.

Ellie Goulding's New Album!!

The marvelous and perpetually amazing Ellie Goulding announced her new album's release date today, as well as the first official single! The album will be titled Halcyon and will be out via Cherrytree/Interscope Records on October 9th!! The first single will be titled "Anything Could Happen" and will be available August 21st, with a lyric video premiering on August 13th. This is fantastic news, as I've been waiting for the Lights follow up for over two years. 

If you haven't yet heard Goulding's latest release "Hanging On," you should probably pop on over to that. The week of its release, the song was notably the most blogged about and highest played on Hype Machine, as well as lucky enough to garner over a million hits on YouTube. It's fantastic buzz for the singer and I'm sure Halcyon will far exceed the expectations we all have for Ellie. 

For those of you who are wondering, "Halcyon" is known as a mythical bird capable of charming the waves of the sea. As Ellie has stated in her press release this morning: "The album for me is a journey from dark into light from confusion to understanding," making the album title make more sense, seeming as a transformation of the singer who has also described it as a break up album.

This is the best news I could have ever asked for. I literally can't control myself right now.