Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft

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Hit Me Hard and Soft is out May 17, 2024 via Darkroom and Interscope.

No track listing yet.

apparently no singles before release either

which i guess is fine because the last album was not at all a singles album

we do actually have a tracklist though:

1. Skinny
2. Lunch
3. Chihiro
4. Birds of a Feather
5. Wildflower
6. The Greatest
7. L’Amour De Ma Vie
8. The Diner
9. Bittersuite
10. Blue

"blue" is an old unreleased song that's been floating around for a while apparently

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kgKFbaoAHE

i am not sure if this is a leaked studio version from a while ago or what?

It’s interesting there’s a song called “The Greatest” – her last album had a song (“Halley’s Comet”) that sounded to me like it could have been influenced by the Lana Del Rey song of that title.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT9qM99l9Yk

Thanks ufo, everywhere I looked, which was only two places, didn't have the track listed.

she's a big jim hall fan then

she premiered a bunch of tracks at a coachella dj set and they sound very very promising

WE GOT THE EXTENDED PART OF “CHIHIRO” pic.twitter.com/nnFFAYaurC

— Billie Eilish Music Videos (@eilishmvs) April 14, 2024

L’AMOUR DE MA VIE WAS PLAYED AT COACHELLA !!!pic.twitter.com/IThNewGOBZ

— Billie Eilish Music Videos (@eilishmvs) April 14, 2024

LUNCH IS BEING PLAYED AT COACHELLA pic.twitter.com/CGmXbjswnV

— Billie Eilish Music Videos (@eilishmvs) April 14, 2024

Billie teases ‘CHIHIRO’ in a new interview with @zanelowe! 🫧 pic.twitter.com/0ZbwS8YcZD

— Billie Eilish Tours (@billieeilishtrs) April 12, 2024

a few tracks leaked and they sound fantastic

that's a cellphone album cover layout if i've ever seen one

We get this tomorrow night, nice.

Oh, I forgot this was coming!

album's pretty good, though it falls off a bit towards the end - the first half of "l'amour de ma vie", "the diner" and "bittersuite" are a bit of a step down from the rest. lots to love here though

"chihiro", "birds of a feather", "the greatest" are all fantastic

Not able to listen to this, so instead just heard the first song "Skinny." Stunning beautiful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB3VkzPdgLA

haven't listened to the album but "lunch" reminds me of sheryl crow

oh man i love it when there's a hidden track inside of a track and it's a huge banger ("l'amour de ma vie")

Lunch reminds me of the Cardigans.

I got more of a Cardigans vibe off “lunch”.

Pretty good on first listen. The one-two punch lf “Chihiro” and “Birds of a feather” might be my favorite thing she has done. Finneas keeps improving as a producer.

I will always root for Billie, and there are def some great songs here, but overall this does not hit me at all the way the other two did.

Finally had a chance to listen to most of this. I agree with a lot that has been said, production is great and its not as immediate as her other releases. I need to finish up the last four songs but "The Greatest" and "Skinny" are some major highlights here.

I like this a lot! I didn't care for the first album, the second one impressed me, so it makes sense that she'd grab me with the third. I like stentorian, vulgar Billie Eilish.

Same boat as Alfred.

i think happier than ever is better overall but this has higher highs and lower lows