Nine years after their last outing (2014’s “Outside”) and 11 years after their first (2012’s “I Need Your Love”), Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding are back. And given the affirming success of their earlier efforts—which remain highlights of dance music’s commercial boom—that Harris and Goulding are once again aligning their names in the credits is less of a “Miracle” and more of a natural evolution.
It’s immediately clear that, stylistically, “Miracle” stands apart from both “Outside” and “I Need Your Love.” The diversion,…
