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HAPPIER THAN EVER    

by Billie Eilish
Interscope Release Date:
Jul 30, 2021

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The second full-length studio release for the Record Label:
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Los Angeles pop singer-songwriter was produced by Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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‘Happier Than Ever’ fully establishes Billie Eilish as one Billie wakes up from nightmares, and real life remains A-Z Index of Artists
of her generation’s most significant pop artists – and, difficult and tasty. The artist left the dreamlike universe
better still, does so without repeating a single trick from of her previous album and,… Expand
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The album also nudges Eilish beyond the trip-hop and view.
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trap sounds that dominated her past work, resulting in a
more sonically diverse set that allows the singer—whose 0
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downbeat vocals have often been compared to Lorde’s— Sabotage [Super Deluxe Edition] [Box Set]
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to explore the more textured, melodic aspects of her
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Happier Than Ever is full of things most of us don’t have 90 Happier than Ever
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to deal with – NDAs, interviews, paparazzi – and yet
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Eilish weaves them around universal woes, with such a 8 Jul 30, 2021
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knack for sharp, insightful lyrics that it never comes
across like her diamond shoes are too tight. excellent

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The 16-song set flows beautifully, carrying listeners on
an emotional journey in which surprising musical twists 88 Long Lost
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and glittering barbs of lyrical empowerment cast
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88 Dream Weapon
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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.

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