However, the road there was rockier than expected for Billie Eilish and him, Finneas reveals.
Billie Eilish released her current album HAPPIER THAN EVER two years ago. However, her brother and producer Finneas has now announced that you may not have to wait that long for her third record – it is already 85 percent finished. However, the way there didn’t seem to be that easy.
Insights into the songwriting process
Finneas has already produced his sister’s previous two albums and also worked with her on the lyrics. In an interview with “Mr Porter” he announced information about the next work and at the same time also provided some insights into the writing process. The 26-year-old found it much more difficult to be creative this time than before and Billie Eilish also recently reported that she was in a kind of writer’s block shortly before she was commissioned to write “What Was I Made For” for Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie”. received.
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“I had to get back in shape”
Both are now back on the right path towards release. “I don’t think Billie was particularly sure how she actually felt about the things we were trying to write about. Doing something that you really feel connected to – that can really elude you,” Finneas explained in the interview. He himself felt “rusty” after having little time for songwriting during Eilish’s tour. He said: “It was disheartening to realize that when I take time off, my songwriting muscle atrophies. I had to get back in shape.”
In order to achieve a better flow in the future, the producer has decided to be more balanced with his workload: “I love creating something. But I don’t love drowning in it. So I’m trying to have a more regular relationship with it. “I produce responsibly,” says Finneas.
However, the musician did not say exactly when the new Billie Eilish album can be expected.