Happier than Ever
by Billie Eilish
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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 1364 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 158 out of 1364
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  1. Helbert
    Aug 19, 2021
    10
    Amazing album, she definitely went to the next level on her career. The songs sounds very different one to another, but the whole material is very cohesive and works perfectly. Billie was able to show interesting sides of her and opened up about her life. The title track is absolutely perfection.
  2. swiftsdelicate
    Aug 9, 2021
    8
    It feels great watching her getting older, being more confident and experiment a bit more with her music. Halley's comet, Billie Bossa Nova, Oxytocin, NDA, Happier Than Ever and Male Fantasy were the true highlights of the record to me. While I enjoyed every single track in here I still think Overheated was a bit of a let down because even with its somewhat comforting atmosphere I stillIt feels great watching her getting older, being more confident and experiment a bit more with her music. Halley's comet, Billie Bossa Nova, Oxytocin, NDA, Happier Than Ever and Male Fantasy were the true highlights of the record to me. While I enjoyed every single track in here I still think Overheated was a bit of a let down because even with its somewhat comforting atmosphere I still found myself a bit annoyed by the production which was undercooked and uninspired for me. Nevertheless, her vocals and the instrumental saved the song in my view. The classic old glamour/jazzy style suits her very well btw. I'm really curious about what she's going to do next and really appreciate the fact that she didn't try to imitate the sound of her first album which was one of my favourite of 2019.… Expand
  3. joeevans4203
    Aug 2, 2021
    10
    this is so much better than her first album!! im glad she's switched It up aesthetically and sound wise
  4. daylightlovers
    Jul 31, 2021
    10
    Such a great follow up to her debut record, there is so much growth, all the songs sound are so different but so similar in the same way. My favorite tracks at the moment are honestly all of them but if I had to pick I would say getting oler, happier than ever, and GOLDWING. all tracks are stunning! worth the two year wait :)
  5. perrydelrey
    Aug 1, 2021
    10
    Após mais de 2 anos do lançamento do "WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?", Billie Eilish "retorna" ao cenário musical com seu segundo álbum intitulado "Happier Than Ever".
    Desde a primeira faixa do álbum, já se nota uma grande diferença entre ele e seu antecessor, tanto na sonoridade, como também na letras, demonstrando a evolução musical da Billie. Outro ponto a se destacar, é a    Após mais de 2 anos do lançamento do "WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?", Billie Eilish "retorna" ao cenário musical com seu segundo álbum intitulado "Happier Than Ever".
    Desde a primeira faixa do álbum, já se nota uma grande diferença entre ele e seu antecessor, tanto na sonoridade, como também na letras, demonstrando a evolução musical da Billie. Outro ponto a se destacar, é a diversidade de gêneros musicais presentes no álbum, como por exemplo a Bossa Nova na faixa "Billie Bossa Nova", o folk na faixa "Your Power", o pop em "Therefore I Am", o R&B em "Lost Cause", dentre outros, mas que mesmo assim conseguem se encaixar perfeitamente e de forma coesa.
    Para mim, os destaques do álbum são as faixas GOLDWING, Happier Than Ever, Oxytocin, Therefore I Am e NDA.    … Expand
  6. Illusion0903
    Dec 4, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just when I thought Billie couldn't top what she's already achieved, she proved me wrong...AGAIN!!! Happier Than Ever is such a cohesive, intimate, personal, somewhere-sexy and everywhere-powerful body of work, and it showed the power of vulnerability which we had never imagined could hit us this hard.
    "Getting Older" serves as a perfect opening track and unveil the adventure we'll embark on, and from the lyrics, you can surely see what kind of a woman Billie has grown into and what kind of obstacles she has encountered during the journey: "Things I once enjoyed, just keep me employed now", ouch, that hurts. Then you can witness her sassiness in tracks like "I Didn't Change My Number", "NDA" and "Therefore I Am" while hear her broken heart in songs like "Halley's Comet", "Everybody Dies" and "Your Power", moreover, her overflowing sexiness sparkled through songs like "Billie Bossa Nova" and erupts in the hardcore tracks like "Oxytocin". in the mid of the album, she present us with an interlude that address her opinions on the public views, which can be perfectly sum up in that title: "Not My Responsibility". Finally, all the bitterness she's been through from her toxic relationship, all the twisted comments everybody threw at her, all the confusing stuff fame had caused her made her blow up in the title track "Happier Than Ever", every screams at the end is her way to release all the negativity she's gained through the way, "just f**king leave me alone!" is her genuine thought to all the sh*t that targeted at her. Then when all the hysteria (in a good way) ends, the whole album melted in a cup of tea called "Male Fantasy", "If I'm getting over you, or just pretending to, be alright, convince myself I hate you", oh honey, we've all been there.
    So here we are, with THE Album of the year: Happier Than Ever, thank u Ms. Billie, for such a therapeutic experience, and for bravely and unapologeticly sharing your story.    … Expand
  7. lucaxxx
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Seu melhor álbum até o momento. Até melhor que o grammyado "WWFAWDWG". Os vocais, as composições e a produção estão mais maduras que antes. Billie e Finneas estão em seu melhor momento.
  8. Jennifer06
    Aug 2, 2021
    10
    A masterpiece. Billie and Finneas didn't disappoint. Best album of the year.
  9. MusicGuyMack
    Sep 14, 2021
    7
    A stronger experience perhaps still waits to be found within "Happier Than Ever" by excising a handful of lesser songs and dialing back its insistence on its own cloying precociousness, but Eilish's muted, whisper-thin vocals nevertheless prove a good match for the low-key, jazzy production and make for an overall pleasant listen, albeit one that's far more forgettable than it ought to be.
  10. eenb
    Dec 8, 2021
    10
    We're witnessing the metamorphosis of one of the greatest artists of her generation. She's already proven her worth to the industry infinite times over. I can't really put it any more plainly than that.
  11. Kylofilm
    Feb 3, 2022
    9
    Happier Than Ever is a huge step into the new era of her career as she experiments with different tones and chords. Her lyrics have a heavy weight to them such as feeling like a burden in life and in a relationship. She demostrates this in relatable ways and it just feels like such a perfect ode to her past. FINNEAS knocks it out the park also
  12. Izanglez
    Aug 12, 2021
    9
    Billie Eilish's best project is here. Absolutely the prettiest album of the year. An upgrade in lyrics and surprising production and transitions.
  13. FlorIt
    Jul 30, 2021
    8
    Sigue la misma línea, pero es realmente bueno. Algunas canciones están de más, en general tiene buena producción.
  14. uaidadi_
    Aug 5, 2021
    9
    Even being relatively new in the business, Billie Eilish has a enviable baggage. But Happier than Ever is by far her best work and maybe one of the five best albums of 2021.

    The intense lyrics put motion in the heartbreak that most of us has felt at least once in life. The pain is not just a teenager feeling, but a human sorrow that hunts us for life. The melancholy of Billie Eilish    Even being relatively new in the business, Billie Eilish has a enviable baggage. But Happier than Ever is by far her best work and maybe one of the five best albums of 2021.

    The intense lyrics put motion in the heartbreak that most of us has felt at least once in life. The pain is not just a teenager feeling, but a human sorrow that hunts us for life.

    The melancholy of Billie Eilish is welcoming and this album is definitely a save place.    … Expand
  15. jens76
    Oct 30, 2022
    8
    Können muss man auch, nicht nur wollen, zeigen wir ihm, was wir mit unseren jungen Körpern machen kann. Billie in der Anakonda, geile Stimme.
  16. heisuntmara
    Aug 2, 2021
    10
    Fantastic album! So much more mature than her first one while still being incredibly interesting and experimental! Loved it!
  17. LuizaBorella
    Jul 31, 2021
    10
    Best album of the year. Billie showed maturity in all aspects. Happier Than Ever (song) is the best of her career. This album deserves the world!
  18. AdimilsoJunior
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    she best album of the billie's carreer. she served all and deserves all with this
  19. nino1122
    Jul 31, 2021
    10
    Simplesmente perfeito. Toda melodia e construção do álbum extremamente coerentes. Visual impecável. Perfeita em tudo que se propõe!!
  20. Caina
    Jul 31, 2021
    10
    Excelente produção musical, conceito coeso entre as faixas, boas composições, vocal perfeito, cheio de ambiguidades. Ela sempre inova !
  21. Real_g22
    Jul 30, 2021
    10
    Lo siento pero es el AOTY, Billie entregó el mejor álbum de este año por mucho.

    Everybody Dies, Halley's Comet y Billie Bossa Nova son otro nivel de perfección
  22. nickytino
    May 13, 2022
    10
    When I first listened to this record, I didn't really enjoy it as a whole as I did her previous records. But I took a few listens and I became obsessed with her. She shows true talent and the production is incredible. It takes a while to see the glistening beauty of Happier Than Ever. GOLDWING and I Didn't Change My Number are both so innovative and I'd love to hear this more in her music.When I first listened to this record, I didn't really enjoy it as a whole as I did her previous records. But I took a few listens and I became obsessed with her. She shows true talent and the production is incredible. It takes a while to see the glistening beauty of Happier Than Ever. GOLDWING and I Didn't Change My Number are both so innovative and I'd love to hear this more in her music. I love the vocal structures and the weird synths, she and her brother FINNEAS are geniuses. Another standout is Halley's Comet. She just knows how to write a ballad. And sing one. And the ending? It sounds like something out of a La La Land movie. Happier Than Ever is something that will always remain a classic in her discography. She shows that her best is yet to come. But she's on her way. It's crazy how an album I didn't enjoy at first listen, has now become one of my favorite albums of all time.… Expand
  23. modern_football
    Aug 30, 2021
    9
    AOTY so far for me, easily. In a year in which many of my favorite artists have disappointed, Billie Eilish surprised me by going well above and beyond her already great debut album from 2019. This thing is simply an electropop masterpiece. The first three tracks are very strong. As much as I wish I could talk about all of them, it would take too much time. "Oxytocin" and "Goldwing" are aAOTY so far for me, easily. In a year in which many of my favorite artists have disappointed, Billie Eilish surprised me by going well above and beyond her already great debut album from 2019. This thing is simply an electropop masterpiece. The first three tracks are very strong. As much as I wish I could talk about all of them, it would take too much time. "Oxytocin" and "Goldwing" are a badass back-to-back combo. "Lost Cause", like many of the songs that come before and after it, is simply superb in the writing department. Finneas absolutely killed it on producing all of these tracks as well, "Overheated" being another highlight. The album's best run, however, doesn't even come until towards the end. "NDA", "Therefore I Am", and the title track are just sooooo flawless. I don't dislike the closing track "Male Fantasy" either, I've seen it get more hate than it deserves. Kudos to both Billie and Finneas for knocking this one out of the park. As soon as I listened to this album for the first time I went straight to Target to pick up the vinyl. Very very close to being a 10/10 for me.… Expand
  24. Eliuxluca
    Aug 2, 2021
    10
    This is simply perfect. Live songs, with energy and feeling. we need more of this in today's music. Finneas is a true genius, everything he does is perfect and innovative
  25. Sammyboo21
    Aug 21, 2021
    8
    A worthy follow up to Billie's first album. As a whole her first album is tighter and more lean. We got hit after hit. With this record we see Billie growing into a young woman. This a lighter and more mature album and although its not as great as her first album its still a damn good one. Aside from a few tracks billie has created another album that defines her generation. Happier thanA worthy follow up to Billie's first album. As a whole her first album is tighter and more lean. We got hit after hit. With this record we see Billie growing into a young woman. This a lighter and more mature album and although its not as great as her first album its still a damn good one. Aside from a few tracks billie has created another album that defines her generation. Happier than ever doesnt work as well as her first album but its still one of the better albums of 2021 and one that I will be visiting again and again.… Expand
  26. King_Pony
    Dec 30, 2021
    10
    Happier Than Ever is mature step up from Billie Eilish’s debut album. It’s sonically diverse with elements of jazz, rock, folk, electro-pop, all while staying thematically cohesive so to not feel out of place with the album. Happier Than Ever once again feels intimate and honest with themes of power, sexual abuse, love, self-love, fame, and mortality all tying into Billie’s ownHappier Than Ever is mature step up from Billie Eilish’s debut album. It’s sonically diverse with elements of jazz, rock, folk, electro-pop, all while staying thematically cohesive so to not feel out of place with the album. Happier Than Ever once again feels intimate and honest with themes of power, sexual abuse, love, self-love, fame, and mortality all tying into Billie’s own experiences. Her sophomore album if anything indicates that Billie is an artist to watch out for as her sound and content continues to develop.… Expand
  27. Karth_08
    Jul 30, 2021
    7
    the album is good but for sure a downgrade from her last one . some tracks are really good (ex. oxytocin, title track) but some other are awful overall a 7/10 for me
  28. lykes
    Aug 1, 2021
    10
    one of the best albums of 2021 billie returns so mature and adult it definily is the greatest album of the career
  29. annhthu197
    Jul 31, 2021
    10
    Billie let out her pain in the most beautiful way. The mature Billie. She’s sharing a vulnerable truth about everything she had been through as a kid and her way to get out of toxic kinds of stuff. How strong she is.
  30. Clark12354
    Jul 30, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Prefect! This album was well written, well portrayed. I can’t believe how great this project was sonically and very emotionally written.… Expand
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  1. Positive: 26 out of 27
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  1. Under The Radar
    Sep 15, 2021
    75
    So, whilst it may not boast songs that stick with you for months in the way that Eilish’s first does, Happier Than Ever feels like a project that will age more gracefully and, in years to come, it may even come to eclipse that which came before it.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Aug 4, 2021
    80
    “Your Power” is the slowest-and-lowest moment on “Happier Than Ever,” but as a whole the album is softer, quieter, more languid than Eilish’s trap-inflected debut. ... The dreamy-jazzy mode suits her singing, which has never sounded better than it does throughout “Happier Than Ever.”
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  3. The A.V. Club
    Aug 4, 2021
    83
    Billie Eilish’s second album expands upon everything that worked the last time and pushes it in new directions, a creative muse restless and bold in its ambition. It may not always land, but this is a terrific release that proves Eilish’s staying power, demonstrating she’s more than up to the task of delivering on the promise of her debut.
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