Pitchfork Gave Billie Eilish's Hit Me Hard And Soft A 6.8 Rating

[Gagaplayer315 13,799]

Ended the whisperer

[alsemanche 92,814]

2 minutes ago, Gagaplayer315 said:

Ended the whisperer

The way she's fully belting on the new album but sure grandma lets get you to bed

[WhiteWitch 720]

Really living up to their name lately 😂

[Gorehound 4,510]

Ouch. nlg though I agree with pretty much everything they said. There's moments of scattered brilliance, but overall this album doesn't come close to her previous two. It doesn't feel as realised.

[GAGAXABO 390]

Finally someone seeing the light...

[RichAssPiss 4,872]

I think it's her best album. One complete thought in 10 parts. I don't skip a song. It's something I listen to as a whole. That's a challenging feat in the age of streaming. I would choose this above her other albums any day.

And for the weirdos, yes, I also love Taylor and TTPD. 

[LadyxGaGa 1,669]

is this going to hurt her sales?? 

 

will interscope drop her because of this??

 

they weren’t kind to Gaga when she started to faulter   

Edited May 21, 2024 by LadyxGaGa

[Louvre 2,419]

makes the fact that they gave Joanne a 6.9 even more interesting. They actually always give Gaga pretty good reviews. I bet they'll review LG7 nicely if its pretty good. 

[Louvre 2,419]

19 minutes ago, LadyxGaGa said:

is this going to hurt her sales?? 

 

will interscope drop her because of this??

 

they weren’t kind to Gaga when she started to faulter   

Billie is entering Lana territory imo where she had 3 behemoth smash albums and now shes probably gonna do whatever she wants for the rest of her career

[Nycboy 1,043]

I’ve been listening to it nonstop since it came out. I think it’s an incredible body of cohesive songwriting and unique lyrics, sounds and melodies. It kind of feels like a brief survey of what makes Billie so good. I’m hearing familiar dark sounds that I love and expect from Billie (The Diner), godly ethereal vibes (Blue), totally new directions for Billie (Birds), great vocals (the Greatest), catchiness (Lunch), and unconventionality (L’amour). Lyrically, I love how she’s delving deeper into personal relationships, sex and love. 

As a whole, it’s certainly stronger and more mature than than her debut album, but since we’ve been listening to Billie for years now, HMHAS doesn’t carry the same impact of hearing Bad Guy or ilomilo for the first time. It’s almost like her talent is a double edged sword; she’s so talented, so we expect so much from her. We are comparing career highs to career highs. She has 3 albums with Finneas, and although they are all superb, of course they all have a similar vibe. I get how some critics could react negatively towards that, but I’m fine with it.

Now compared to HTE, I find HMHAS’s succinctness really attractive. HTE felt bloated at times. This album is lean and begs for replays, unlike recent releases from Taylor and Bey.

No song on this album tops the song Happier than Ever, so I'm not sure yet where HMHAS will end up in my ranking of her albums. 

[LadyxGaGa 1,669]

7 minutes ago, Nycboy said:

I’ve been listening to it nonstop since it came out. I think it’s an incredible body of cohesive songwriting and unique lyrics, sounds and melodies. It kind of feels like a brief survey of what makes Billie so good. I’m hearing familiar dark sounds that I love and expect from Billie (The Diner), godly ethereal vibes (Blue), totally new directions for Billie (Birds), great vocals (the Greatest), catchiness (Lunch), and unconventionality (L’amour). Lyrically, I love how she’s delving deeper into personal relationships, sex and love. 

As a whole, it’s certainly stronger and more mature than than her debut album, but since we’ve been listening to Billie for years now, HMHAS doesn’t carry the same impact of hearing Bad Guy or ilomilo for the first time. It’s almost like her talent is a double edged sword; she’s so talented, so we expect so much from her. We are comparing career highs to career highs. She has 3 albums with Finneas, and although they are all superb, of course they all have a similar vibe. I get how some critics could react negatively towards that, but I’m fine with it.

Now compared to HTE, I find HMHAS’s succinctness really attractive. HTE felt bloated at times. This album is lean and begs for replays, unlike recent releases from Taylor and Bey.

No song on this album tops the song Happier than Ever, so I'm not sure yet where HMHAS will end up in my ranking of her albums. 

ngl i genuinely like how u use the word bloated esp just with current bodies of work having like so much it’s nice to see it reeled back a little and i kinda hope more albums follow suit 

and yeh HTE has that visceral emotional pull that rly for me WILDFLOWER got me there but not in a way i want to punch the air and scream my lungs out 

sonically tho i feel like this album is deff her more cohesive but i thinks that’s due to some transitions being so buttery 

[PartySick 153,700]

11 hours ago, ChicaSkas said:

Still better than Tortured Billionaires Dept. 

 

(I know, I know, I know!!)

Living for your transition from Swiftie to Gaylor Truther to hater

[FATCAT 59,855]

I only really liked 2 songs on the album so it might be a little high. Her songs can never stay a consistent volume either, one minute she’s whispering and the next the bass is blowing me away 

[ChicaSkas 22,807]

30 minutes ago, PartySick said:

Living for your transition from Swiftie to Gaylor Truther to hater

I am all of those, everywhere, all at once. equal opportunity hater lover

[ActualPatient 1,434]

13 hours ago, River said:

we hate pitchfork again

can the basement just....