Sayles: It’s all of “Getting Older.” If she’s getting old, then what the hell am I?īereznak: “Things I once enjoyed / Just keep me employed now / Things I’m longing for / Someday, I’ll be bored of.”
I’ll pass on “Halley’s Comet.”īaker: Look, it’s nothing personal and I appreciate the message behind the lyrics, but down with spoken-word tracks!! Nothing worse than when one of those puppies pops up on shuffle when you have people over and everyone kind of slowly starts shifting in their seats and glancing around and no, I’m not a nervous hostess, why do you ask? Which lyrics stick out to you the most?
Sayles: Probably because I’m not the target demo for this album, but I’m not wild about Happier Than Ever when it detours into morose–Norah Jones territory. But the more intentionally profound a spoken-word interlude is meant to be, the more deeply embarrassed I am by it. Questions about the ownership paparazzi/internet randos feel they have of the stars they stalk are entirely valid, and it’s likely cathartic for Billie to pose them. Halliwell: “Everybody Dies” is a skip for me, sorry!īereznak: I would’ve liked her to skip “Not My Responsibility” entirely and just let “OverHeated” stand for itself. Holmes: “Not My Responsibility” thematically makes sense on the album, but it’s also a slow moment on an album that often lacks propulsion. Holmes: Billie singing over a simple guitar on “Male Fantasy” made me wish that all of Happier Than Ever was this stripped down. Halliwell: The heavy-hitting chorus to “NDA” has been stuck in my head for weeks and it’s still the highlight of the album for me (followed closely by the last half of “Happier Than Ever”).
Renaldo: “Getting Older” (“Halley’s Comet” deserves mention too).īereznak: I’ve had “Lost Cause” on replay for weeks now. But I’m going with the title track, where the album crescendos. Sayles: A few choices here: the devastating “Your Power,” the infectious philosophical excursion of “Therefore I Am,” the organ-driven bounce of “I Didn’t Change My Number,” which is a few hi-hats from sounding like something Mike Jones could have rapped on. What is your favorite song on Happier Than Ever?īaker: Really been digging the “NDA” -> “Therefore I Am” -> “Happier Than Ever” run near the end and feel like that trio really showcases the scope of the album. My son, age 3: Mama, there’s pee in my bed. Katie Baker : Me, age 38: anyway it just stuck out to me that the only track listed in lower-case letters is the one called “my future” because that’s kind of like, a nod to her past, and the other day Finneas was saying tha. Plus, it sucks to be her ex-boyfriend.Ĭharles Holmes : When Pop Stars Fall Asleep, Where Do Their Mature Sophomore Albums Go? Most times, I don’t pity the artist, but Billie, somehow, made an overly repetitive album idea seem endearing. Billie is more mature, pensive, nostalgic, and brutally honest today when compared to her 17-year-old self.
Lani Renaldo : Justin Bieber has Purpose, Billie Eilish has Happier Than Ever? It seems like there comes a time in every pop star’s life when the expectations of fame and desire for normalcy become the fodder for an album. Justin Sayles : The youths have discovered adult contemporary, but it kinda rules.Īlyssa Bereznak : Coming of age while famous is a tale as old as iPhones, but damn if Billie doesn’t tell it in the most melancholic way. Kate Halliwell : Another impressive, affecting album from Billie-but singing about how old she feels at 19 is not doing me any favors mentally. What is your tweet-length review of Happier Than Ever? On Friday, Billie Eilish returned with Happier Than Ever, her follow-up to 2019’s megasuccessful When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? It’s more mature-and reportedly more personal-but is it any good? Here are our staff’s instant reactions.
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