Ellie Goulding has already conquered the UK -- and now the British songstress is creating some serious buzz about herself in the US.  The 24-year-old's first full length album Lights shot to #1 on the UK chart in 2010 and she took home The Critics Choice Award at the 2010 Brit Awards.  Goulding's Lights was just released in the US earlier this month -- and we've been listening to it on repeat ever since! 

Our own Katie Krause sat down with the talented gal inside her Austin, Texas hotel room during SXSW.  Ellie opened up about the album. . .