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This song was embedded in my brain… so even though I am deep into writing an album I was so happy when @hugelthug asked me to jump on it with my friend @jbalvin … and here we are. Itches a huge scratch. Espero que lo disfrutes ♥️♥️♥️ Video by @archivegoulding

Since this song is everywhere it was fun to see if I could still do a one take on it (with my lung capacity at practically 0 and baby Ellie wrote this 17 years ago) I remember after I wrote it with Jonny Latimer I emailed it (prob via hotmail) to @starsmith ! When he sent his version back it sounded like nothing I’d ever heard before (and I’d listened to a LOT because music was what I lived for) - and so was the beginning of my entire sound and the Lights era. that’s all I wanted for my first album, since I grew up on electronic music and only discovered folk and guitars in my teens. I’m glad it went that way round. When people ask me where my voice came from I can only think it was me wanting to be MJ, Dolores, Sarah Mclachan, Lauryn Hill , Leslie Feist, Eddie Vedder and Bjork at the same time so you can maybe start to understand why it sounds the way it does from years of trying to dissect those singers… aaaanyway I remember back then @greg_james playing this on @bbcradio1 and the rest is bloody history 🤪 enjoy 💫

This is when I heard ‘Destiny’ for the first time last year. I wrote it stuck between heartbreak and some sort of emancipation. I can’t wait for you to listen to it on Wednesday x

Happy Earth Day! Together, we must do everything we can to protect our planet. 🌎

Miracle is coming this Friday!

This song was embedded in my brain… so even though I am deep into writing an album I was so happy when @hugelthug asked me to jump on it with my friend @jbalvin … and here we are. Itches a huge scratch. Espero que lo disfrutes ♥️♥️♥️ Video by @archivegoulding

Since this song is everywhere it was fun to see if I could still do a one take on it (with my lung capacity at practically 0 and baby Ellie wrote this 17 years ago) I remember after I wrote it with Jonny Latimer I emailed it (prob via hotmail) to @starsmith ! When he sent his version back it sounded like nothing I’d ever heard before (and I’d listened to a LOT because music was what I lived for) - and so was the beginning of my entire sound and the Lights era. that’s all I wanted for my first album, since I grew up on electronic music and only discovered folk and guitars in my teens. I’m glad it went that way round. When people ask me where my voice came from I can only think it was me wanting to be MJ, Dolores, Sarah Mclachan, Lauryn Hill , Leslie Feist, Eddie Vedder and Bjork at the same time so you can maybe start to understand why it sounds the way it does from years of trying to dissect those singers… aaaanyway I remember back then @greg_james playing this on @bbcradio1 and the rest is bloody history 🤪 enjoy 💫

This is when I heard ‘Destiny’ for the first time last year. I wrote it stuck between heartbreak and some sort of emancipation. I can’t wait for you to listen to it on Wednesday x

Happy Earth Day! Together, we must do everything we can to protect our planet. 🌎

Miracle is coming this Friday!