Happier than Ever
by Billie Eilish
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  1. Alexander1i
    Nov 27, 2021
    8
    HTE es un gran álbum, con estética y concepto, su estilo para cantar la hace única e inigualable. Sin duda alguna una fuerte contrincante a álbum del año en los grammys, excelente trabajo Billie.
  2. andrw01
    Dec 6, 2021
    8
    Happier than Ever had amazing songs that are my favorite songs for 2021: Happier than Ever, Halley’s Comet, Your Power, NDA. However, overall, the album was mundane and quite repetitive. I actually thought it was great to see her lyrics flesh out throughout the entire album but I agree that the production of the songs itself lacked the innovative sounds we expected from Eilish: Lost CauseHappier than Ever had amazing songs that are my favorite songs for 2021: Happier than Ever, Halley’s Comet, Your Power, NDA. However, overall, the album was mundane and quite repetitive. I actually thought it was great to see her lyrics flesh out throughout the entire album but I agree that the production of the songs itself lacked the innovative sounds we expected from Eilish: Lost Cause hinted the swag of Bad Guy but I guess I expected more strange but exquisite Billie sound.… Expand
  3. CordRafael
    Feb 17, 2022
    8
    so qro deixar no perfil so qro deixar no perfil so qro deixar no perfil so qro deixar no perfil
  4. Cyzzyx
    May 18, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Happier Than Ever is an intimate moment between Billie Eilish and the listener, as she pours her heart and soul into a lot of these tracks. The whole project seamlessly flows from one song to the other, with themes dealing with lust, fame, and femininity. Billie's sweet and tender vocals really exemplifies these themes even further, as the best songs on this project really take advantage of her strengths. Although some tracks felt a bit bland, the hits on this projects really stand out. The structure of this album is really good, as it has a solid intro of Billie's coming-of-age, Not My Responsibility as a nice spoken-word interlude that really expresses the sentiments shown throughout the project, and the title track leading into Male Fantasy is a nice closing duo of tracks because of its feeling of finality. My main problem with this album is that some songs feel sort of unnecessary and the project could have been more succinct. Overall, a really sassy and emotional listen that takes you on a diverse sonic journey. Props to FINNEAS with the production as well, one of my favorite producers.

    Favorite Songs: Getting Older, I Didn't Change My Number, Billie Bossa Nova, my future, Oxytocin, Halley's Comet, Not My Responsibility, Your Power, NDA, Therefore I Am, Happier Than Ever, Male Fantasy

    Least Favorite Songs: GOLDWING, OverHeated, Everybody Dies    … Expand
  5. Maur_1
    Aug 21, 2023
    8
    Sinceramente este album me parece muy maduro, tiene algunos sonidos parecidos en diferentes canciones del album, creo que todos amamos este album en especial las canciones
  6. j1train
    Jul 30, 2021
    7
    The singles suck, with the exception of Therefore I Am. But most of the rest of the album is fantastic.
  7. sammyanthony
    Aug 6, 2021
    7
    Billie didn't take her time. In turn, half of this album turned half baked and while the other half was pretty great because of more jamming quality to her songs, most of it will make you yawn and essentially forget what you were hearing the entire time.

    Notable notes to highlight her expansion of music-making are soulful approach to "Lost Cause", glitchy choir chants in "GOLDWING"; and    Billie didn't take her time. In turn, half of this album turned half baked and while the other half was pretty great because of more jamming quality to her songs, most of it will make you yawn and essentially forget what you were hearing the entire time.

    Notable notes to highlight her expansion of music-making are soulful approach to "Lost Cause", glitchy choir chants in "GOLDWING"; and more solid laid-back slappers like "Billie Bossa Nova", "Everybody Dies", and the weirdly genre-switcher title track "Happier Than Ever".    … Expand
  8. StevenX
    Nov 2, 2021
    7
    Don't let the cover fool ya, folks - this year's it-thing is still the mumbling hipster that was bopping like TLC-meets-skate-punk a couple years ago. The difference is that she opens her mouth and sings more often, and when she does she lightly soars. Who knew? More of this would serve her well. The whisper-speak gets old, and she sure as hell ain't old. Try pushing it, B. And tell yourDon't let the cover fool ya, folks - this year's it-thing is still the mumbling hipster that was bopping like TLC-meets-skate-punk a couple years ago. The difference is that she opens her mouth and sings more often, and when she does she lightly soars. Who knew? More of this would serve her well. The whisper-speak gets old, and she sure as hell ain't old. Try pushing it, B. And tell your brother to get out of your bedroom.… Expand
  9. Mockingjay99
    Jul 30, 2021
    7
    A solid sophomore album, but it has some fillers. Happier Than Ever is the best song on the album.
  10. MusicGuyMack
    Sep 14, 2021
    7
    A stronger experience perhaps still waits to be found within "Happier Than Ever" by excising a handful of lesser songs and dialing back its insistence on its own cloying precociousness, but Eilish's muted, whisper-thin vocals nevertheless prove a good match for the low-key, jazzy production and make for an overall pleasant listen, albeit one that's far more forgettable than it ought to be.
  11. RajP
    Jul 30, 2021
    7
    There are definitely some gems on this album, and the songwriting is great. However, some songs have really boring melodies. This is still far better than her 2019 album.
  12. Karth_08
    Jul 30, 2021
    7
    the album is good but for sure a downgrade from her last one . some tracks are really good (ex. oxytocin, title track) but some other are awful overall a 7/10 for me
  13. Davib
    Aug 29, 2021
    7
    billie não nos surpreende com esse novo álbum, que embora seja bom, mais parece com seus antigos trabalhos do que um novo álbum, de fato. algumas músicas são enjoativas, e não têm mais o poder de "hit" dos seus antigos trabalhos. um destaque especial vai para a faixa título do álbum, que é a melhor música de sua carreira .
  14. klishe24
    Aug 19, 2021
    7
    Good record!!! Some songs are grower.
    Title track is brilliant:)
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  15. richardmeireles
    Jul 30, 2021
    7
    o album retrata a nova vida da Billie, evidenciando novas sonoridades, sem ficar presa nas do primeiro album. Usando como referência o ritmo brasileiro "bossa nova", lana del rey, e na canção com o nome do album é justamente a junção completa desse album, com suas letras incrivel e pespicazes.
  16. Amruk
    Sep 26, 2021
    7
    "Getting Older" is not a good album opener, it's a nice song with quite cool instuments in the back - but the fact it's placed as album's first track is hurting it. "I Didn't Change My Number" is more powerful, even though Eilish is a little reserved here, she shows of her domination here - I like it. "Billie Bossa Nova" has a really nice lateback vibe. "my future" is really cool. It picks"Getting Older" is not a good album opener, it's a nice song with quite cool instuments in the back - but the fact it's placed as album's first track is hurting it. "I Didn't Change My Number" is more powerful, even though Eilish is a little reserved here, she shows of her domination here - I like it. "Billie Bossa Nova" has a really nice lateback vibe. "my future" is really cool. It picks up later to be more upbeat. Shame it took me so long to vibe to it. "Oxytocin" is really great! The beat, the lyrics, the delivery - perfect! It represents tracks that I love from Billie - upbeat ones, yet with really cool (mostly relatable) lyrics. Production is perfect here too, intro sounds kinda likes something took on mid-to-late 2000s. And Billie provides sucha cool vocals during post-chorus, I never heard her like that. "GOLDWING" can be really weird for first few listens, but you just can't deny - it's so easy to get lost in that "down-down-down" hook. "Lost Cause" is pretty amazing in its latebackness. I love those lyrics, I love singing along them!
    "Halley's Comet" is another slow song on the album, so not really my type. With it's auto-tune processed outro it reminds me of Madonna's "Dark Ballet", but the normal part of the song isn't that good. It's intro also kinda gives me Minecraft vibes, but song is passable the most. "Not My Responsibility" is a great video with a nice tune to back it up and nice message accross, but as an album track it doesn't have any replay value since it's spoken word. That's why I'm glad it connects with the next track - "OverHeated" - which has a kick, and use similar beat to its predecessor, but with more punch. The vibe of this song is haunting by Billie's vocals and matching beat and production. The chorus might be simple but it's okay. Billie's delivery anyway is perfect on this track, she speeds up in one point of the song, while previosly stopping to laugh. "Everybody Dies" is another slower track, but it's opening line "Everybody dies / Suprise, suprise" made me laugh really hard - so it passes.
    The next three song were released as album's singles, and that's great. "Your Power" is a late-back guitar-backed ballad, which as Billie said, reflects album the most - and I agree, not only because we share synesthesia (yes, this song and album gives me tang brown vibes), but also musically - it's late-back, but still kinda powerful. Simply perfect middle ground. "NDA" is the most Billie Eilish song that I've heard. It contains every element that made Billie famous and beloved. Alt-pop vibe, late-back vocal delivery, great beat with nice occasional synth melodies playing as post-chorus, and explosive, auto-tuned driven outro. Lyrically, I guess, it's the most diverse song on album - going from relationships to break-ups to stalkers, and simply fame and money. It also is connected with "Therefore I Am" - another great song. Really punchy beat with the right vocal delivery. And as always Billie uses auto-tune right, showcased by the last chorus of the song, where the change was needed - and she did it right!
    The title track took me a lot of time to click. Since the begining I loved its rock part, but that late-back part wasn't clicking at first. But now, when rock-only edit was released, I can't imagine this song without that intro - it feels incomplete. An album closer - "Male Fantasy" - I was anticipating to hear this track the most with "Billie Bossa Nova", but I got dissapointed again with slow pace and the beat and delivery that doesn't suit song's lyrical content.
    Simply, for many people it can take some time to get most of this record - to appriciate it. But still I hold "Oxytocin", "OverHeated", "NDA", and "Therefore I Am" as my most favorite tracks.    … Expand
  17. RottenMelon
    Aug 4, 2021
    7
    This album represents a change for the duo Billie and Finneas. The opening track, Getting Older, symbolizes this metamorphosis, with lyrics where Billie reflects on her career and her personal life. Here, she clarifies that the focus of this album will not be metaphors, like the ones from her debut, but the struggles of her personal life. However, the highlight of the album goes toThis album represents a change for the duo Billie and Finneas. The opening track, Getting Older, symbolizes this metamorphosis, with lyrics where Billie reflects on her career and her personal life. Here, she clarifies that the focus of this album will not be metaphors, like the ones from her debut, but the struggles of her personal life. However, the highlight of the album goes to FINNEAS, which shows why he's considered one of the greatest producers of his generation, on tracks such as I Didn't Change My Number and Oxytocin, in addition to the fantastic and mesmerizing chord progression in the opening track, Getting Older.
    In Halley's Comet, Billie shows how inexperienced and vulnerable to love she truly is, in a heartbreaking ballad about making music and a long-distance relationship. "I'm sitting in my brother's room, haven't slept in a week or two, I think I might have fallen in love, what am I to do?". In my future, the best song of the album, she talks about self-love in a melody that mixes bossa, jazz and her traditional anti-pop: which is another brilliant decision: to gather a long range of genres to this project, which shows just how much the duo could really make anything they wanted to: like brazilian Bossa Nova and even Rock music.
    The album's weaknesses are the singles, uninteresting tracks that recycle the formula of its first album or are simply tiresome and out of place in the narrative that the album tries to build, as with Lost Cause. After a somewhat disastrous sequel that culminates in the great 'Therefore I Am' and the title track, Billie ends the album with the bland ballad Male Fantasy, which seems to ignore the massive shift as an artist that occurs midway through the title-track Happier Than Ever: where she screams her voice out with powerful and distorted guitars.

    Favorite tracks: my future, Billie Bossa Nova, Getting Older, Oxytocin, Happier Than Ever, Halley's Comet

    Worst tracks: Lost Cause, Everybody Dies, OverHeated    … Expand
  18. Diugo
    Aug 23, 2021
    6
    While the track happier than ever is amazing with a twisting climax and engaging lyrics. The rest of the album feels very repetitive and forgettable. Billie Bossa Nova shows that Billie can actually be quite playful with her voice, but this kinda voice play is rare in this album, with just the gritty almost monotone vocals being the center. While its a decent album I feel like its hyped upWhile the track happier than ever is amazing with a twisting climax and engaging lyrics. The rest of the album feels very repetitive and forgettable. Billie Bossa Nova shows that Billie can actually be quite playful with her voice, but this kinda voice play is rare in this album, with just the gritty almost monotone vocals being the center. While its a decent album I feel like its hyped up to much with the amount of creativity and innovation that it lacks.… Expand
  19. LordNaxus
    Jul 31, 2021
    6
    I really love NDA, Your Power and My Future, I was expecting a bit more with this album , but it’s ok that Billie is trying something different, maybe not so big like wwafawdwg or don’t smile at me
  20. BladeLover2049
    Aug 19, 2021
    6
    It is normal that this genre does not show an evolution due to its own nature, and what Billie does is try to get out of that nature that can stagnate her to the genre. It's a good try but falls short in places. However in others she shines as only she can shine. A good album anyway.
  21. Davi20052003
    Jul 30, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Álbum ok. É bem diferente do primeiro álbum (tirando os singles que parecem que foram descartes do antecessor) e isso me deixou contente pq eu odeio mesmice. Mas, mesmo ela mudando, não me agradou 100%.
    Destaque pra música "I didn't change my number" que foi a única que eu realmente gostei do álbum    … Expand
  22. bkjpjaugan
    Jul 30, 2021
    6
    Is it really happier?: Happier than Ever review

    It was no doubt that Billie Eilish was trying to expand her musical sounds by testing out some musical genres that were not heard from her songs before. She incorporates R&B sounds with Getting Older and my future, and country sounds with the title track and Male Fantasy. Despite taking her sounds into a new level, we can’t deny that her    Is it really happier?: Happier than Ever review

    It was no doubt that Billie Eilish was trying to expand her musical sounds by testing out some musical genres that were not heard from her songs before. She incorporates R&B sounds with Getting Older and my future, and country sounds with the title track and Male Fantasy. Despite taking her sounds into a new level, we can’t deny that her former electropop sounds were still in the album, as evident with I Didn’t Change my Number, Oxytocin, and Therefore I Am. But her album weren’t as happier than her debut album, “WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO”. This album was a great evolution for Eilish’s lyrical writing skills but was very messy at first glance. She combined acoustic folk songs with electronically driven pop sounds which is not really pleasing to hear as the album progresses. Her playfulness in making this record was greater than her previous works, but it is very incohesive and some tracks are worth skipping for like GOLDWING and Oxytocin, unlike her non-skipped debut album.

    Like many other artists in this decade, Eilish took a step to also apply Lana Del Rey’s melodies, songwriting, and instrumentation, as evident with Your Power, Halley’s Comet and Getting Older. However, there are few standout songs that are worth mentioning for, like Therefore I Am, Getting Older and the spoken-word interlude, Not My Responsibility. Some songs were great to listen at start but will suddenly disappoint you, like Happier Than Ever and GOLDWING. Happier Than Ever was one of the greatest pop record in 2021 but if I would compare it with its debut record, I will happily vine with “WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP WHERE DO WE GO”, 50% more. Happier Than Ever isn’t a bad record but just a major step down from her previous sounds, and if I were to suggest, she should reconsider her track listing procedures for the album. All songs are worth listening for but I think some were listed in the wrong album.
    Tracks to skip
    1. Oxytocin
    2. GOLDWING
    3. OverHeated 4. NDA Tracks you should put on-loop
    1. Getting Older
    2. Billie Bossa Nova
    3. Therefore I Am
    4. Male Fantasy
    Tracks that you will not put on loop but was the best
    1. Not My Responsibility
    Rating: 6/10    … Expand
  23. PEDROMFR
    Aug 4, 2021
    6
    Besides the beautiful writing, this is an album that constantly lacks energy and that fever that her previous works gave us. It's just not memorable.
  24. merna12
    Jul 31, 2021
    6
    this album is full of great singles and a stellar title track, however the album tracks are mediocre at best with poor lyricism and incomplete production that never really goes anywhere. she should continue in the sonic direction of post punk as displayed in the 10/10 title track.
  25. shadesofghostin
    Jul 31, 2021
    6
    while the album had a lot of great parts it had a lot of dull parts like the sleepy vocals over the most boring instrumental you’ve ever heard (thanks for nothing finneas). however, it did have its’ highlights especially on the title track where it goes from a slow solemn song into a rock-oriented loud track and that was honestly the peak of the album. the best tracks were male fantasy,while the album had a lot of great parts it had a lot of dull parts like the sleepy vocals over the most boring instrumental you’ve ever heard (thanks for nothing finneas). however, it did have its’ highlights especially on the title track where it goes from a slow solemn song into a rock-oriented loud track and that was honestly the peak of the album. the best tracks were male fantasy, title track, and my future. the worst track was the dull therefore i am.… Expand
  26. Ar-
    Jul 31, 2021
    6
    A pesar de algunas canciones del álbum que se sienten algo repetitivas hay otras muy pegadizas. Sin duda es un cambio, una evolución, en su estilo musical. Cabe resaltar que para una mejor experiencia recomiendo escuchar las canciones con auriculares o cascos ya que, de esta manera se aprecia mucho mejor la música de este álbum.
  27. alandisnc
    Aug 1, 2021
    6
    This sophomore album of Billie Eilish is by far the most mature version we have seen of the artist. She uses very slow production that, while beautiful enough, gives the record an awful pacing that can get boring and repetitive at times. I enjoyed her debut because she pushed the boundaries of pop to limits not explored in the mainstream, but this album doesn’t in my opinion try nothingThis sophomore album of Billie Eilish is by far the most mature version we have seen of the artist. She uses very slow production that, while beautiful enough, gives the record an awful pacing that can get boring and repetitive at times. I enjoyed her debut because she pushed the boundaries of pop to limits not explored in the mainstream, but this album doesn’t in my opinion try nothing new, being a safe option to please fans. Only a few songs stand out, for example the title track and the spoken interlude. The rest of the album is ok, but pretty boring and forgettable. I can’t understand all the hype behind this project… Expand
  28. Fuerstenberg
    Feb 8, 2022
    6
    With her sophomore album "Happier Than Ever" Billie Eilish expands her musical horizons and is even more sonically diverse. Characterized by jazz-influenced lo-fi electro-pop arrangements, Eilish creates another Gen Z poetry masterpiece.

    Unlike her debut album, a thriving anthem like "bad guy" is missing and the music overall is not really danceable. Which is mostly due to the fact that    With her sophomore album "Happier Than Ever" Billie Eilish expands her musical horizons and is even more sonically diverse. Characterized by jazz-influenced lo-fi electro-pop arrangements, Eilish creates another Gen Z poetry masterpiece.

    Unlike her debut album, a thriving anthem like "bad guy" is missing and the music overall is not really danceable. Which is mostly due to the fact that Billie never fully comes out of her shell (except on "Happier Than Ever"). Overall, the album is very reflected and calm, but often too subdued.

    My favorites:
    "Happier Than Ever"
    "OverHeated"
    "Therefore I Am"
    "my future"

    ~ Fürstenberg
    February 8, 2022    … Expand
  29. idroJ2-2
    Jun 10, 2022
    6
    In this album Billie Eilish explores with new sounds and many of them are well done, however there are songs that don't feel complete.
  30. Jetcer
    Mar 19, 2023
    6
    I think the album is great because of the soft and slow songs that fit her voice, but to mix those with some loud – and sometimes annoying songs – makes it just sometimes awkward to listen to. The tracks that stand out the me are mostly the soft ones and the climactic ending with “Happier than ever”, the only song where this loud sound works. I also don’t think she could’ve included aI think the album is great because of the soft and slow songs that fit her voice, but to mix those with some loud – and sometimes annoying songs – makes it just sometimes awkward to listen to. The tracks that stand out the me are mostly the soft ones and the climactic ending with “Happier than ever”, the only song where this loud sound works. I also don’t think she could’ve included a “roll the credits-ish” song, it’s just not needed, because It doesn’t add anything to the record after the last one. She could’ve put that one in between the others, but I think she knew what she was doing and decided to do it anyway. I don’t think the loud and bombastic style fits her voice really well, that’s why the slow and soft tracks stand out. Except for the kind of interlude song called “not my responsibility” where she goes in on all the journalists and people in her comment section that call her a “slut” or “fat” and all those kind of insults. I get the message, I think it’s brave, but Damn you could’ve put this on your Instagram story or something instead of preaching into a mic thinking you’re doing something to change the world or something. I don’t like it and I always just skip it, it’s a real miss. She could’ve put this into a song, but she didn’t. It’s also not something deep spoken word like with Kendrick Lamar on the skit of “i” where he talks about the N-word and changing it have a better connotation “Negus” means King, and that’s where he wants to change it to, that’s so much better than writing your insecurities down and telling everyone “I get called a slut because of my clothes”, that ain’t doing nothing. I don’t know this is just the worst “song” I’ve heard of her yet, it’s brave, overrated and not needed on this record.

    Fav tracks: my future, Halley’s Comet, Happier than Ever, Billie Bossa Nova
    Least fav track: Not my responsability    … Expand
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  1. Under The Radar
    Sep 15, 2021
    75
    So, whilst it may not boast songs that stick with you for months in the way that Eilish’s first does, Happier Than Ever feels like a project that will age more gracefully and, in years to come, it may even come to eclipse that which came before it.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Aug 4, 2021
    80
    “Your Power” is the slowest-and-lowest moment on “Happier Than Ever,” but as a whole the album is softer, quieter, more languid than Eilish’s trap-inflected debut. ... The dreamy-jazzy mode suits her singing, which has never sounded better than it does throughout “Happier Than Ever.”
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  3. The A.V. Club
    Aug 4, 2021
    83
    Billie Eilish’s second album expands upon everything that worked the last time and pushes it in new directions, a creative muse restless and bold in its ambition. It may not always land, but this is a terrific release that proves Eilish’s staying power, demonstrating she’s more than up to the task of delivering on the promise of her debut.
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