5 Ellie Goulding – “Lights” Summoning Florence + the Machine a little bit, but somehow less gaudy, Goulding canaries in with gemstone femininity on this one, and it makes for something fairly beautiful. Bubbling synths give the song a dance feel, but the producer clearly took pains to go for a garage-rock snare. I’m guessing … Continue reading “Top 5 Radio Pop Singles of 2012”