Ellie Goulding

"Tessellate" (Alt-J cover)

BY Gregory AdamsPublished May 28, 2013

English singer Ellie Goulding is temporarily shifting the focus from her sophomore set Halcyon to deliver a remodelled version of Alt-J's An Awesome Wave cut "Tessellate."

The cover sidesteps the organic piano textures of the original in favour of backwards-masked synth washes and producer Xaphoon Jones' snap beats, and also manages to slide a saxophone solo in there too. As for the vocals, they run just as soft and smooth as Joe Newman's, though at an octave higher.

You can check it out in the player down below.

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