Feel the drive and pulsing energy with Ellie Madeland’s “Making It Known”. Boiled down to simple terms, this track can be described as an electronic, pop-adjacent wonderland. Madeland’s voice stays powerful and distinct throughout the track, while the backing instrumentals rise & fall in intensity as the power in Madeland’s voice does the same. As the track waves between peaks of emotion and build-up, “Making It Known” brilliantly represents the struggles in a complicated relationship. The song examines the difficulties of experiencing the highs & lows of figuring out a relationship - one that’s been proven to not be the best for Madeland. Instead of trying to shy away from the situation and hide from the situation she’s been put into, she experiences drowning in her emotions and cannot figure out how to get herself out of the predicament. After all of this turmoil and struggle, Madeland states that there is essentially one thing left to this connection – making what they are to one another, what they want, etc., be known.
“Making It Known” takes the best of electronic and pop music and meshes them together to put lenses up to a difficult relationship. Much like the pulsating and wave-like electronic beats backing Madeland’s vocals, the song weaves from wondering if Madeland crying would bring the pair together to being unsure of how to understand her own feelings. These polarizing ideas are representative of a common issue that many people can resonate with, showing a well-rounded and true-to-nature pop song. In addition, Madeland’s songwriting abilities are extremely present – especially when inspecting her pain. She describes situations where she said things out loud to this person that she’s not proud of, that this pain has become somewhat of a home for her, etc., indicating just how deep this relationship goes. Within just a few lines, the audience can tell that Madeland and this other person have a history – one that is detailed, determined, and not as simple as it may appear. While it’s easy to assume the basics of a relationship detailed in a pop song, it’s clear that this is a connection that has brought on as plague of negative emotion & confusion for a reason.
Ellie Madeland is a Swedish singer-songwriter based in London, UK. Since she was a child, Madeland was drawn to music – specifically by the piano. The piano was the first instrument she learned to play and will often start off writing songs by sitting at the piano. Originally established as the lead singer of the synth-pop duo Island Empire, as well as the dream-pop band Emergent Minds, Madeland chose another path and began pursuing her solo career in 2021 with the single “Out of Nowhere”. Personally, Madeland listens to artists like The Cure (her favorite band), and would love to open for them. In addition to the Cure, she’s also interested in opening for artists such as The XX, Billie Eilish, Bon Iver, etc. Madeland is currently working on solo music and is using influences like gothic rock, dream pop, etc., to make her music.
Written by Madison Spies
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