I’m adding Ellie Goulding and her debut album Lights to my personal soundtrack for Lore of the Underlings (Music of the lore).

Her soft, enchanting voice and intimate lyrics are a perfect match for an upcoming character I have in mind. It’s amazing how a singer or a song can help conjure someone from silence, shape her with sound, and fill her with life from nothing. Ellie’s follow-up album, Halcyon, is due in early October. Looking forward to that.

British folktronica will always have a place in my world!