Billie Eilish has released her long-awaited sophomore album, Happier Than Ever.
The album follows the July single “NDA.” It is her second LP after the multiple Grammy-winning, platinum-certified record WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Other singles released since the artist’s debut are also included in the album, including “Your Power” and “Lost Cause.”
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In addition to releasing the new album, the artist also included a video for the record’s melancholy title track, “Happier Than Ever.” In an Instagram post, Eilish called it her “favorite song and video ever.”
During an interview with Vevo, Eilish said she intends for the record to be “timeless.”
“I wanted to make a very timeless record that wasn’t just timeless in terms of what other people thought but really just timeless for myself,” the artist says. ”I gathered a lot of inspiration from older artists I grew up loving, mostly Julie London and a lot of Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee. It’s a big goal of [mine] to make things feel like the same project but not like the same song over and over again. The main thing I would hope for is people to hear what I say and go, ‘Oh, God, I feel like that. I didn’t know I felt like that, but this is how I feel.’ And maybe make a change in their life that makes them happier.”
FINNEAS, Eilish’s brother and longtime co-collaborator, also worked on the new record. In an interview with Herald Sun, he spoke on the pair’s intention to make Happier Than Ever an anti-pandemic album.
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“Billie’s album, and my album, they won’t be a bummer COVID record,” the producer says. “I have a desperate desire not to release them during COVID-19. It’s the vaccine record! I want it to be the album everyone’s out dancing in the streets to.”
The artist said she “experienced so much self-realization and self-reflection” and praised her brother’s production in an Instagram post.
“Happier Than Ever my sophomore album is finally out,” the artist wrote. “i can’t even process it. this was the most fulfilling most satisfying and profound experience i’ve ever had with my music. finneas and i were just on cloud 9 making this album i feel. i love every song on this project so so much it literally scares me thinking about putting it out into the world for anyone to listen to.
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“i feel like crying. i grew so much in the process of making this album and experienced so much self realization and self reflection. i wish i could go back and make this album all over again because it was some of the best nights in my life.”
She continues, “i love you @finneas thank you for being you. i couldn’t ask for a better brother and collaborator, you are my whole world and i couldn’t do any of this without you. anyway i’m so excited and nervous and blaaah… please take care of this project, it means the world to me. I CANT BELIEVE ITTTT”
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To celebrate the release of the new album, the artist partnered with Disney+ to do a concert livestream alongside renowned conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. The trailer shows her calling the new album a “self-reflection on growth” and the concert a “love letter to Los Angeles.”
But the Los Angeles show isn’t the only one Eilish is playing. She had to cut her 2020 WHERE DO WE GO tour short by 20 dates due to COVID-19, but her Happier Than Ever run is rapidly selling out. You can get tickets on the artist’s website and find tour dates below.
What do you think of Happier Than Ever? Give the album a listen and let us know your thoughts in the comments!
2022 Happier Than Ever tour dates:
09/18 – Las Vegas, NV @ iHeartRadio Music Festival 2021
09/19 – Las Vegas, NV @ Life Is Beautiful 2021
09/23 – Dover, DE @ Firefly Music Festival
09/24 – New York, NY @ The Governor’s Ball
10/02 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/09 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Music Festival
02/03 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
02/05 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
02/06 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
02/08 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
02/09 – Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
02/10 – University Park, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center
02/12 – Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center
02/13 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
02/15 – Montreal, QC @ Centre Bell
02/16 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
02/18 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
02/19 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
02/20 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
02/22 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
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03/08 – Birmingham, AL @ Legacy Arena
03/09 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
03/11 – Louisville, KY @ Yum! Center
03/12 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
03/14 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
03/15 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Center
03/16 – Omaha, NE @ CHI Health Center
03/19 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena (formerly Pepsi Center)
03/21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Are
03/25 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
03/26 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
03/29 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
03/30 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
04/01 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
04/02 – Phoenix, AZ @ Gila River Arena
04/03 – Phoenix, AZ @ Gila River Arena
04/06 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
04/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
04/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
06/03 – Belfast, UK @ SSE Arena
06/04 – Dublin, IE @ 3Arena
06/05 – Dublin, IE @ 3Arena
06/07 – Manchester, UK @ AO Arena
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06/08 – Manchester, UK @ AO Arena
06/10 – London, UK @ The 02
06/11 – London, UK @ The 02
06/12 – London, UK @ The 02
06/14 – Glasgow, UK @ The SSE Hydro
06/15 – Birmingham, UK @ Utilita Arena
06/16 – London, UK @ The 02
06/18 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
06/19 – Frankfurt, DE @ Festhalle
06/21 – Cologne, DE @ Lanxess Arena
06/22 – Paris, FR @ Accor Arena
06/25 – London, UK @ The O2
06/28 – Antwerp, BE @ Sportpaleis
06/30 – Berlin, DE @ Mercedes-Benz Arena
07/02 – Zurich, CH @ Hallenstadion