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When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
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Universal acclaim - based on 21 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1208 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut full-length debut for the 17-year-old Los Angeles pop singer-songwriter was produced by her brother Finneas O'Connell (who also co-wrote).
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  • Record Label: Interscope
  • Genre(s): Pop, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Left-Field Pop
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You Should See Me in a Crown
Bite my tongue, bide my time Wearing a warning sign Wait 'til the world is mine Visions I vandalize Cold in my kingdom size Fell for these ocean... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    Mar 29, 2019
    100
    It’s enjoyable and familiar, but retains Billie’s disruptive streak. It’s a brave and resounding first step for an artist with bags of potential and over the next decade, you’ll no doubt see popular music scrabbling to try and replicate what this album does on every level.
  2. Clash Music
    Mar 29, 2019
    90
    When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? is a brave and fortuitous debut album from the LA teen, capturing the hopes, fears and vulnerabilities of an entire generation. The genius in this record is its unaffected relatability.
  3. Austin Chronicle
    Oct 4, 2019
    89
    The 17-year-old sensation takes pop iconography and musical status quo and lacerates it, opting out of femme fatale for tomboy cargos and goth macabre, and sleek soundscapes for creepy eccentrics.
  4. AllMusic
    Mar 29, 2019
    80
    With When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, she demonstrates that she can do it all, hinting at a bright future that could truly go in any direction, as messy and hopeful as youth can get.
  5. The New York Times
    Mar 29, 2019
    80
    In some ways the album arrives as a continuation, not an introduction.
  6. The Guardian
    Mar 29, 2019
    80
    The highs are thrilling, and despite their obvious pedigree, arranged unlike anything else in contemporary pop. They also reveal the lows more starkly: the saccharine, coyly suggestive 8, played on a ukulele, and I Love You, which sounds suspiciously like Hallelujah, are better off left to YouTube ingenues than an artist of Eilish’s otherwise clear vision.
  7. The Independent (UK)
    Mar 29, 2019
    40
    For the most part, When We All Fall Asleep is stiflingly dull and bloated, with subpar production from Eilish and her brother, Finneas O’Connell (known for his time on Glee).

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 193 out of 269
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 269
  3. Negative: 53 out of 269
  1. realdanielbyrne
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    One of the best albums of the decade for sure. This album's hauntingly playful compositional depth and engaging lyricism set it apart from itsOne of the best albums of the decade for sure. This album's hauntingly playful compositional depth and engaging lyricism set it apart from its contemporaries and many of its predecessors.

    The lyrical depth of every track begs for our engagement. It has the magnetism that keeps you in your car before going into the grocery store, listening to track over track, teasing out all the levels of meaning in each stanza. All the while, you are trying to wrap your head around the idea that a 17 year and her older brother wrote, performed and recorded this album in her bedroom! The music elucidates truths people in their 40s have yet to discover.

    The lyrics grab us, but the acoustical complexity and wholly original arrangements keep us in that car. The arrangements feature melodic beats, samples from The Office and crosswalk beepers and Billie's laughter, all perfectly orchestrated together with Billie's beautiful vocals and expressive intonation.

    There isn't a single bad track on the album. Putting this album on repeat is a truly great way to spend an afternoon.    … Expand
  2. Ashley94
    Aug 27, 2022
    10
    REVOLUTIONARY ALBUM
  4. SoundOfAMan
    Mar 29, 2019
    10
    Billie may even be considered a weirdo and quirky artist, but that doesn't make herself or her art a bad thing, but something different fromBillie may even be considered a weirdo and quirky artist, but that doesn't make herself or her art a bad thing, but something different from what we are used to seeing and hearing in the mainstream industry. Her debut album is a perfect formula between insanity, creativity and complexity, showing an alternative facet between electronic music and dreampop. Also, a special thanks to her brother and producer FINNEAS, he is a gatekeeper of Billie's art!… Expand
  5. greedybadidea
    May 30, 2020
    9
    Billie Eilish's debut album is one of the best types of debut projects I have ever seen. This sound is something I have never heard from anyBillie Eilish's debut album is one of the best types of debut projects I have ever seen. This sound is something I have never heard from any artist and it was a refreshing breath of air from the music that has been releasing recently, but that isn't to say that there aren't missteps. Some production choices are a mistake, but as a whole I believe the album is strong especially for a debut.

    Album Track Ranking:
    1. i love you
    2. listen before i go
    3. xanny
    4. all the good girls go to hell
    5. when the party's over
    6. ilomilo
    7. you should see me in a crown
    8. bad guy
    9. bury a friend
    10. my strange addiction
    11. goodbye
    12. wish you were gay
    13. 8
    14. !!!!!!!    … Expand
  6. marrbo
    Aug 23, 2019
    8
    Billie is a singer that we are not used to hear. She has made an album different to what pop music is nowadays. When the party is over is really good.
  7. lei
    Mar 31, 2019
    5
    Mediocre voice, lyrics and production. Production often sounds outdated. For example You Should See Me in a Crown has a dubstep wobbleMediocre voice, lyrics and production. Production often sounds outdated. For example You Should See Me in a Crown has a dubstep wobble straight out of 2011. The lyrics are something you'd expect from a 17-year old more or less but it's nothing soundcloud rappers haven't already been rapping about for years. Most interesting song is Bury a Friend. All in all this sounds like a 13 Reasons Why soundtrack. Nothing groundbreaking at all but very marketable.… Expand
  8. AnnaOu
    Dec 7, 2019
    0
    PLEEAAseeee mature. This music is emo teen bop songs that are truly lacking real substance.

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