Billie Eilish has explained her decision to not release any singles from her upcoming album, ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’, before its release. The singer told Rolling Stone that she wants fans to experience the album as a whole and not piecemeal.
“I don’t like singles from albums,” she said. “Every single time an artist I love puts out a single without the context of the album, I’m just already prone to hating on it. I really don’t like when things are out of context.”
Eilish also revealed that the opening song on the album, which she described as “a total false promise,” was meant to set up the rest of the record.
“If you’re remembering ‘What Was I Made For?’ and then you hear [it], you go, ‘Oh, OK. I understand this world’,” she said.
Eilish’s brother and collaborator, Finneas, agreed with her decision, saying that the album is like a family and he doesn’t want one song to be out in the middle of the room alone.
The singer also opened up about her body dysmorphia in the interview, sharing that “self-pleasure” had helped her feel “empowered and comfortable”. Following her comments about the lack of sustainability in the vinyl world, Eilish has confirmed that the physical copies of ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’ will be made using 100 per cent recyclable materials.
