-
10.0
137615
10.0 |
Evening Standard
In a year marked by underwhelming big pop releases, the 22-year-old star stands out for her bold, risk-taking approach
Read Review
-
10.0
137612
10.0 |
The Independent
Are we finally seeing the artist behind the baggy-goth avatar? Interrogating her public image and fan culture, Eilish delivers a restless album that is equal parts sighing and squalling
Read Review
-
10.0
137658
10.0 |
Dork
It’s an album that demands to be heard, experienced, and celebrated – a towering achievement from a once-in-a-generation talent who is only just getting started
Read Review
-
10.0
137687
10.0 |
DIY
It’s her best yet, and an affecting sign of the times
Read Review
-
9.0
137644
9.0 |
musicOMH
Tender, weird, emotional, surreal, and completely unique – this might be the very best pop album of 2024
Read Review
-
9.0
137646
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Nonconformist at heart, Hit Me Hard and Soft’s sonic realm she constructs alongside Finneas adds even more bizarre quirks to the definitive palette
Read Review
-
9.0
137647
9.0 |
Slant Magazine
The album is a world unto itself and the most fully realized version of the singer’s sound
Read Review
-
8.5
137674
8.5 |
The Quietus
Shows an effortless ability to encompass the discrete worlds of bedroom musician and global arena-sized pop star
Read Review
-
8.4
137688
8.4 |
Paste Magazine
Working again with the instrumental talents of her brother Finneas, Eilish’s third album yanks her out of her former teen stardom and gives her the space to reckon with the complexities of her own confusing and liberating adulthood
Read Review
-
8.0
137685
8.0 |
Exclaim
Her self-assurance in her craft lays the foundation for an album that feels like a signature triumph
Read Review
-
8.0
137648
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
Hit Me Hard and Soft makes you marvel at how far she’s traveled as a pop artiste
Read Review
-
8.0
137653
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
It’s an ambitious, focused, condensed and intimate and knowing piece of work
Read Review
-
8.0
137617
8.0 |
NME
On the US star's third album, there's upbeat bangers and a clear vision established for her artistry in the years to come
Read Review
-
8.0
137630
8.0 |
The FT
The singer’s music is energised by her push-pull relationship with fame
Read Review
-
8.0
137642
8.0 |
Clash
It’s evident Eilish is conveying a musical restraint beyond her years, moulding a musical identity to her image and not the ephemeral pop game
Read Review
-
8.0
137694
8.0 |
The Observer
An impeccable mix of haunted earworms, zinging lyrics and dancefloor delights that end too soon, the American superstar’s third album seems to pull back from tantalising new horizons
Read Review
-
8.0
137724
8.0 |
Far Out
A potent mix that, nevertheless, perhaps lingers slightly behind its predecessors purely by virtue of the fact she’s inspired so many people that her signature sound has become less distinct
Read Review
-
8.0
137822
8.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Eilish and Finneas don’t sound like they’re actively courting success. They’re just aiming to make exceptional songs, regardless of what they do on the charts
Read Review
-
8.0
137614
8.0 |
The Guardian
On this deeply involving third album, Eilish once again breaks the rules for arena-filling artists: it’s subtle and understated, yet jars the listener with eerie show tunes and explosive noise
Read Review
-
7.8
137693
7.8 |
Beats Per Minute
Billie Eilish doesn’t release records to make history but to express herself authentically, and she has yet to fail to do so in a way that isn’t more impressive and well-rounded than the one before. I for one can’t wait for the next
Read Review
-
7.0
137613
7.0 |
The Irish Times
Her third album is not quite a genre bender, but this star is growing in sophistication
Read Review
-
7.0
137654
7.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
A bold, well-crafted pop record
Read Review
-
6.8
137660
6.8 |
Pitchfork
The pop star teams with her brother Finneas for their third album together, expanding the cooly dark vision of their sound. It’s an honest and ambitious album when it’s not inert and repetitive
Read Review
-