But there's a tear running down her cheek on the cover. “I’m happier than ever,” she sings on the first song. As well as being available on vinyl, CD and cassette, Happier Than Ever will also be available in various colours: pink and brown for cassette and brown, opaque pale blue, pale yellow, golden yellow and cool grey for vinyl fans.“Happier Than Ever,” Billie Eilish (Darkroom/Interscope Records)īillie Eilish seems to be in a good place on her sophomore album. The album will be available in various formatsįor the collectors among us, this one’s a dream.
It’s not about anyone specificįans have speculated that some of the single is about the singer’s former relationship with Brandon Quention ‘Q’ Adams-depicted in Eilish's aforementioned documentary-but, in an interview with BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac, she insisted that lyrics such as, ‘ You might not wanna lose your power/ But having it's so strange’ are universal. Try not to abuse your power,” said Eilish of the track, via Instagram. This is about many different situations that we’ve all either witnessed or experienced. I feel very vulnerable putting this one out because I hold it so close to my heart. “This is one of my favourite songs I’ve ever written. On the record, she talks about accountability, vulnerability and the many ways in which power can be manipulated. The desert-set video, self-directed by the star, was released on April 29 and clocked up more than 50m views in just one week.
The first single, Your Power, is a raw look at abuse in all its forms As with all of Eilish’s creative endeavours, you can expect nothing to be quite as it seems. The album cover, which features newly blond Eilish crying, was shot by Kelia Anne MacCluskey, and is the perfect contrast to the album’s title. View on Instagram It will all be brilliantly Billie Other intriguing titles include ‘Oxytocin’ (the hormone associated with love), ‘Halley’s Comet’ (we’re not due another sighting until 2061) and ‘NDA’ in which, who knows, maybe Eilish will spill a whole slew of celebrity secrets. Track three insinuates that she may veer into unfamiliar territory ‘Billie Bossa Nova’ could possibly be her João Gilberto moment. The track titles suggest that Eilish will both reflect on how life has changed-'Getting Older'-while retaining her sense of self ('I Didn’t Change My Number'). We are sure these are all meaningful clues… July is also warm for many places on the planet, so it’s possible that Eilish, similar to Megan Thee Stallion, just wants to have a Hot Girl Summer. Happier Than Ever is due to be released on July 30, 2021Įilish’s second studio album arrives just two years and four months after her debut, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? The day is also notable for being the birthdays of novelist Emily Bronte (1818), singer Kate Bush (1958) and actor Lisa Kudrow (1963). With so much information about Happier Than Ever sprinkled across the internet, Vogue takes one for the team and attempts to aggregate and assess all that we know, so far, about Eilish’s highly anticipated second album, which will be, hands down, the biggest record of 2021. The 19-year-old superstar’s new album will no doubt attract similar awards, accolades and acclaim.
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