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EPISODE · May 22, 2024 · 1H 9M

CLXXVIII. Billie Eilish | HIT ME HARD AND SOFT

from Album Mode · host Demar Grant & Adriel Smiley

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Billie Eilish's third studio album 'HIT ME HARD AND SOFT', Eilish's versatility accidentally causing her to make blander music and her ever-stellar songwriting. Démar’s rating: 6 / 10Adriel’s rating: 6 / 10The Love List: LUNCH, L'AMOUR DE MA VIE, THE DINER, BITTERSUITE, BLUE2:07 First time hearing Billie5:08 Happier than ever left Demar underwhelmed7:05 What she said about the project and the title7:53 Liking her popular songs10:06 Skinny as the introduction13:40 Not as many songs that are unique to her15:43 Drake issue in reverse18:35 Sounds like Costco music23:02 Stunning when she gets more complex (autotune)27:05 Jacking Missy Elliot’s style for years30:02 Aligned with black music without working with black artists31:41 Juice Wrld type of flow36:46 Arlo Parks39:52 A big part of her fans who are not here for the lyrics44:09 Is Billie apologizing?54:46 Relating to your sister putting her face in a vagina  58:02 The Coolest Girl in pop1:00:57 The Cover1:04:00 The ScoreFollow us:YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumModeTikTok:Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrantBillie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft / 2024 / pop, alt-pop

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Billie Eilish's third studio album 'HIT ME HARD AND SOFT', Eilish's versatility accidentally causing her to make blander music and her ever-stellar songwriting. Démar’s rating: 6 / 10Adriel’s rating: 6 / 10The Love List: LUNCH, L'AMOUR DE MA VIE, THE DINER, BITTERSUITE, BLUE2:07 First time hearing Billie5:08 Happier than ever left Demar underwhelmed7:05 What she said about the project and the title7:53 Liking her popular songs10:06 Skinny as the introduction13:40 Not as many songs that are unique to her15:43 Drake issue in reverse18:35 Sounds like Costco music23:02 Stunning when she gets more complex (autotune)27:05 Jacking Missy Elliot’s style for years30:02 Aligned with black music without working with black artists31:41 Juice Wrld type of flow36:46 Arlo Parks39:52 A big part of her fans who are not here for the lyrics44:09 Is Billie apologizing?54:46 Relating to your sister putting her face in a vagina  58:02 The Coolest Girl in pop1:00:57 The Cover1:04:00 The ScoreFollow us:YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumModeTikTok:Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrantBillie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft / 2024 / pop, alt-pop

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