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On his third full-length, the English dynamo shows the full wealth and range of his powers. *÷* is a ruthlessly melodic run through a staggering array of styles, further proof that Sheeran is a singer/songwriter for these musical times: a balladeer who can blur the lines between Celtic folk and hip-hop (“Galway Girl”) just as readily as he can summon big, festival-ready sentiments (“Castle on the Hill”), impassioned serenades (“Perfect”), and pulse-quickening pop (“Shape of You.”)
Ed Sheeran sells trite innocence by the pound. He uses bland wisdom and unimaginative music to ponder the basic good and bad in people around him, without once looking inward.
Ed Sheeran sells trite innocence by the pound. He uses bland wisdom and unimaginative music to ponder the basic good and bad in people around him, without once looking inward.
The Suffolk singer-songwriter returns with an album about fame and bum bleach. It’s kind of weird. Get the NME verdict.
The Suffolk singer-songwriter returns with an album about fame and bum bleach. It’s kind of weird. Get the NME verdict.
The eagerly-awaited new record from the British singer-singwriter will be a best-seller
The eagerly-awaited new record from the British singer-singwriter will be a best-seller
This latest release is a guaranteed hit that steps up his winning formula from + and x
This latest release is a guaranteed hit that steps up his winning formula from + and x
Imagine you’re the biggest and most popular male British pop star in the world. Now imagine that you’ve achieved that success by doing things
Imagine you’re the biggest and most popular male British pop star in the world. Now imagine that you’ve achieved that success by doing things
Ed Sheeran is a full-fledged world-famous platinum-selling pop star now, and that's fine, but he'd be the first to tell you: fame and fortune come with...
Ed Sheeran is a full-fledged world-famous platinum-selling pop star now, and that's fine, but he'd be the first to tell you: fame and fortune come with...
Hopping from pant-flinging ballad to Gaelic rap, the former sofa surfer has created a suspiciously slick album that aspires to appeal across the board
Hopping from pant-flinging ballad to Gaelic rap, the former sofa surfer has created a suspiciously slick album that aspires to appeal across the board
Ed Sheeran - ÷ review: Stuck in his daydream, been this way since eighteen.
Ed Sheeran - ÷ review: Stuck in his daydream, been this way since eighteen.
Ed Sheeran’s third album will almost certainly be the biggest selling British album of the year.
Ed Sheeran’s third album will almost certainly be the biggest selling British album of the year.
Sheeran's new album ÷ (Divide) plays up to his Irishness but it's about as authentically Irish as chicken wings and 'we see through you Ed'
Sheeran's new album ÷ (Divide) plays up to his Irishness but it's about as authentically Irish as chicken wings and 'we see through you Ed'