Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft LP 33⅓rpm (1st Anniversary Edition)

Los Angeles artist Billie Eilish returns with ten tracks co-written and produced with her brother FINNEAS, continuing their minimal, mood-driven approach but more compositionally fluid than before, often moving through multiple sections within a single track. 'Skinny' and 'Lunch' open the set with contrasting moods i one sparse and acoustic, the other punchier, built on layered vocal production and processed drums. 'Chihiro' stretches into loose, downtempo territory, its structure veering off-centre halfway through. Mid-album, 'Birds of a Feather' and 'Wildflower' settle into more melodic forms, carried by close-mic'd vocals and understated arrangements. 'The Greatest' and 'L'Amour De Ma Vie' are the most extended pieces here, moving from ballad to distortion-heavy breaks and fractured transitions. Toward the end, 'The Diner' and 'Bittersuite' continue that elliptical structure, leaning into abrupt shifts and tonal ambiguity. Closer 'Blue' pulls together fragments from earlier tracks, reinforcing the album's looped, circular logic. It's not a reinvention but a textural and structural refinement, delivered with precision and control.