Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever ALBUM REVIEW
The art department could’ve at least photoshopped out the chair smh.
Whether you like it or not, Billie Eilish is one of the biggest stars on the planet right now. Regardless of whatever press she’s getting as a person at the moment, she knows how to make a good song. When Happier Than Ever was officially announced, I was worried mainly because it was April. I may be on the younger side, but that’s quite a while for an album to drop. Either way, the singles didn’t stand out to me either. The only single I genuinely liked from it was “Lost Cause,” which has a whole different thing happening but we don’t have to talk about that now. Now, that album is here, one of the most anticipated albums of the year at that. There’s a lot of hype and industry backing here, and don’t get me wrong, I’m nervous about this album. So, let’s not waste any more time and get into Happier Than Ever.
I just gotta say this in both a positive and a negative way: This is a mess. There’s a lot happening here with the production, once again coming from her brother Finneas, and there’s actually a lot of variety here. Influences from rock, R&B, folk, and electronic music are here and because of all this variety, it actually makes this nearly hour-long project flow quite well. On the writing side, Eilish tackles the idea of the large amount of fame she’s met with and the standards that she feels that she has to meet. It’s done surprisingly well for someone her age and also hasn’t been done in this detail for a while. I’d like to touch on what I feel is the best song on here, and that’s the title track. Good God, this is what modern pop has been needing. This song is one of the most daring and experimental songs that a mainstream artist has done in a long time, good or bad. In this case, though, it’s good. Really good.
In all honesty, I was pleasantly surprised with Happier Than Ever. Even if I do prefer her debut album over this, I can’t ignore the parts that are really good, especially since the great parts of this album are career highlights. Billie Eilish has grown not only as a person but as a songwriter and as a singer. It may not be all great, but it’s enough to keep her in the spotlight and keep that praise.
8/10
Listen here
YouTube Music
Happier Than Ever is an Interscope release.
Whether you like it or not, Billie Eilish is one of the biggest stars on the planet right now. Regardless of whatever press she’s getting as a person at the moment, she knows how to make a good song. When Happier Than Ever was officially announced, I was worried mainly because it was April. I may be on the younger side, but that’s quite a while for an album to drop. Either way, the singles didn’t stand out to me either. The only single I genuinely liked from it was “Lost Cause,” which has a whole different thing happening but we don’t have to talk about that now. Now, that album is here, one of the most anticipated albums of the year at that. There’s a lot of hype and industry backing here, and don’t get me wrong, I’m nervous about this album. So, let’s not waste any more time and get into Happier Than Ever.
I just gotta say this in both a positive and a negative way: This is a mess. There’s a lot happening here with the production, once again coming from her brother Finneas, and there’s actually a lot of variety here. Influences from rock, R&B, folk, and electronic music are here and because of all this variety, it actually makes this nearly hour-long project flow quite well. On the writing side, Eilish tackles the idea of the large amount of fame she’s met with and the standards that she feels that she has to meet. It’s done surprisingly well for someone her age and also hasn’t been done in this detail for a while. I’d like to touch on what I feel is the best song on here, and that’s the title track. Good God, this is what modern pop has been needing. This song is one of the most daring and experimental songs that a mainstream artist has done in a long time, good or bad. In this case, though, it’s good. Really good.
In all honesty, I was pleasantly surprised with Happier Than Ever. Even if I do prefer her debut album over this, I can’t ignore the parts that are really good, especially since the great parts of this album are career highlights. Billie Eilish has grown not only as a person but as a songwriter and as a singer. It may not be all great, but it’s enough to keep her in the spotlight and keep that praise.
8/10
Listen here
YouTube Music
Happier Than Ever is an Interscope release.
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