Billie eilish new album
Those final two and half minutes are not only a highlight of the album but a highlight of Eilish’s entire discography thus far. Titular track “Happier Than Ever” delivers the album’s biggest surprise by evolving from a sleepy ukulele ballad into a blistering angst-fuelled rager. For the uninitiated, it’s a wake-up call and reminder of the realities so many artists face. It’s a familiar story for fans who have witnessed Eilish’s exponential trajectory as followers on social media, readers of interviews and viewers of content like her annual Vogue interviews or documentary film will attest. It sizzles where other more playful attempts merely fizz.Įilish’s musings about fame catching up with her and creating chaos are best expressed with the droning synth stabs of the opening track “Getting Older”. The latter is a club-ready whisper-pop anthem that sees FINNEAS channel Timbaland, with Eilish invoking the spirit of Nelly Furtado’s 2009 opus Loose. Standouts include the early single “Therefore I Am” and hot-and-heavy curveball “Oxytocin”. There are of course moments where Eilish pulls it out of the bag, but where WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? felt entirely singular, Happier Than Ever doesn’t feel nearly as intimately unique. On Happier Than Ever the tempo never quite reaches fever pitch instead, Eilish is content with the tranquillity of tried and tested methods - tentatively pushing boundaries, rather than cranking the distortion up to 10. Eilish has already called out those claiming she’s in her “flop era” on TikTok, and while they weren’t wrong to lament the lack of ear-bending left turns Eilish and her brother usually conjure, nothing the sibling duo have shared has been objectively bad, it’s just relatively tame in comparison to their previous work. Lest we forget the soothing calm of her pensive 2015 debut single “Ocean Eyes” transitioning swiftly into the muffled distortion of her biggest hit, 2019's “bad guy”, as she evolved into pop’s antihero.īut her fans haven’t been as enamoured by her latest shift in direction. Having already undergone many transformations, Eilish's career can still be considered relatively short. However, don't let its beige exterior fool you, beneath its surface each of these songs carries a story with heart. Listen out for the intricacies of FINNEAS’ production and take stock of the lessons Eilish shares with her lyrics. Packed with slow burns often blurring into each other, it’s a record to sit with and study - if you’ve got the time. Left to their own devices, with no outside influences, the pair have created a sprawling second album heavy with ballads. ? I CANT BELIEVE ITTTT".Unlike her debut album, which Eilish recently declared she “hated every second” of making, Happier Than Ever was created in solitude and isolation with her longtime collaborator and brother Finneas. anyway i’m so excited and nervous and blaaah… please take care of this project, it means the world to me. i couldn’t ask for a better brother and collaborator, you are my whole world and i couldn’t do any of this without you. i wish i could go back and make this album all over again because it was some of the best nights in my life. i grew so much in the process of making this album and experienced so much self realization and self reflection. i love every song on this project so so much it literally scares me thinking about putting it out into the world for anyone to listen to. finneas and i were just on cloud 9 making this album i feel. this was the most fulfilling most satisfying and profound experience i’ve ever had with my music. Taking to Instagram to share the artwork again, she wrote: "“Happier Than Ever” my sophomore album is finally out. Listen to Billie Eilish's Happier Than Ever album here In April, the global sensation announced that the follow-up to her hit debut would be released on 30 July 2021 and now it's finally out to be experienced in its entirety.