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Singer Ed Sheeran, who scored in 2014 with the release of his Grammy-winning and bestselling album 鈥渪鈥� (read as "multiply"),聽has released two new songs.聽

Mr. Sheeran鈥檚 new tracks are 鈥淐astle On The Hill鈥� and 鈥淪hape Of You.鈥澛�

Sheeran previously released the 2011 album 鈥�+鈥� (read as "plus")聽as well as 2014鈥檚 鈥渪.鈥� 鈥渪鈥� was the source for hit song 鈥淭hinking Out Loud,鈥� which won the Grammy Award for song of the year as well as hitting No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.聽

The singer has also released such hit songs as 鈥淒on鈥檛鈥� and 鈥淧hotograph鈥� as well as creating the song 鈥淚 See Fire,鈥� which accompanied the 2013 movie 鈥淭he Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.鈥�

Sheeran鈥檚 most recent album, 鈥渪,鈥� did even better than its predecessor sales-wise, with the album reaching number one on the Billboard 200, which measures album sales. What drew listeners to this album?

writes in his review of Sheeran鈥檚 鈥渪,鈥� 鈥淭his is, in every respect, a richer blend [than 2011鈥檚 鈥�+鈥橾, more seamlessly combining the factors that made him so immediately accessible first time round. The formula might be sensitive songwriting + hip-hop flow + pop sensibility x charismatic performance = something greater than the sum of its obvious parts. Maybe he is just talented.鈥�

Of the tracks on 鈥渪,鈥� Mr. McCormick writes, 鈥淭hese are genuinely great songs, where melodies flow, rhythms groove, choruses erupt and lyrics jab you with surprises. The core of Sheeran鈥檚 appeal is his apparently effortless absorption of contemporary musical styles.鈥�

And praised Sheeran鈥檚 songcraft in Mr. Lipshutz鈥檚 review of 鈥渪.鈥� 鈥淪heeran's real gift lies in his writing 鈥� his lyrics' attention to detail and unorthodox phrasing in particular,鈥� Lipshutz writes. 鈥淭he daring spirit at the heart of Sheeran's appeal is magnified here, and he outclasses other rising male singers simply by utilizing a deeper bag of tricks.鈥�