Billie Eilish - .When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? poll

Ilomilo, easy

Fucking hell this album is two years old already?

this is a really solid record. I have some intensely personal reasons to favor “when the party’s over”, so that’s my pick. after that, “8” and “xanny”

my strange addiction

"i love you"

"Party" is definitely my #2, not least for the incredible video. The recent doco has her in the backyard with her mom, blocking out the shots and then going through the shoot, at the end of which she says "I'm definitely directing all my videos from here on".

ILOMILO

Bury a Friend is also good although the beat has always sounded like a Black Skinhead retread to my ears in an almost cynical way.

“When the party’s over” is a great composition and might be the best “song” in here regardless of beat/production, which has made it her most popular one to cover. Youtube keeps recommending me versions of it from idk The Voice: Germany or The Voice: Madagascar and I liked the first couple of versions I saw of it but I’m starting to hate it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PZsSWwc9xA

vs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e7wiyNO2us

Xanny, which has always reminded me of Roxy Music.
Billie and Finneas heard their parents playing Stranded (or early Ferry solo records) or something?

i didn't know how this poll would do on ILM but see that it's a EPIC FAAL.

or FAIL

anyways, i loved listening to this album in full. before i really only knew the songs but listening to the album in full has really been a fun experience. still a bit torn on what i will end up voting for.

yeah, I only got into the album pretty recently and was surprised at how much I liked the whole thing.

Bad Guy. I feel a bit ick if I pay attention to the lyrics, but that minimal groove is just amazing.

"i love you" followed by "you should see me in a crown" then "bury a friend"

still waiting for this from the library, years later. I'll be there for the re-poll.

Great record. Somewhere between Listen Before I Go Bad Guy or Bury A Friend.

7 singles, 1 hit

one (pop) radio hit you mean

"bury a friend" and "when the party's over" were both substantial hits despite peaking outside the top 10. "bury a friend" also reached #1 at alternative radio (for whatever that's worth on a format that is now dominated by oldies tunes)

"when the party's over" was actually pushed to top 40 radio for quite a long time but b/c top 40 programmers are among the stupidest ppl in the entire music industry they resisted playing it due to it, i guess, 'sounding weird for the format' or b/c 'streaming doesn't reflect real mainstream enthusiasm'. when they ended up being proven wrong on both of those counts and then some, some stations (like the one in my city) finally started playing it a decent amount, but, like, embarrassingly late. by that time the album and "bad guy" had already come out and they finally started getting with the program somewhat

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Anyone seen her documentary yet?

After re-listening to this I went with Ilomilo just ahead of I Love You.

As good as the album is, Everything I Wanted is still my favourite song of hers by a long way.

xp: looks like it's only available on Apple+.

The documentary is pretty good, if a bit long. Her parents are cool and really patient, her talented and preternaturally mature brother comes across like a 35 year old pretending to be a 20 year old. There's a really nice Justin Bieber moment. You get to see her take her driver's test.

Ok this has genuinely sold it to me! Thanks Josh.

she is rumored to be releasing new music imminently. this poll was an industry plant!

Yeah the documentary is really good. Her boyfriend (now long ex boyfriend I assume) is a dick. I most empathised with her dad. It made me feel like teenage girls get a raw deal, even if they’re famous with seemingly very well adjusted families. It’s lovely when she meets Bieber. Orlando Bloomps is a moran.

"bury a friend" is like "black skinhead" combined with "people are strange," so that's the one

"Baby, I don't feel so good", six words you never understood

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

phew

new album Happier Than Ever reportedly out 30 July

9. "My Strange Addiction" (writer: F. O'Connell) 3:00 1

really? just me? ok

That's my #3 (after Bury a Friend and You Should See Me In A Crown)

not even a sample from the office could ruin it for me

I just remembered the shuddering digital cadences in "ilomilo", it reminds me of Reich's "18 Musicians" (if that's still an acceptable namecheck). Massive track on headphones, as is much of the album.

I didn't vote, but would have gone for "When the Party's Over."

I still can't get with the muttercore vibe of most the album... for me, her best stuff came both before and after it. (kind of an interesting case, where an artist's breakthrough album doesn't really play to their strengths... though obv. it did OK for her!!)