Pop · 2017 · 16 tracks

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A high-gloss blend of stadium-sized folk, rhythmic R&B, and Irish trad. Heart-on-sleeve storytelling that scales from intimate bedrooms to global arenas.

It's the ultimate 'life soundtrack' album that goes from pub singalongs to wedding ballads in forty minutes.

A warm, nostalgic embrace that balances stadium-sized joy with intimate, vulnerable reflections on growth and loss.

÷ · vs · Ed Sheeran

Sentimental+3.1σ

Sentimental saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks

01

Eraser

3:48

02

Castle on the Hill

4:21

03

Dive

3:58

04

Shape of You

3:54

05

Perfect

4:23

06

Galway Girl

2:50

07

Happier

3:28

08

New Man

3:09

09

Hearts Don’t Break Around Here

4:08

10

What Do I Know?

3:57

11

How Would You Feel (Paean)

4:41

12

Supermarket Flowers

3:41

13

Barcelona

3:11

14

Bibia Be Ye Ye

2:57

15

Nancy Mulligan

3:00

16

Save Myself

4:07

Moments Worth Waiting For

The percussive wood-block rhythm and muted guitar pluck that opens Shape of You.

The sudden swell of traditional Irish fiddle and whistle during the chorus of Galway Girl.

The devastatingly quiet piano and raw vocal delivery on the closing track Save Myself.

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