{"id":28666,"date":"2021-08-06T11:50:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T15:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=28666"},"modified":"2021-08-09T16:45:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T20:45:37","slug":"billie-eilish-faces-trauma-and-fears-in-her-latest-album-happier-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/billie-eilish-faces-trauma-and-fears-in-her-latest-album-happier-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Billie Eilish Faces Trauma And Fears In Her Latest Album, Happier Than Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Billie Eilish is no stranger to rebranding.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pop star, who\u2019s known for her urban, baggy outfits and edgy music persona, ditched that and her iconic green and black hair this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She is embracing a new, bold and successful persona in her sophomore album, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happier Than Ever<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, released on July 30.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The album was first teased in the Feb. 2021 documentary, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/movie\/billie-eilish-the-worlds-a-little-blurry\/umc.cmc.5waz3hfo9r1133t8arap8b6nq\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The World\u2019s a Little Blurry<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shortly afterward, billboards appeared in different locations that revealed the album\u2019s title and release date.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28668\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-28668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Happier-Than-Ever-1-1024x1008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Happier-Than-Ever-1-1024x1008.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Happier-Than-Ever-1-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Happier-Than-Ever-1-768x756.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Happier-Than-Ever-1.jpg 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sophomore Album: On July 30, Billie Eilish released her second studio album, Happier Than Ever. Despite the album&#8217;s name, it is far from happy. The album recounts the trauma, insecurities, and backlash she has faced in the music industry. PHOTO COURTESY OF INTERSCOPE RECORDS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the title of the album and its moments of well-earned cockiness, it is a project full of grief and longing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 16-track album opens with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting Older<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where Eilish covers various sensitive subjects that she has experienced while growing up in the industry including stalkers, a growing sense of responsibility, personal revelations, and past trauma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OverHeated<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, directly references her experiences with body shaming after paparazzi shot photos of her in a tank top.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Billie Bossa Nova, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eilish discusses dodging the paparazzi and using fake aliases at hotels in an effort to keep her and her lover\u2019s identity private.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your Power<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is the third single off the album and recounts an abusive relationship and how it affected her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not My Responsibility, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">addresses the public discussion around Eilish\u2019s body image and the way the public decides her worth based on her body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In March of 2020, she debuted the phrase, \u201cNot My Responsibility,&#8221; in a <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZlvfYmfefSI\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">video interlude<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on her <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where Do We Go?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> World Tour. The short film featured Eilish shedding layers of clothing in slow-motion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The objectification of women has always been an issue in the entertainment industry, but is particularly pertinent considering Eilish was a minor when she started to become famous.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She has always made a point of choosing deliberately baggy clothing to turn the discussion away from her body image.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now opening a new chapter in her career, the 19-year-old appears ready to engage in the discussion of taking full control of her body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NDA<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Eilish details her struggles with fame, particularly the trials she has to face to keep romances under the radar by having those around her sign non-disclosure agreements (NDA).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the track progresses, Eilish can\u2019t help but wish her life were different and didn\u2019t require her to navigate the obstacles she faces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My Future<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Eilish reflects on her past and her future, and her change in style from a more melancholic sound, toward a happier, more optimistic one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happier Than Ever<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> closes with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Male Fantasy. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This melancholy ballad is a reflection on a recent heartbreak.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u201cMale Fantasy\u201d is a common trope in which the entertainment industry is said to be dominated by straight, white men, and thus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/we-need-to-see-more-of-the-female-gaze-in-the-entertainment-industry\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">most of the media we consume is produced through that lens<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a growing critique of how much media is engineered to \u201cappeal to the male fantasy,\u201d leaving women to be objectified or marginalized in the cultural narrative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eilish opens the song with a reference to the \u2018male fantasy\u2019 to highlight the difference between real and fake love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout her voice in the album, we feel what she feels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happier Than Ever<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is by far the most personal and honest Eilish has gotten in her music and serves as a way of setting her ground in the music industry.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billie Eilish is no stranger to rebranding.\u00a0 The pop star, who\u2019s known for her urban, baggy outfits and edgy music persona, ditched that and her iconic green and black hair this year. 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