{"id":1280,"date":"2024-06-05T19:31:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T18:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.popplayrooms.com\/?p=1280"},"modified":"2024-06-06T11:34:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T10:34:41","slug":"billie-eilish-hit-me-hard-soft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popplayrooms.com\/kingston\/billie-eilish-hit-me-hard-soft\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Hits: Billie Eilish &#8211; Hit Me Hard &amp; Soft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>There\u2019s album listening parties, and there\u2019s Billie Eilish smashing it concert style with screaming fans, hot merch, smoky fog, a live YouTube broadcast and the artist herself bringing it large. That\u2019s. How. You. Do it.<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Billie Eilish Album Listening Party - 5\/16\/2024\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" data-cookieconsent=\"statistics, marketing\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pmwR-paTDaU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-statistics cookieconsent-optout-marketing\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Ok it was sponsored by American Express which feels distinctly unyoung and uncool. But if they\u2019re willing to put the cash into an event like this, then we say sign us up to the APR.<br>We think an event like this is a beautiful thing. It\u2019s dramatic, and gives die-hard fans something to remember forever. But everyone\u2019s invited to play their part, which is what proper pop music is all about. Landmark moments you\u2019ll never forget.<br>So what\u2019s the album about?<\/p><p>Ironically enough given the unmissable attention that launch will have garnered, it\u2019s born of the pits of despair and confusion that come from the world constantly invading Eilish\u2019s headspace. It\u2019s dark, it\u2019s powerful, but it\u2019s tender and sweet.<br>Stand out tracks like the bass-driven \u2018Lunch\u2019 and the simply hypontic\u201cChihiro\u201d are the earworms that we\u2019re playing on loop. But there\u2019s so much to explore, with every track a series of surprising movements, punctuated by Eilish\u2019s uniquely dynamic range of voice.<\/p><p>The main take away is that this is an album packed with classics for the ages. 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