Since the release of her debut single and Soundcloud sleeper hit Ocean Eyes back in 2016, Billie Eilish’s rise from underground artist to global household name has been both stark and sudden. Upon the release of her third album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, she is easily one of the biggest pop stars in the world: but does this refreshingly succinct, 10-track album live up to the huge hype around her previous two?
The release of Eilish’s debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? in early 2019 marked the beginning of the tipping point, but her gnarled, creepy spin on pop simmered for a while with her core fanbase before really bubbling over.
