billie eilish

was hoping this would break the streak of ballad bond themes, it doesn't, but it's still the best bond theme since "you know my name" (low bar) and a good song worth hearing more than once (a bar which recent bond themes did not clear). in mood it kind of reminds me of "the world is not enough"

now that i've posted that i need to play "you know my name" five times in a row again

it's certainly better than fuckin "Skyfall"

and thankfully is probably too low-key to get anywhere near as much play

wholeheartedly agreed, and the less said about "the writing's on the wall" and "another way to die" the better xp

lmao "Another Way to Die" definitely tried for....something, I'll give it that

an ear infection?

i think it made me stop listening to the white stripes

Alicia Keys and Jack White, together at last! they go down like...thumbtacks and motor oil

I just relistened to "You Know My Name" and brad is otm. Though the theme songs mostly being joyless slogs suits the Craig era pretty well

The last 3 (Adele, Sam Smith and this) have all been very similar haven't they? I've liked them all. I would still have liked Lana to have had a crack at it but hey.

I dig this...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQsfZMqWsAcE0Cx?format=jpg

Lana admittedly would have done little to break the joylessness streak

this is really good but I also like both bond music and billie eilish more than most people

lana is a/the perfect pick for bond, esp in 2020

Lana del Rey supposedly wrote “24” as an audition song for Spectre.

Considering what came before it this is a very competent song for a Bond intro but it’s the sort of orchestral somber ballad that’s been done way too many times in the franchise. I thought Billie Eilish would be a perfect fit to revitalize what a Bond theme could be but this is way too safe. Feels like a lesser Skyfall tbh.

"competent" is the exact word I came here to use.

this is okay

First 80sec or so is great. The rest could be anyone, really.

Incidentally, Sam Smith announced the upcoming release of his new album this week. Titled To Die For.

"fine" seems about right, "forgettable" is also accurate

the recently released title track to that forthcoming sam smith album is much better than this xp

why do these bond things always have to be so annoyingly arranged

i love this so much

this is the first bond theme I've listened to more than once since A View to a Kill so it must be good

she is reeeeally blowing up huh

everything i wanted is some song. those kid a keys.

Kinda love how the song actually kicks in halfway through

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm9Zf1WYQ_A

damn this is great! she's developing as a singer I think? in a on appealing way? struck me as less mumbly

It is. What a great song. She sings it so well but, boy, would I ever love to hear Amy Winehouse sing that song!

I really enjoyed that. It reminded me of the xx somewhat except it's actually good.

rather than amazing, like the XX?

If you say so (I thought the s/t was ok btw, everything after that can perish in a fire).

It sounds nothing like the XX who are great and got better after the s/t. So there.

I actually do think she and Romy have a certain vocal similarity, though Eilish is a lot more demonstrative esp now

also "I'm in love with my future" is a cool lyric/sentiment

try singing that in six months.

j/k, I like the song.

chilly gonzales otm these are asmr vocals

This is very good and so smooth !
Perfect for a cocktail by the swimming pool as the sun sets...

The long vocal intro before the groove kicks in reminds me of Donna Summer in spirit.
Actually the track is so short it begs for an extended club remix.

beautiful song, agreed that she's taken major steps as a singer, even since 'everything i wanted'

I don’t really hear the XX? Maybe Zero7 or some other chillout/downtempo act from the early 00s.

I thought of the xx because of the barely-there instrumental substratum in the first half and her voice's mild R&B inflections. I can hear echoes of Zero 7 as well, maybe even a bit of Radiohead.

Yeah I got strong turn of the millennium trip-hop/downtempo vibes from this. Like Esthero.

half of esthero is responsible for the weeknd so that's not surprising

welp I learned something today!

(I don't hear any of them so much as something cathy battistessa maybe would sing on)

this maybe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unt6WExrupg

It's got kind of a Cardigans vibe to me

dammmmmmn what a song

it's okay