Ed Sheeran dropped some new music last week, and it has every feature worthy of making it a great album. With different styles and a variety of sounds, Ed’s new album “Divide” may be the album of 2017. Here’s a look into some of the most unique tracks on the album.
- Supermarket Flowers
Written as a farewell to his grandmother, “Supermarket Flowers” is the perfect piano ballad. Filled with usual emotions one hopes to hear from an Ed Sheeran song, “Supermarket Flowers” delivers sentiment with a softer, religious-sounding edge.
- Bibia Be Ye Ye
Possibly one of the newest sounds for Ed, “Bibia Be Ye Ye” starts out with a sound comparable to Vampire Weekend, but escalates into an electric guitar melody. The song is impossible not to dance to— it will quickly get you on your feet.
- Nancy Mulligan
This hit sounds like it came straight from a pub in Ireland. “Nancy Mulligan” is a complete folk tune that pushes yet another new area of music for Ed.
- Shape of You
“Shape of You” signifies Ed’s official break into pop music. The electric-sounding song has easily become a top 10 song on the radio.
- Dive
This soulful song has Ed pouring out his heart. While it resembles something like a ballad, Ed also belts his heart out in the song. This song has definitely got us feeling feels.
- Perfect
It seemed impossible for Ed to get more poetic than “Thinking Out Loud,” but he did it. Closing out this list with a personal favorite, “Perfect” is the slow dance song of the year— it screams romance.
Check out “Divide” to see the many other songs that put a whole new spin on Ed Sheeran’s original style of music.