Ed Sheeran Celebrates Birthday By Dropping New Song

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Ed Sheeran is building the buzz for Divide, his upcoming third album, with the release of a third track from it.

After the record-smashing whirlwind that was the advance release of Divide tracks “Shape of You” and “Castle on the Hill,” the Englishman changes pace on “How Would You Feel (Paean),” a Kleenex-clincher of a slow ballad assisted with acoustic guitar, piano and drums played with brushes.

The singer and songwriter dropped the promo track as his birthday gift to fans (he turned 26 on Friday). Sheeran sings in the chorus, “How would you feel/If I told you I loved you/It’s just something that I want to do/I’m taking my time, spending my…