billie eilish

fantastic song

as a matter of fact it’s incredible

it's not what i expected but i still find it ehhhhhh

I don't "hear" it; it's pleasant but barely there for me.

there's something about how it ends that i feel like could have been improved but i haven't any idea how

it kind of just stops playing, right?

there’s no resolution no, but it makes that last line land extra hard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzeWc3zh01g

kinda surprised no one's talking about her new single because it's really good

It is good. Are the lyrics about someone/something specific?

Taylor Swift?

“This is one of my favorite songs I’ve ever written,” Eilish wrote on Instagram. “I feel very vulnerable putting this one out because I hold it so close to my heart. This is about many different situations that we’ve all either witnessed or experienced. I hope this can inspire change.”

Last night I taught myself a few Billie Eilish songs on piano; they were surprisingly fun to play. Good chords.

I was just about to bump this thread for this song, which is great

Very Feist-y to these old ears--I like the subtle sub wubs btw 1:18-1:45/2:32-3:00 (at which point there's a decent visual pun w/r/t to her singing "If they kill your contract" while the boa's finally in full constriction position)

(Also, main verse melody's somewhat similar to "Re: Stacks" by Bon Iver, innit?)

It is good. Are the lyrics about someone/something specific?

fans think it's mostly about her ex-bf 7:AMP

Oh, he was her bf (whom she calls "Q") in the World's a Little Blurry doc.

I love the video and I love the guitar tone but this is a little underwhelming overall to me, it feels a lot more conventional than I would expect from her.

there's enough with the subtle bass synth etc. going on to make it a little more interesting than being just a straight acoustic ballad

<3

not sold on this yet, a ballad is not what i was expecting or wanted from her right now

Then wait for the album, it will probably be great in context.

1. "Getting Older" 4:04
2. "I Didn't Change My Number" 2:38
3. "Billie Bossa Nova" 3:16
4. "My Future" 3:30
5. "Oxytocin" 3:30
6. "Goldwing" 2:31
7. "Lost Cause" 3:32
8. "Halley's Comet" 3:54
9. "Not My Responsibility" 3:47
10. "Overheated" 3:34
11. "Everybody Dies" 3:26
12. "Your Power" 4:05
13. "NDA" 3:15
14. "Therefore I Am" 2:53
15. "Happier Than Ever" 4:58
16. "Male Fantasy" 3:14

it’s a really awesome song and it’s not like her releasing ballads as singles is unprecedented

It has some really cool things going on in the production that makes it stand out from the usual ballad: the synth bass, how busy the first chorus sounds when compared with how stripped it is the second time, the synths in the second verse. loving how every backing part is never the same twice and how tasteful it all sounds. Is Finneas the one behind the whole production?

I love this song, flippant remark above notwithstanding. as in many of her ballads I find her voice/vocal mesmerising.

Who came up with this idea of releasing one of the slow ones at the end of the album first, instead of the front-end bangers? Wolf Alice just did the same putting out track 9, a slow piano ballad. Lana did the same in advance of Norman Fuckin Rockwell.

it's actually the third single so far

a little disappointed that "everything i wanted" isn't on the album like the other post-when we all fall asleep singles though

“Everything I wanted” was included in the reissue/deluxe version of her previous album

I too would have preferred if they have saved it for this new one instead but I guess they needed a plus factor for the reissue/deluxe.

I also feel like it naturally belongs to that previous “era” for her.

she’s really changin up her look:

“It's all about what makes you feel good”
Billie is on the cover of @BritishVogue. Read the cover story now: https://t.co/nZmP08VlGI pic.twitter.com/Kef1sn01J7

— billie eilish (@billieeilish) May 2, 2021

i hope she doesn't completely stop dressing like a jojo character

I think gen z is less hung up on consistency. Embracing a totally different aesthetic from one day to the next is more common and accepted than it would be in the grunge era or something—there’s less meaning attached to it, less concern about seeming inauthentic or “selling out” idk. True postmoderns this gen

changing up looks for album cycles is hardly new to gen z though lol especially in the pop world

but also bowie etc. obviously

Yeah – she’s obv not Madonna, but she’s still a pop star… just a kind that didn’t exist (in the US, anyway) until fairly recently.

I don’t know how you’d even (roughly) describe her in terms of artists from decades past… Alanis meets Björk, but a superstar?

(not that there’s a particular reason to try describing any current artist in such terms – but I find it interesting to imagine if artists today had existed when I was high school or college, which kids would be into them, etc. Like I assume there aren’t still “pop kids” and “alternative kids,” and those milieus have broken down?)

Doesn't seem that weird that someone would dress differently on the cover of Vogue from the way they dress in ordinary life or even on stage.

I love the cover look so much, she looks incredible

given how selfconscious she is, its v exciting that she has taken such a big step

i hope that the feedback is positive bc i would hate for something like this to backfire somehow & make her feel ashamed/horrified/etc

idk i get weirdly parental about her! we must protect her at all costs bc she rules

According to the LA Times article in which I read about the Vogue cover (that’s how dad-hip I am):

In March, her Instagram reveal of her new hair color reached a million likes in just six minutes and became the third-most-liked post on the platform within 48 hours.

thx for explaining how a fanbase works lol i meant like, ppl in general

sorry - I was just trying to add to your comment(?) I wasn’t trying to explain anything, just enjoying the conversation…

Gotta say, up til now I always respected how she dressed for utility and aesthetic without feeling the need for "hotness". Seemed like a very grounded and healthy attitude and a super positive influence for her fans, I know both my daughters really admired it. Going mainstream followed by a pivot to movie-star blonde and revealing clothing seems like a large step backward in those terms. She was always beautiful of course, and yet it seemed like it didn't matter, but now it does which I find disappointing.
I know as a middle aged cishet dude my opinion is pretty much irrelevant on this matter, and I know that dressing that way can be a form of empowerment depending on the intention. But the lowkey playfulness of her previous image was really appealing and strong to me.

xpost sorry idk why i said that, yr good

there is power in her image thus far for sure & it made a lot of ppl struggling w body image feel like they were/are understood

but that struggle isnt always a circle - it can be a line

showing her figure isnt to say she isnt still struggling. it says that grappling with body image doesnt always have to look like one thing. achieving a vision of her self that is within reach. and there is power in owning the gaze in this moment that could be game changing for her. it could be terrifying. it could be both.

its exciting to see her try. that’s what we should support. for her or anyone.

I keep forgetting she’s only 19. She looks older than some of my cousins in their late 20s.

I guess this photoshoot is consistent with the teaser for “happier than ever”. That same sort of golden vintage look.

I don’t think it’s that “hot” of a photoshoot? I mean yeah sure she’s in underwear but something about the poses and the vintage feel doesn’t really scream “omg sexy” to me... i don’t think they were even going for a “hot” vibe but I might be too old or too latin to tell the difference.

well said VG, that's an enlightening counterpoint thank you

Actually I see she addresses every point talked about in here in the actual article.

new song is very sleepy, not much there imo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2dRcipMCpw