Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Billie Eilish

3 studio albums with 39 songs. 2 EPs with 10 songs. 2 soundtrack albums with 2 songs. 9 other songs. 60 songs in total.

2017 Don't Smile At Me (8)

Seven good songs: "Party Favor", "Bellyache", "Copycat", "Ocean Eyes", "My Boy", "Idontwannabeyouanymore" and "Watch". And one disappointment: "Hostage".


2019 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (13)

Two timeless classics: "Bad Guy" and "Bury A Friend". Six good songs: "You Should See Me In A Crown", "All The Good Girls Go To Hell", "Wish You Were Gay", "I Love You", "8" and "My Strange Addiction". And five disappointments: "Ilomilo", "When The Party's Over", "Listen Before I Go", "Xanny" and "Goodbye".


2021 Happier Than Ever (16)

Six good songs: "My Future", "Billie Bossa Nova", "Oxytocin", "Therefore I Am", "Male Fantasy" and "Happier Than Ever". And ten disappointments: "Overheated", "Halley's Comet", "Lost Cause", "Getting Older", "NDA", "Your Power", "I Didn't Change My Number", "Goldwing", "Everybody Dies" and "Not My Responsibility".


2021 No Time to Die: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1)

A soundtrack album for the James Bond movie "No Time To Die". An Oscar-winning song by Billie Ellish": "No Time To Die". Four instrumental tracks cowritten by Hans Zimmer, Billie Eillish and her brother Finneas O'Connell: "I'll Be Right Back", "Lovely To See You Again", "Home" and "Final Ascent". And sixteen other instrumental tracks, mostly by Hans Zimmer.

2022 Guitar Songs (2)

Two good songs: "The 30th" and "TV".


2023 Barbie The Album (1)

A superb soundtrack album for the film "Barbie". 17 tracks. The best one is "What Was I Made For?" from Billie Eilish. Mark Ronson (who produced Amy Winehouse's best works) has cowritten five great songs on this album: Dua Lipa's "Dance The Night", Ryan Gosling's "I'M Just Ken", as well as "Pink", "Man I Am" and "Hey Blondie". Far less impressive is Aqua's "Barbie World". But the rest of the album is quite fine: "Choose Your Fighter", "Barbie Dreams", "Journey To The Real World", "Speed Drive", "Watati", "Home", "Forever And Again", "Silver Platter", "Angel" and "Butterflies". 


2024 Hit Me Hard And Soft (10)

A fabulous album. Ten magnificent songs: "Lunch", "Birds Of A Feather", "The Diner", "L'Amour de ma vie", "Wildflower", "Bittersuite", "The Greatest", "Skinny", "Blue" and "Chihiro".

Other songs (9):

average "Six Feet Under" (2016)
fine "&Burn" (2017)
average "Bored" (2017)
weak "Bitches Broken Hearts" (2018)
fine "Come Out And Play" (2018)
good "Lovely" (2018)
fine "Everything I Wanted" (2019)
fine "When I Was Older" (2019)
average "Lo Vas a Olvidar" (2021)