“Some of the things that age most quickly are electronic drums, which I’ve used tons of, but they usually sound very of their time”: Finneas on how he and Billie Eilish made a conscious effort to make Birds Of A Feather sound “timeless”

Billie Eilish and Finneas.

Billie Eilish’s producer-brother Finneas has been discussing the making of Birds Of A Feather, the song that has become one of the biggest hits of Eilish’s career.

Taken from her 2024 album Hit Me Hard And Soft, Birds Of A Feather was quickly embraced by Eilish’s fans, but Finneas admits that, despite also getting an enthusiastic response from their record company, he and his sister were reluctant to make it a lead single because it didn’t really represent the rest of the record.